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“We need to guard against having emerging communicable diseases, like monkeypox  established in the Caribbean.  Monkeypox is not a disease like COVID-19.  It is not airborne and demands close prolonged contact with an infected person.  The way this particular monkeypox outbreak presents is different from what was reported in endemic countries.  Caribbean people need to […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 26, 2022 (SKNIS): The Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, July 25, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. During their meeting, Cabinet deliberated on several matters of national importance to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.  The Cabinet approved fiscal incentives for long-standing businesses […]

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, July 25, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The success of the Nevis Co-operative Credit Union Limited, which is the oldest co-operative credit union in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis having been registered on July 25, 1972, has been attributed to ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Observing year-long 50th Anniversary celebrations under the theme ‘Consistency, Financial […]

NOTICE The University of the West Indies Open Campus, St. Kitts and Nevis wishes to advise the public that the deadline for receipt of Undergraduate applications has been extended to Friday 29 July, 2022. Applicants should complete the application process online and submit supporting documents by that date. For more information please email st.kitts@open.uwi.edu or […]

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, July 25, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education of the Nevis Island Administration, Mr Kevin Barrett, is calling on persons to eat more of what is grown locally as it is healthier, noting that it would encourage the farmers to grow more instead of the country having to rely on […]

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, July 25, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — As part of its year-long 50th Anniversary celebrations, the Nevis Co-operative Credit Union (NCCU) Limited on Friday July 22 set-up shop at the Charlestown’s War Memorial Square from where they served and interacted with their members and prospective members in what was described as ‘Square Fair’. “The main objective was […]

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 18, 2022 (SKNYPA) – Seventeen young people from across St. Kitts and Nevis have been officially inducted as members of the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA) following a three-month long probationary period.  The 2022 cohort of SKNYPArians comprising 13 Kittitians and four Nevisians were officially inducted at an Induction […]

Fellow Citizens, Residents, Nationals and Youth: The St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA), notes the announcement of the date, Friday 5th August 2022, for the 10th General Election in the history of our post-Independence twin-island Federation. It is our earnest hope that following the conclusion of this Election, the nation could enjoy a sense […]

20 July – Castries, Saint Lucia – The local forests in Saint Lucia are critical to the tourism sector,food and agriculture resources, biodiversity, water resources and the livelihoods of many of itsrural residents, among others. However, it is estimated that only 40% of the island’s forests aredesignated as Forest Reserve with the remaining 60% of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 25, 2022 (SKNIS): The legal fraternity in St. Kitts and Nevis, senior government officials, as well as civil society, bade farewell to His Lordship, the Honourable Justice Trevor M. Ward Q.C. during a significant ceremony held on Monday, July 25, at the Police Training Complex in Basseterre.  “I rise on this […]