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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, has made great strides in improving the standard of healthcare delivery in the Federation through procuring critical pieces of medical equipment, training medical personnel and introducing the services of medical specialists at the Joseph N. France General Hospital. However, Prime Minister Dr. Drew said his government intends to do more for the people of St. Kitts and Nevis. During The Roundtable interview with members of the media on Thursday, May 11, 2023,…

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is aware of a ludicrous allegation circulating concerning the status of the Explorer’s Club (EC). The Force staunchly refutes the absurdity and decries the malicious mind responsible for crafting such nonsense.The RSCNPF has most recently launched an overarching organisation improvement strategy. The plan is aimed at elevating the standard of policing nationwide. To this end, citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis will readily observe positive changes in the types and styles of the Force’s community policing operations in the coming months. One such new community policing initiative that has…

Taipei, Taiwan, 10th May, 2023 A significant meeting was held in Taiwan where Kittitians and Nevisians were engaged in face-to-face dialogue with Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and other members of his delegation.Nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis living and studying in the Republic of China (Taiwan) gathered at the Embassy’s conference room to have conversations with the Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley during his first official visit to Taiwan since stepping into his role as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education, Youth Empowerment, Social Development, Gender Affairs,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS): The Cable will provide fibre optic services for the Health Information System (HIS) as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to modernize and improve healthcare. Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, shared the update during a press engagement on Thursday (May 11, 2023). “The Cable has won the bid to build out our healthcare system with fibre optic cables,” stated Prime Minister Dr. Drew. “We are going to connect all the health institutions – the three hospitals and the health centres – and we want all our…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, has given his guarantee and made it pellucid that the “housing revolution” that his government is about to embark upon will have an over 90 percent pool of workers from St. Kitts and Nevis. Prime Minister Dr. Drew made those comments in a roundtable interview with media representatives on May 11, 2023, at the Koi Resort. “Nobody is going to come into St. Kitts and Nevis building houses for our people and our people are not the contractors,” he said. “Our people…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS): The functional capabilities of blind or partially-sighted individuals within St. Kitts and Nevis were spotlighted on Wednesday (May 10, 2023) as officials seek to raise awareness about blindness and the rights of impacted people. On this week’s edition of the radio and television programme InFocus, Rockliffe Bowen, President of the St. Kitts Society for the Blind, and Jurene Johnson, the parent of 15-year-old visually impaired twin boys, shared their personal experiences and called on society to open their eyes on what blind people can do. Mr. Bowen said that he is married and is gainfully employed,…

We would like to share with you some highlights from the recent regular meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), during which the Caribbean Ministers responsible for Fisheries issued 32 resolutions. Some key areas discussed were: fisheries management; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and fisheries crime; climate change and ocean acidification;imbalances in international trade; Sargassum influxes; andthe emerging Blue Economy ———————- Key actions: The Ministers adopted the Protocol to the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy on Aquatic Foods as a Strategic Resource for Food and Nutrition Security—the third protocol adopted under the regional fisheries policy.The Fisheries Ministers…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Basseterre facilitated the handing over of a significant donation of medical equipment to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Ageing and Disabilities during a brief ceremony held at the JNF General Hospital today, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Minister of Youth Empowerment, Ageing and Disabilities, Hon. Isalean Phillip The donation was made by the Cao Zhong Zhi Foundation, a charity group founded by Mr. Cao and his wife in Taiwan in 1977. The donation includes eighty (80) adult wheelchairs, seventeen…

BASSETERRE (11th May, 2023): The St. Kitts Music Festival Committee has announced that telecommunications provider Digicel will once again serve as Gold Sponsor of the St. Kitts Music Festival which is celebrating its 25th anniversary from June 22nd to June 24th, 2023.Allister Williams, the Chairman of the St. Kitts Music Festival’s Executive Committee, expressed his excitement to partner with Digicel to create an event that exceeds all expectations, saying that the festival is open to new ideas and eager to find more ways to work together.Digicel’s Marketing Executive, Ashma Chaseau, congratulated the St. Kitts Music Festival on its milestone anniversary and…

By Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin Americaand the Caribbean According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, in 2022, almost 258 million people in 58countries faced the highest levels of acute food insecurity, which includes the categories of”Crisis”, “Emergency”, and “Catastrophe”, meaning that it can range from malnutrition to the riskof death due to lack of food. The number of acutely food-insecure people in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 17.8million. Haiti reports one of the most challenging situations, with 4.72 million people affected,representing 26% of the region’s total. This situation has led the affected…