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The General Public is hereby advised that the main office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives will be closed on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 to accommodate its relocation to Building #16, Port Zante, Basseterre, St. Kitts. Office hours for the Ministry of Agriculture will resume on Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. The Ministry apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this temporary closure. Persons are asked to contact the Ministry’s front office at 869-467-1016 or via email at moa@gov.kn for further information. -END-

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 4, 2023: A two-week series of consultations, aimed at professionalising the teaching force in St. Kitts and Nevis, began on Monday 20th March, 2023.The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO and Ministry of Education officials welcomed Dr. Steve Nwokeocha, Executive Director of The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities to the federation to facilitate the series of consultations. The project was launched with a courtesy call on Minister of Education, the Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley. Also present were Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Lisa Pistana; Senior Assistant Secretary, Dr. Tricia Esdaille;…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, 3rd April 2023 — On April 1st 2023, Mr Christopher Louard was appointed as the new Director of the St Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board.Mr. Louard is a Banker and Risk Management Professional. Mr. Louard has had an 18-year distinguished career at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). From September 2016 to March 2023, he served as Director of the Financial Sector Supervision Department. In that position, he led the regulation and supervision of banks licensed by the ECCB. From September 2014 to August 2016, Mr. Louard worked in the private sector as the Chief Risk…

The Department of Human Resources of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) presents its compliments to the Permanent Mission of Saint Kitts and Nevis and has the honor to contact the Mission in reference to the implementation of the Geographical Representation Strategy. Per the 2023 Program-Budget of the Organization, member states requested the GS/OAS to implement a Strategy for Geographic Representation within the Organization. Following the commitment to achieve a more equitable geographic representation of its workforce, the GS/OAS has committed to increase the dissemination of existing career opportunities in the Organization through the Permanent Missions to the OAS of underrepresented Member…

Basseterre, 1st April, 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – As Saint Kitts and Nevis continues to enlarge its diplomatic footprint, it is pleased that this year will be a landmark year as we jointly celebrate our birth as an independent nation and diplomatic ties with some of our extremely close allies, including the Republic of China (Taiwan). As Saint Kitts and Nevis continues to make progress in its thrust to become a Sustainable Island State, we take this opportunity to commend the Republic of China (Taiwan) for its leadership in key areas such as technology and supply chains and its essential value to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2023 (SKNIS): The Legal Fraternity, including the chief justice, high court judges, lawyers and magistrates that gathered for the implementation of the ECSC E-Litigation Portal for the Saint Kitts and Nevis Magistrates Court—Civil Proceedings including Family Matters, on March 30, 2023, at the Solid Waste Management Conference Room, have all lauded the progress that the court has made in its attempt at modernizing its operations. Speaking at the groundbreaking event, His Honour Renold Benjamin, Senior Magistrate, spoke to the many benefits of the implementation of the electronic portal. “If we were to examine the way that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2023 (SKNIS): Persons applying for the government’s social programmes are strongly encouraged to be diligent when filling out the relevant application forms, as missing information creates delays in processing benefits.Incomplete applications have been a major factor in processing applications for the Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP) and similar programmes. At the Prime Minister’s Press Conference with Cabinet Ministers on Thursday (March 30), Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley indicated that on several occasions, persons have approached him with enquiries about the status of their applications.“And when I check the system, sometimes in their presence,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2023 (SKNIS): The Minister with responsibility for the St. Kitts Water Services Department, the Honourable Konris Maynard said that he welcomes discussions on water tariffs and that water tariffs would be adjusted to be more financially feasible for the department following recommendations from the newly appointed Water Board.“Indeed, as we attempt to improve our water services here in St. Kitts and Nevis, there is a need for us to have a discussion on the tariffs associated with water,” said Minister Maynard during the Prime Minister’s Press Conference on March 30.“The Water Board is the one…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2023 (SKNIS): The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) launched its E-litigation Portal for Magistrates’ Court in St. Kitts and Nevis on Thursday, March 30, 2023, to improve operational efficiency in Courts in the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) region.The ECSC officially launched the first phase of its E-Litigation Portal in St. Kitts and Nevis in 2019, for the mandatory electronic filing of all new matters filed in the Court of Appeal and the Civil Division of the High Court. Thursday’s launch ushered in the second phase of the platform which dealt with the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): – Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs et al in the Federal Cabinet of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Rt. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, today chaired a meeting between Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the OECS and the UK Minister of the Americas and the Caribbean, the Honourable David Rutley.Some important opportunities for collaboration were discussed, including, but not limited to, multidimensional security, climate change, the World Trade Organization, clean energy transition and the upcoming UK-Caribbean Forum slated for May 2023.Minister Rutley thanked the region for its support shown…