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(Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 7, 2023): In an effort to continue discussions on the way forward for the overall development of the agricultural sector, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives, Hon. Samal Duggins will be hosting a series of meetings for Farmers and Fishers in St. Kitts during the month of May. The farmers and fishers will be divided into groups and will meet as follows: Fishers are scheduled to meet on Wednesday 10th May while Livestock Farmers are expected to meet on Thursday 11th May. Both meetings will take place in the Large Conference of the Department of Agriculture,…

Washington, DC, 4 May 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a groundbreaking initiative with Grindr LLC (Grindr) through its social networking app, to ensure key information on monkeypox (mpox) reaches lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and more (LGBTQI+) communities in the Region of the Americas.PAHO and Grindr will work together to tackle misinformation on mpox and address critical information gaps – particularly around prevention, treatment, and care – among those groups who are disproportionately at risk of mpox infections. The initiative further contemplates discussing and addressing ways to support non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing communication activities around the…

BASSETERRE (6th May, 2023): Online ticket sales are progressing extremely well, for one of the most widely recognized and anticipated events on the Caribbean’s annual calendar, the 25th Anniversary of the St. Kitts Music Festival, which takes place at the historic Warner Park Stadium, 22-24 June, 2023. .Chairman of the St. Kitts Music Festival Committee, Allister Williams, said ticket sales are up compared to sales during this same period last year. Also, Xpress Events VVIP Lounge announced that they have sold more than 70 percent of their tickets, with Saturday night at 90 percent sold out. “The interest level is certainly high, due to this year’s diverse lineup of world-class talent, which is attracting not…

Good day, Citizens and Residents! I am taking the opportunity to address the nation on the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis’ progress in providing affordable homeowner solutions. As a government, we believe that it is critically important for our citizens and residents to become homeowners. And as such, has made it a top priority to create affordable housing solutions that will meet the ever-growing housing demand. Today, as the Minister responsible for Housing & Human Settlement, I am pleased to formally announce that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and National Housing Corporation (NHC) have signed a contract…

The ambassadors, commercial attachés and minister-counsellors of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC), the United States, Canada and Spain, met with the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, and pledged their support for the establishment of a hemispheric partnership for food security and sustainable development, given the region’s status as the world’s major food producer and biodiversity powerhouse. The ambassadors visited IICA Headquarters in San Jose and also endorsed the institutional transformation process spearheaded by the Director General, Manuel Otero. San Jose, 5 May 2023 (IICA). Accredited ambassadors and diplomatic representatives to Costa Rica from 20 countries of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2023 (SKNIS): Scores of skilled workers stand to benefit from the recently signed agreement between the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the National Housing Corporation (NHC) with the East Coast Housing Development. The contract is for the Trinidad-based developer to finance and deliver 2,400 affordable smart homes over a four-year period. Acting Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Housing and Human Settlement, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, said that this homeowner initiative is in keeping with the government’s “priority to create affordable housing solutions” to meet “the ever-growing housing demand.” He expressed pleasure with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 5, 2023 (SKNIS): Diplomatic Week 2023 has come and gone but one thing remains—St. Kitts and Nevis is punching way above its weight in the international arena. With a geographic size of just 104 square miles and a population of little over 50,000, the country has come a long way since its independence 40 years ago and has built enduring and mutually fruitful relationships with scores of countries around the world.The messages and lessons communicated by the country’s corps of diplomats were impactful, visionary, nationalistic, and far-reaching during Diplomatic Week, which took place from 23rd to…

Veron Richardson, aged thirty-eight (38) and commonly known as ‘Tommy’, has been sentenced to serve twenty-two (22) years and six (6) months for the offence of Rape, and ten (10) years for Burglary. Both offences were committed on December 7th, 2019. Richardson pleaded guilty to both offences on February 6th, 2023.On May 2nd, 2023, His Lordship Justice Ian Morley handed down a sentence of twenty- two (22) years and six (6) months for the offence of Rape, and ten (10) years for the offence of Burglary to run concurrently.

BASSETERRE (5th May, 2023): Chairman of the St. Kitts Music Festival’s Executive Committee, Allister Williams, thanked Tropical Shipping for its steadfast support and generosity, when the company signed on as a Platinum Sponsor for the highly-anticipated 3-day musical extravaganza.. “In 1996 when we started this musical journey, we reached out to Tropical Shipping seeking support and they responded very positively,” Williams said. “And now 24 editions later, and about to celebrate our 25th anniversary, we once again express our profound thanks to Tropical Shipping, for their continued commitment to the success of the St. Kitts Music Festival.”Williams pointed out that the shipping giant…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Thursday, 4 May 2023): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must transform its trade policy to drive economic growth and sustainable development. CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations (PMSC-EN) is calling for enhanced use of data, analysis and consultations to support the formulation of the Community’s trade policy. The PMSC-EN, chaired by Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica, met recently and stressed the importance of research and strategic engagement with the private sector in this push for a transformational trade agenda. The Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee called for work to be done to update existing bilateral…