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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 22, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Acting Chief Education Officer, Mr. Francil Morris, has described last Friday’s (March 18) arson attack on the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School in Molineux as an attack on the entire education fraternity of St. Kitts and Nevis.Mr. Morris made this remark during a visit to the fire-ravaged school compound on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 with Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris.The acting Chief Education Officer stated that the support from the public since the commission of the willful act has been overwhelming, and this…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 22, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Earlier today, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris visited the teachers, students and support staff of the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School at their temporary accommodation at the headquarters of the Explorers Youth Club, where he assured them that the full restoration of the school compound has been given the highest priority of his Team Unity administration.“All of us at the level of Cabinet were apprised yesterday (March 21) of the challenges and the opportunities. We want to ensure that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 22, 2022 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, March 21, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. During their meeting, Cabinet deliberated on matters of national importance to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Chairman of the Cabinet informed on the fire at the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School and reported that the Acting Minister of Education, education officials, the technical team from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force including the Forensics…

22nd March 2022Marking World Water Day at the international level, the Hon. Shawn Richards addressed a multi-UN agency audience in Dakar, Senegal, urging the international community and specialised international water agencies to work with small island developing states (SIDS) to build up their capacity to develop reliable and sustainable groundwater capacity and techniques. Minister Richards, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, had the honour of being the only government representative from the 38-strong sovereign SIDS countries to be invited to remotely address a high-level panel at the 9th World Water Forum, organised to mark the UN-WATER DAY, under the theme: Making…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 22, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Shawn Richards, is extremely disheartened by the malicious fire set to the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School in Molineux on Friday, March 18 and called for swift justice. “I think it is very disheartening what we are seeing here at the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School,” said Minister Richards, during a tour of the school on Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022. “I take this opportunity to appeal to the public that if in any way, members of the public can assist the police in…

Transforming agrifood systems: from global vision to regional action QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The agrifood systems of Latin America and the Caribbean produce enough food to feed more than its own population of 664 million. This contribution to world food security and nutrition is the result of the rich biodiversity of its land and marine ecosystems, and the resourcefulness of its 18 million farmers and fisherfolk. However, the region’s agrifood systems are under great pressure. The impacts of the climate crisis have led to daunting challenges such as erratic and ever…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 21, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) is again being commended for its commitment towards the advancement of the education of the nation’s youth. During a ceremony held at the university’s campus on Friday, March 18, 2022, ten (10) students – eight from St. Kitts and two from the island of Nevis – were officially inducted into the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Scholarships Awards Programme that provides needed assistance towards the continuation of their education journey at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 21, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris was among the political, religious, business and community leaders to welcome the official opening of the new Pentecostal Church of God at Boone Street, Basseterre, during a special service held on Sunday, March 20, 2022. “Congratulations to the church’s leadership for your great faithfulness and love. You have fought a good fight to get this edifice built,” Prime Minister Harris said, while noting that the challenge now is “convincing others that Jesus must be the Rock on which our…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 21, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is saddened by the report of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, which concluded that the fire that ravaged the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School in Molineux on Friday (March 18) evening was intentionally set.Prime Minister Harris and acting Minister of Education, the Honourable Vincent Byron Jr., were among the officials at the scene late Friday evening to observe firsthand the extent of the damage to the learning institution.A press release…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 21, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis joins the international community to commemorate World Water Day 2022, which is celebrated on March 22 every year, as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of such a vital resource. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Shawn Richards, reflected on this year’s theme “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible” during an address on Saturday, March 19. “This theme is very appropriate for us here in St. Kitts and Nevis as over two-thirds of our potable water supplies…