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Message from Didier TrebucqUN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Every year around the world, Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10 December, which coincides with the culmination of the observance of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. This day is a chance to recognize the progress we have made in the protection of all people, especially of those who are neglected, stigmatized, or left behind.We pause, with an eye on the past months, and we charter the future.…

9TH DECEMBER 2022 Good day fellow Kittitians and Nevisians, home and abroad, and all persons who chose our Federation to be your home. Today, December 9, 2022, we join with the international community of responsible nations in celebrating International Anti-Corruption Day.The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, and by extension the Government of St Kitts and Nevis, fully endorse and support efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in “Uniting the World Against Corruption,” the theme for this year’s celebration.The aim of the 2022 International Anti-Corruption Day and its related activities is to highlight the crucial link between…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (08 December 2022) – Azamara Onward adds cheer this holiday season with its inaugural cruise call to St. Kitts. Azamara extends 592 feet long and 84 feet wide and weighs 30,277 tons. The upscale vessel provides the advantages of small-vessel cruising while providing rich experiences for its guests. The cruise vessel has a guest capacity of 684 cruise passengers, 408 crew, and staff.“It is an incredible honour to continue welcoming inaugural cruise calls to St. Kitts this season as it demonstrates the significance of our port in the Caribbean region. I am pleased to welcome Azamara Onward to St.…

8 December 2022, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) extends its congratulations to the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, on his party’s re-election following the recently concluded general elections. The ECCB looks forward to the continued strong relationship with the Prime Minister, Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica to collectively advance the resilience and transformation agenda for Dominica and the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. -30-

8 December 2022 As his second UNESCO speaking engagement since taking office, the Hon. Konris Maynard, St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Public Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Domestic Transport, Information and Communications Technology, and Post, was invited to address UN water ministers, and water experts and other international agencies, and stakeholders, at the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater held at UNESCO, Paris, this week.He was the only minister from a small island developing state to address this UN conference. He extended his views to also embrace the concerns of his fellow ministers of the Caribbean SIDS, which all share similar groundwater supply…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 08, 2022 (SKNIS) – Government Ministers, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and experts from regional and international organizations, gathered at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort on (December 08) to take part in the Women’s Empowerment Project’s International Forum organized by the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The International Forum was guided by the theme, “Towards a New Frontier: Promoting Sustainable Development in the Eastern Caribbean through Women’s Economic Empowerment.” The Republic of China (Taiwan) launched the Women’s Empowerment Project in 2021. It is designed to strengthen the economic empowerment of women by providing them with the resources…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 08, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to benefit from its longstanding relationship with the Government of Switzerland, with the latest contribution coming in the form of a financial donation to the Joseph N. France General Hospital. The Swiss Confederation, through the Honorary Consulate General in St. Kitts and Nevis made a donation of twenty thousand United States dollars (US$20,000) to the island’s main health institution on Thursday, December 8, 2022, during a brief ceremony at the hospital’s conference room. In making the symbolic presentation, Honorary Consul General of Switzerland, Mr. Ernest Amory said, “The…