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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 24, 2022 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Friday, May 20 and Monday, May 23, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. During their meeting, Cabinet deliberated on several matters of national importance to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Cabinet considered the fiscal situation within the Federation.The Cabinet was advised that GAE (Government Auxiliary Employees) had already been paid their salary increases and their retroactive pay.The Cabinet was updated on matters relating to the arrears within certain utilities. The Cabinet moved expeditiously to ensure that such…

Castries – Saint Lucia – 25 th May 2022 – These past two years have opened newdoors for many but it has also extinguished the inner flames of those who havelost loved ones, their livelihoods and are struggling to cope due to theuncertainty of these unprecedented times. Well, it’s time to IGNITE your innerlight at the upcoming IGNITE Her Conference slated for June 3-5, 2022 at theHarbor Club Hotel in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.This powerful 2½ day training and empowering conference is for high-achieving, driven, spiritually-minded female corporate professionals andexecutives, who are also mothers. The stellar line-up of speakers for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 25, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has urged business owners to conduct a review of the conditions of work for employees, and where practical, to follow the government’s example by increasing salaries and wages for workers.Dr. Harris’ statement was made on Tuesday (May 24) on the eve of a 10 percent pay hike for civil servants and government pensioners.“We would encourage every private-sector employer who can do likewise to basically be generous in their determination of the conditions of work for their employees,” he said on the debut…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 25, 2022 (SKNIS): Jermine Mike, Head of Standards at St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) noted that the institution embarked on drafting standards for vehicle inspection in order to ensure health and safety on the road.“In St. Kitts and Nevis, we are mostly looking at roadworthiness to ensure that once your vehicle is tested… it is roadworthy, and that inspection should carry a lot of weight because you want to make sure that when you drive, there is a level of confidence in the inspection that was done and so far the general public…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 25, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has recorded his profound appreciation to the members of the new Federal Cabinet who remain faithful and committed to the task of delivering for the people. The honourable Prime Minister was referring to Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Eugene Hamilton; the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett; Attorney General the Honourable Vincent Byron, and Senator the Honourable Wendy Phipps. Appearing on the new radio programme, The Point, on Tuesday (May 24) evening, Prime Minister Harris said, “They…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 25, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Salaried employees and pensioners of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis are now in a much stronger financial position, as the promised 10 percent increase, as well as the retroactive payment, were reflected on their monthly earnings today, May 25, 2022.Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that as the leader of the country, he is particularly pleased that his Government is in a strong enough fiscal position to deliver this much needed assistance to the hard working…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 24, 2022 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), is conducting a three-day root crops, banana and plantain training workshop from May 24 to 26. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ron Dublin-Collins commended CARDI for its partnership in the roots and tubers programme, for its research and its assistance in capacity development. “CARDI has been instrumental in helping us to source well-needed planting material so that we can kick start our roots and tubers programme in the Fahie’s area in particular and their assistance today in providing the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 24, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development (MoENT), the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, has welcomed the partnership with Ivan Berry, a Kittitian-Canadian Music Business Executive, who is collaborating with the local government to advance the music sector in St. Kitts and Nevis. Mr. Berry, a visionary music icon, is currently in the Federation with a team of international industry experts experienced in music publishing, digital distribution, social media, branding, copyright and performing rights, touring, and more. The team is facilitating a May 23rd to 26th workshop with local music artists. Minister Byron-Nisbett noted that shortly after the…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 24, 2022):The general public is hereby notified that alldepartments and offices in the Ministry ofAgriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources willbe closed at midday on Friday 27th, May 2022. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries andMarine Resources will resume normal workinghours on Monday 30th, May 2022. We apologize for any inconvenience that thismay cause.

San Jose, 24 May 2022 (IICA). – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will consolidate a network of startups in the Americas to foster and accelerate the digital transformation of agriculture and will organize a virtual roundtable to connect developers of technological solutions for the agriculture sector with investment funds or other organizations that would allow for leveraging their innovations. These actions form part of the roadmap that was drawn up at the end of the Digital Agriculture Week organized by IICA with the co-sponsorship of Bayer, Microsoft and the World Bank. The event held at IICA Headquarters brought together 15…