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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 25, 2022 (SKNIS): The United States Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS, Her Excellency Linda S. Taglialatela, has congratulated the Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on their achievement of 39 years as an independent nation. In a congratulatory letter addressed to Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, H.E. Taglialatela said: “I congratulate the people and Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the celebration of your 39th year of Independence. The bond between our nations exhibits strength, partnership, and cooperation over generations. We continue…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs):The Rt. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis attended the CARICOM- India Foreign Ministers meeting yesterday September 23rd 2022 with the Honourable Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of India. Foreign Minister Dr. Douglas, in his remarks, thanked the Government of India on behalf of the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis for their contribution of Pfizer vaccines that aided substantially in the Federation’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He also mentioned several technical cooperation and capacity-building projects India has pursued…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 24 September, 2022 – The Government of St Kitts and Nevis is working to find solutions for the rising challenge of plastic pollution. Currently attending the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke participated in high-level discussions on policy solutions to tackle plastic pollution, using a national to global approach. Dr. Clarke said addressing plastic solutions, and in particular, micro plastic, does not require just political will but strong legislation supporting restricting of the importation of single-use or disposable plastics, but also requires financial assistance being established with support to…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 24 September, 2022 – St Kitts and Nevis is moving closer towards addressing climate-related challenges, as Antigua and Barbuda has made commitments to support the federation in its accreditation bid for Green Climate Funding (GCF) and by extension, its move to address plastic pollution. During the 77th UN General Assembly, Hon. Dr Joyelle Clarke met with the co-chairperson of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Molywn Joseph who is also Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Environment, Health and Wellness. During this meeting, St Kitts and Nevis’ participation in the roundtable discussion, cements its intentions to address the introduction of “single-use plastic” through…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2022 (SKNIS): Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Honourable Garth Lucien Wilkin, said that he highly believes that public office must be influenced by good ethical behaviour. “I believe in Integrity in Public Life unashamedly. We must do better and be better. Too many people in the system abuse the system,” said Attorney General Wilkin. He said that the Administration of Hon. Dr. Terrance M. Drew takes the matter of integrity in public life seriously. “Our Prime Minister, who shares my passion, has therefore instructed me to swiftly implement the Integrity in…

Washington, D.C., USA, September 21, 2022: On Saturday 17th September, 2022, the St. Kitts and Nevis Nationals Association of Washington, D.C. (SKNNADC), hosted an Independence Charity Walk around the historic National Mall in D.C. The walk was organized for the dual purpose of celebrating the 39th Anniversary of Independence of St. Kitts and Nevis, as well as to raise funds to support the rebuilding of the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School, in Molineaux village, St. Kitts, which was destroyed by fire in March 2022. A GoFundMe page was also set up to allow more persons the opportunity to donate to…

Washington D.C., 21 September 2022 (PAHO) – While COVID-19 continues to take around 4,000 lives each week in the Americas, and monkeypox cases rise, the polio virus has now been detected among unvaccinated communities in New York. In light of this, the Pan American Health Organization Director (PAHO) has called on countries to urgently strengthen surveillance and routine vaccination campaigns.Although the United States has mounted a swift public health response following the detection, polio is a disease that “I never expected to see in our region again,” Dr Etienne said during a media briefing today. “It’s been nearly 30 years since the…

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Distinguished Delegates I congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly of this august body. I also pause to salute your predecessor in office, His Excellency, Abdulla Shahid, the Foreign Minister of the Maldives for his sterling tenure . I recognized The Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his outstanding stewardship over the past few years . Mr. President, It is indeed an honour for me to address this body for the first time since assuming the role of Prime Minister just 44 days ago. I bring you greetings from the Government…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 22, 2022) – The participation in the series of meeting leading up to COP27 in Egypt which was held under the theme “Together for Implementation” was intentional on part of the Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, to ensure that St Kitts and Nevis is once again a significant part of the global and regional debate on Climate Finance, Loss and Damage and Climate Action.St Kitts and Nevis by virtue of its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program is usually listed as a high- income country which precludes its participation in our access…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Honourable Konris Maynard, is among the Federation’s delegation travelling to Romania for the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) upcoming quadrennial Plenipotentiary Conference from September 26 to October 14, 2022. The Plenipotentiary Conference is a key event in the world where ITU member states decide on the future role of the organization in the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide. Honourable Maynard stated that “We are excited among the Caribbean leaders because we have an opportunity to elect for the first time one of our…