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This year’s World Food Day celebrates one of the planet’s most precious resources:water. It’s essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the planet’s surface,makes up over 50 percent of our bodies, helps keep us fed, supports livelihoods andis central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So how should we approach the complexchallenge of shielding our existing freshwater resources and aquatic food systemsfrom pollution and the impacts of the climate crisis, while ensuring that people haveequal access to water? With about 70 percent of all freshwaters going to agriculture, changing the…

Celebrating 40 Years of Friendship: St. Kitts and Nevis Joins Taiwan in Commemorative Dinner in Honour of Taiwan’s 112th National Day (L-R) Attorney General, Hon. Garth Wilkin; Hon. Isalean Phillip; Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas; His Excellency Michael Lin, Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis; Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew; Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley; Ambassador Kenneth Douglas Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, October 11, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO): Ministers of the Federal Government and the Nevis Island Administration, including Prime Minister of…

The Human Resource Management Department on behalf of the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs wishes to invite suitably qualified persons to fill the position of a Male Clinical Counsellor.The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a client roster and shall maintain all the legal, ethical and professional responsibilities to the clients on their roster.  Shall be actively engaged in the other services that augment the department’s functioning including leading workshops and training sessions on relevant mental health-related topics; presentations and appearances in social and news media to enhance the work department.  The candidate shall support all other…

The Human Resource Management Department on behalf of the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs wishes to invite suitably qualified persons to fill the position of Deputy Director at the National Counselling Center. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing assistance to the Director in ensuring the daily management of the department. The Deputy shall provide support services in the area of management of staff, supervision of staff, budget preparation, policy development, and any other support necessary for the running of the Center and shall assume the supervisory role in the absence of the Director. The Deputy Director shall…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 11, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, has again demonstrated its all-inclusive approach to governance by ensuring that all voices are heard – including that of the young people – when it comes to shaping the future of the twin island Federation. A special dialogue, entitled “Transformation to a Sustainable Island State: A Conversation with the Nation’s Youth”, was held today, Wednesday, October 11, 2023, giving the nation’s youth a platform to share their input on government policies and…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 11th October, 2023 – The Government of St Kitts and Nevis through the Ministry of Sustainable Development has announced a series of changes related to land ownership.As part of the Land Allocation, Normalization and Distribution 2023 (L.A.N.D) Initiative, a component for public awareness and education includes the rollout of a media tour with local news and information dissemination outlets with the intention of correcting many land-related irregularities.Following the Prime Minister’s Statement during the sitting of the National Assembly, on 18th September, 2023, which he announced as part of an Independence 40 Reset, he said that as of…

St. Kitts and Nevis chairs IV Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities on Sustainable Development BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 5th October, 2023 – St Kitts and Nevis chaired the IV Inter-American meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities on Sustainable Development in Nassau, Bahamas on Wednesday 4th October, 2023. The event was facilitated by the Inter-American Council for Integral Development, a subset of the Organization of American States (OAS) from October 3-4, 2023.Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development et al, chaired the OAS meeting, held under the theme, “Climate Action: Building a Hemispheric Agenda to Secure Our Future.”Dr Clarke told the gathering that…

The trade and investment relationship between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States of America (USA) will come under review on Friday 13 October when representatives of the two sides meet in Georgetown, Guyana. Agricultural sustainability, food and nutrition security, matters pertaining to the Caribbean Basin Initiative, trade in services, trade facilitation and good regulatory practices, are on the packed agenda of the Ninth Meeting of the CARICOM-United States Trade and Investment Council, at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters. The two sides are expected to review the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), the U.S. trade preference programmes for the Region and…

Wednesday, 11 October 2023 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): The approval of the recently completed CARICOM Gender Equality Strategy (CGES) will be a highlight of the upcoming Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Gender on 18 October 2023. This is particularly significant as the CARICOM Secretariat joins the World to observe International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October. Activities this year are being held under the theme “Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being”.Titled “Stepping It Up: A Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality in the Caribbean Community”, the strategy is spearheaded by Ms Ann-Marie Williams,…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 10, 2023 (SKNIS) – Top government officials in St. Kitts and Nevis, including Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, attended a reception on Monday (October 09) evening at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort in celebration of the 112th National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan), at which the bond of friendship between both countries was further strengthened. Monday’s event was also attended by other members of the Federal Cabinet, Members of Parliament, representatives of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, as well as specially invited guests from the public and private sectors. Taiwan’s National Day is observed on…