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The Honourable Samal Duggins, newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources, Cooperatives, Creative Economy and Entrepreneurship, met with staff at both Departments of Agriculture and Marine Resources during a special walkthrough-styled meet and greet on Tuesday 23rd August. Upon his arrival, Director of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Lesroy Henry, led the Minister to the various units in the Department at La Guerite, Director of Marine Resources, Dr. Marc Williams welcomed the Minister and introduced him to the staff at Marine Resources while Manager of the Basseterre Fisheries Complex, Asim Jenkins showcased the operations of the multifaceted facility. The…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 24th 2022 – The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is pleased to announce that the 26th and 27th August, 2022 are the prescribed dates for the Discounted VAT Rate Days. This will allow all approved VAT registered businesses to charge VAT at the rate of 5% on the sale of goods only. All tangible items that are currently subject to 17% VAT will qualify for the discount on Discounted VAT Rate Day. Items eligible must also be available for sale and immediate issuance or delivery to the customer on Discounted VAT Rate Days. Orders for items not…

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, August 23, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Three movies are on the card this weekend as Nevis’ Convergence Entertainment brings down curtains on this year’s Summer Movie Festival (SMF) big screen experience at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC) in Pinney’s Industrial Site. The Summer Movie Festival, which is the brainchild of Mr Jermaine Stapleton, CEO of Convergence Entertainment, has given the people of Nevis an opportunity to watch big screen movies following the country’s near shutdown of the entertainment activities as a result of the Covid pandemic. “We have three movies that will be screened at NEPAC’s Michael Herald…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 23, 2022 (SKNIS): The Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, August 22, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew. During their meeting, Cabinet discussed several matters of national importance to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Below are the decisions that were taken. The Cabinet approved two Back-to-School VAT discounted rate days. The stipulated dates are Friday 26th and Saturday 27th August, 2022.The Cabinet approved funding for any child who is in dire need of advanced medical care that is not available in St. Kitts and Nevis and whose parents/guardians must seek that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 23, 2022 (SKNIS): Public primary school students and young cricketers across St. Kitts and Nevis will be attending the exciting cricket matches to be staged by the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) from August 24 to September 04, 2022, at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium. At a brief handover ceremony on Monday, August 22, 2022, Chris Watson, Head of Marketing at CPL, presented close to 1,500 hundred tickets to Francil Morris, Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education. Valencia Syder, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sports, witnessed the handover. The tickets will allow 200 students per…

Community Notice The general public is hereby informed of the various ministries and departments led by the Honourable Garth Lucien Wilkin in his capacity as Attorney General in the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. They are as follows:Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs Departments Attorney General’s ChambersSecretariat of the Ministry of JusticeLegal AffairsDepartment of the Director of Public ProsecutionsRegistryMagistracyIntellectual Property OfficeLaw Commission For more information, kindly contact St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service at 467-1416 or visit the Department’s website: sknis.gov.kn or Facebook page: St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service -30-

Community Notice The general public is hereby informed of the various ministries and departments led by the Honourable Konris Gregor Menten Maynard in his capacity as Minister in the Government of Saint Christopher and Nevis.Public Infrastructure, Energy and UtilitiesDepartmentsSecretariat of the Ministry of Public Works, Energy and Public UtilitiesPublic WorksGovernment Motor Repair ShopElectricityWater ServicesDepartment of EnergyDomestic TransportSubjectPublic TransportInformation, Communication and TechnologyDepartmentsNational Telecommunications Regulatory CommissionDepartment of Information TechnologyPostsDepartmentGeneral Post OfficeFor more information, kindly contact St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service at 467-1416 or visit the department’s website: sknis.gov.kn or Facebook Page: St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service -30-

Community Notice The general public is hereby informed of the various ministries and departments led by Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Terrance Micheal Drew in his capacity as Prime Minister of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. They are as follows:Office of the Prime Minister Departments Office of the Prime Minister and SecretariatEstablishment Division (Human Resource Development Secretariat)AuditPublic Affairs UnitCabinet SecretariatReturning Nationals SecretariatCoordinating and Policy UnitCompetitiveness CouncilGovernment PrinteryGovernment Information ServicesPension and Pension Reform Agency FinanceDepartments Secretariat of the Ministry of FinanceFinancial Intelligence UnitAccountant GeneralInland RevenueSecretariat of the Ministry of Sustainable DevelopmentStatistical OfficeFinancial Services Regulatory CommissionCustoms and Excise AuthorityCentral Purchasing UnitCommercialisation, Privatisation…

Community Notice The general public is hereby informed of the various ministries and departments led by the Honourable Marsha Tamika Henderson in her capacity as Minister in the Government of Saint Christopher and Nevis.TourismDepartmentThe Secretariat of the Ministry of TourismCivil AviationDepartmentCivil AviationInternational TransportDepartmentMaritimeEmployment and LabourDepartmentSecretariat for the Ministry of LabourUrban DevelopmentSubjectsPort ZanteUrban Development Corporation (UDC)For more information, kindly contact St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service at 467-1416 or visit the department’s website: sknis.gov.kn or Facebook Page: St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service -30-

Community Notice The general public is hereby informed of the various ministries and departments led by the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Llewellyn Douglas, Esquire in his capacity as Minister in the Government of Saint Christopher and Nevis.Ministry of Foreign AffairsDepartments Ministry of Foreign AffairsOverseas Missions International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer AffairsDepartments Ministry of Industry and Commerce and International Trade and SecretariatCARICOM AffairsDepartment of Industry and CommerceBureau of StandardsConsumer AffairsCommerce and Domestic TradeIndustries including Industrial EstatesImport and Export Control VendorsE-Commerce Economic Development and InvestmentSubjects White Gate Development CorporationLa Vallee Greens BoardCommercialization of Government ServicesSt. Kitts Investment Promotion Agency (SKIPA) For…