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By Authority of the Treasury Bills Act, Cap 21.18 All of the above Treasury Bills will be payable at par on the applicable maturity dates. CONFIDENTIALTreasury Bills Tender(Issue No.211)Accountant GeneralCentral StreetBasseterre **********************

27 September 2023 – Belize City, Belize – A new US 48 million dollar project to strengthen the foundation for blue economic growth and sustainable development of marine living resources by focusing on marine spatial planning, area-based management, and climate-smart sustainable seafood value chain development has commenced. The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), are partnering to implement the four-year project in the region.This initiative titled the “BE-CLME+: Promoting National Blue Economy Priorities Through Marine Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Large Marine…

Communiqué issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Basseterre – September 27, 2023) Her Excellency Nerys Dockery, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations has been recalled to Capital for consultations with immediate effect. The Government remains committed to promoting the interests of Saint Kitts and Nevis within the international community and to advancing its principled foreign policy. The Government has identified an Interim Representative who is presently undergoing the accreditation process.Further details will be provided at a later date. 

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 27, 2023 (SKNIS) –The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela through its Embassy has congratulated the Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on its 40th Independence Day, which was celebrated on September 19, 2023. In a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, H.E. Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, said: “On behalf of the Venezuelan People and on my own, I would like to address you on the occasion of congratulating you, the Government and the People of the Federation of…

WHCA31 TAPA TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ALERT STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 12:15 PM ECT WED SEP 27 2023 …TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE COULD IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS… A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, THE REST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT MEANS THAT, IN THIS CASE, A TROPICAL CYCLONE IS ENTERING THE MONITORED AREA OF CONCERN, WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CONFIDENCE IN THE EVENTUAL PATH OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE REMAINS RELATIVELY LOW. THE SYSTEM…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, September 27, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO) – The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, graciously accepted an invitation from the Prime Minister of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell, to attend the Ceremonial State Opening of the Second Session of the Eleventh Parliament. Prime Minister Drew expressed his pleasure at being a guest of Prime Minister Mitchell, emphasizing the significance of this historic occasion.Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew at the Ceremonial State Opening of the Second Session of the Eleventh Parliament in Grenada”It was truly an honor to be part of this historic…

New York – 27th September 2023 – The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons by convening a high-level plenary meeting at its headquarters in New York. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Right Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas capitalising on his attendance at the General Assembly, attended the meeting in support of the cause. His presence signaled Saint Kitts and Nevis’ resolute support for the prohibition and total elimination of these lethal weapons. Over the years, Saint Kitts and Nevis has unequivocally demonstrated its commitment to the destruction of these weapons by…

Washington, DC, 26 September 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Elimination Initiative, which seeks to put an end to more than 30 communicable diseases and related conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, received new impetus today at a session held on the sidelines of the 60th Directing Council of the regional public health institution. “As we move forward in the pandemic recovery, it is time to give the Elimination Initiative a renewed, stronger and more mature push to reach a goal on communicable diseases that started right at the establishment of the Organization 120 years ago,” Dr. Jarbas Barbosa,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 26th, 2023)— The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. wishes to inform the public that on Thursday 28th September 2023 its cashiers will be closed at 12:00 pm. This early closure is to facilitate staff’s attendance at a funeral that will be taking place at that time. During this period of closure bill payments can be made online by signing up for Ebiz at www.ebiz.skelec.kn or through the St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank, Republic Bank, and First Caribbean Bank portals. Customers can also drop off cheques at our cheque drop box at our main office. To access our 24/7…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (26th September 2023)— SKELEC wishes to advise that earlier today Genset 1 andGenset 11 were taken offline to perform emergency repairs to a leaking line and turbocharger. In additionto these failures there are also two other gensets which are offline for planned maintenance overhauls. Assuch, it has become necessary to conduct emergency load reduction outages due to reduced capacity at ourNeedsmust Powerplant. Our teams at the Powerplant and in the Transmission and Distribution Division are working assiduously torepair faults and increase generation capacity. Once all repairs are successful, power is expected to berestored to all affected areas…