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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 13, 2022 (SKNIS): Large recycle bins will soon be placed in three communities around St. Kitts in an initial phase, as the momentum to reduce, reuse and recycle waste picks up.Namayombo Mgonela, marketing and communications official at the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) said that the agency was initially focused on ensuring that each household was assigned a bin.“We move now into waste separation, and of course, we will have to find a way in order to be able to facilitate that,” Ms. Mgonela said on the June 08 edition of Working for You. “Unfortunately, we…

June 13, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – “Administrations and policy makers in CDB Member Countries must focus on astute measurement and management while balancing the needs of people to achieve shared prosperity and close the gaps to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, says Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Ian Durant. To assist the Bank’s membership in the development of national objectives and measuring their success in improving lives, the Bank has assembled regional, global, private and public sector players who will examine public financial management and supportive actions to achieve the region’s development agenda. Caribbean countries all have development plans…

Excellencies, it is my distinct pleasure to address this august gathering, in the vibrant multicultural city of Los Angeles. I bring you warm fraternal greetings from the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Permit me to express profound apologies on behalf of our esteemed Prime Minister, Dr. the Honorable Timothy Harris, who would have loved to be here, but the exigencies of matters of state have precluded his attendance. He sends his best wishes for a fruitful Summit. President Biden, allow me to extend my delegation’s deepest appreciation to your government and people, for hosting this IX Summit of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 09, 2022 (SKNIS): Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Valston Graham, has refuted reports that he and his entire staff have resigned.In a press release from the Office of the DPP dated 9th June, 2022, Mr. Graham said: “It has come to my attention that it is being circulated through the community, social media and various news outlets that the Director of Public Prosecutions and his entire staff have resigned from office.” He continued, “I wish to assure the general public that such information is inaccurate. I can confirm that I have received resignation letters from three members of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 09, 2022 (SKNIS): The Department of Environment continues to strongly support the recycling initiative in St. Kitts and Nevis especially as it relates to the 3 R’s principle of reducing, reusing and recycling. “We will support the three R’s because our mission is to conserve, preserve and protect and once people reduce, reuse and recycle then it assists in fulfilling our mission. So we will support any initiative,” said Lynelle Bonaparte, Conservation Officer in the Department of Environment, during her June 08 appearance on Working for You. Joyce Chang, Project Coordinator at the Solid Waste Management…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 09, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis was represented recently at the Ninth Summit of the Americas in California, U.S.A. by the resident Ambassador of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United States of America, Her Excellency, Dr. Thelma Phillip-Browne and Counsellor and Alternate Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the Organization of American States (OAS), Mrs. Sonia Boddie-Thompson. The June 6-10 Summit hosted by the United States Government under the theme “Building a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future” was held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. On June…

As the development of a national vehicle inspection standard continues, St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) is inviting all past participants and newly interested persons to a meeting to be held on June 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ministry of International Trade Conference Room, Nagico Building, Bladen Commercial Development. Interested persons may include, but are not limited to, mechanics, vehicle inspectors, vehicle sellers, vehicle importers, and vehicle owners. Please contact the SKNBS at 467-1498 if you are interested in participating.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have provided clear objectives for theglobe to focus on now and in the future.Two of the core elements of the SDGs are simultaneous economic growth and environmental performance, linked by a common desire for sustainable delivery of both objectives.The collaboration of IAF and ILAC illustrates that seemingly differing focuses can be broughttogether to achieve positive action.Our two accreditation organizations have long worked to support business, government,consumers, and other groups in accessing accreditation as a means to deliver enhancedeconomic and environmental performance. There has always been a focus on achievingthese two things sustainably, but with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 08, 2022 (SKNIS): Owners of broken electronic devices such as laptops, and game consoles, as well as white goods such as appliances, are strongly encouraged to confirm that their waste is properly disposed of at the Conaree landfill in order to avoid running afoul of the law. Illegal dumping of these e-waste items is an issue that authorities have found to be common in some quarters. A public relations campaign often warns against such and violators are subject to be penalized under the law. Namayombo Mgonela is responsible for Marketing and Communications at the Solid Waste…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 08, 2022 (SKNIS): The Department of Environment in St. Kitts in collaboration with the ICDF Taiwan Technical Mission will journey to the sister island of Nevis on Saturday, June 11, to launch a recycling campaign aimed at encouraging Nevisians to get into the practice of reducing, reusing and recycling waste. “We are going to Nevis to encourage the Nevisians to come out and bring their recyclables, cans and plastic bottles. We are hoping by this drive that it starts to get people familiar and encourage them to make it a habit to save up their plastic bottles,”…