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Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 9, 2023 (SKNIS): The Department of Urban Development, in collaboration with the Department of Environment, is set to propose an Urban Resilience Development Plan to the Cabinet on November 13. One of the movers of this plan, Director for the Urban Development Unit, Rhon Boddie, explained that the plan entails several projects that are designed to enhance the Greater Basseterre area. Mr. Boddie provided this information while appearing on InFocus on November 8, 2023. He also said that the plan was created in 2022 when the Urban Development Unit hired a consultant to analyze the space of Greater Basseterre and make recommendations for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 09, 2023 (SKNIS): The demolition of the apartment block on West Street, Newtown, is complete, and the land has been cleared of debris in preparation for the construction of a new modern apartment block. The dwelling at East Street, Newtown, is also set to be demolished next week to be replaced by a modern residential structure for families. The demolition and construction work is part of the government’s strategy to meet the demand for affordable housing, as explained by Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew. At his monthly press conference with cabinet ministers on Tuesday, November…

(MOA Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 8 2023); The St. Kitts Nevis National Cooperative League in collaboration with the Department of Cooperatives will be hosting the annual St. Kitts Nevis National Cooperative League (SKNNCL) Department of Cooperatives Primary School Quiz 2023 on Thursday, 9th November, 2023. A total of seventeen primary schools in the federation will be competing in the preliminaries for a chance to snag the championship title from last year’s winners- the Joshua Obadiah Primary School. The two schools with the highest scores will advance to the finals which is slated to be held on Tuesday 21st November at…

The Caribbean Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank are pleased to offer scholarships for a total of two (2) candidates to complete the International Master in Public Procurement Management (IMPPM) degree programme at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, for the academic year 2024/2025. The scholarship is open to all citizens of CDB’s borrowing member countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands. Application Deadline:…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, November 9, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO) – Concurrent with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Ministerial Meeting for Caribbean Countries, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew led a series of bilateral discussions with key WIPO figures. Among the prominent WIPO representatives were Mr. Daren Tang, Director General of WIPO; Mr. Hasan Kleib, Deputy Director General of the Regional and National Development Sector; Ms. Beatriz Amorim-Borher, Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Sector; and Ms. Carol Simpson, Head of the Caribbean Sector. Attending the meeting alongside Prime Minister Drew were Attorney General the Honourable Garth Wilkin, Chairperson for…

(MOA Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 6 2023); On Thursday 2nd November 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives partnered with officials from 869ToGo to provide E-Service training to staff of the Basseterre Public Market. This training comes weeks after ongoing discussions to introduce online ordering services at the Public Market. The staff eagerly participated in the training and acknowledged the importance of implementing innovative strategies that can increase customer traffic and improve accessibility to healthy and nutritious food. The Public Market’s online platform provides customers with the option to purchase organic products including local fruits, vegetables, and…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 8, 2023 (SKNIS) – Minister with responsibility for Agriculture, the Honourable Samal Duggins has reaffirmed the commitment of his ministry to successfully accomplish CARICOM’s 25 by 2025 initiative, which is an effort to significantly reduce the region’s Food Import Bill.Minister Duggins gave an update on St. Kitts and Nevis’ progress towards achieving this goal during the Prime Minister’s Press Conference with Cabinet Ministers on Tuesday, November 07.For St. Kitts and Nevis, the realization of CARICOM’s 25 by 2025 Agenda is predicated on the farmers’ abilities to increase crop production, and in this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture…

(MOA Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 3 2023); Technical staff within the Department of Agriculture St. Kitts, participated in an in-person validation workshop hosted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), held in collaboration with the Ministry of Sustainable Development, in an effort to validate crops and cropping systems that are commercially viable and suitable for adopting Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices in St. Kitts and Nevis. The workshop, which took place on Wednesday, 01 November 2023 in the Large Conference Room at the Department of Agriculture is critical in the promotion of sustainable land practises under…

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, November 8, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO) – Prime Minister Hon Dr. Terrance Drew has been invited to deliver the keynote address on Friday, 10 November 2023 at the Caribbean Examination Council’s (CXC) Third (3rd) Annual Ministerial Summit on Educational Transformation, which will be held in Barbados. The theme of this year’s Ministerial Summit “Reimagining Educational Reform – Towards Transformative Agility” is envisioning a new approach to educational reform, emphasizing the need for adaptable and transformative changes. The Ministerial Summit will commence at 9:00 a.m. at the Accra Beach Hotel and will also be…