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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2022 (SKNIS): The voice of St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to continue resonating at international fora during speaking opportunities on issues affecting Small Island Developing States (SIDS). His Excellency Dr. David Doyle, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to UNESCO has played an integral role in securing speaking engagements for ministers of government including Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards, Foreign Minister Honourable Mark Brantley, and others. H.E. Doyle noted that in the past two years, areas addressed by the Federation’s policymakers included groundwater challenges as well as the…

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of the Commonwealth, has today, 6 May, recognised Inspector Rosemarie Isles Joseph, representing St. Kitts and Nevis, as the 224th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of her exceptional voluntary service supporting young people across St. Kitts and Nevis through explorer clubs and activities.Inspector Isles, aged 53, is a Police officer who created a series of Explorer Community Youth Clubs to provide a safe space for children and young people at risk of gang violence and crime. Inspector Isles set up the first club in 2017 in the Molineux and Phillips neighbourhoods, with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Thirty supervisors assigned to the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) completed 10-weeks of supervisory training and received their certificates during a ceremony held at the Solid Waste Management Corporation Conference Room on Thursday, May 05. “I want to commend the management of the staff for getting this training on the way and for successfully completing it. I also want to congratulate those of you who completed the training,” said the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Osbert DeSuza. “I gathered that the training was well received and I want to impress…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Dorothy Warner, Secretary-General of St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO, praised the work of the team on the national body who contributes to the effectiveness of the programme. The National Commission (NATCOM) has facilitated technical support from UNESCO to assist development in several areas such as youth, environment, sport, education, culture, and gender-related issues. On the May 04 edition of Working for You, Ms. Warner noted that the expertise of members of the National Commission has been extremely helpful in submissions to UNESCO. “I’m no expert on any particular thing that we have to…

6 May 2022, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – Students from three of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) member countries demonstrated their talents and creativity by capturing the top positions in the 2022 ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition. This year’s competition, focused on Poetry and participants were required to submit a video presentation of the piece. In the 13-16 age category, two students from the Commonwealth of Dominica, Carlisa George and Safiyah Ettienne, captured first and second places respectively. Carlisa represented the Portsmouth Secondary School, while Safiyah, the Convent High School. Both students impressed the judges with their…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 6, 2022 (SKNIS): Acting Chief Fire Officer Garfield Hodge during his address to the nation on International Firefighters’ Day on May 4, said that he is pleased with the general level of output and productivity of all officers at the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services (SKNFRS) including the STEP officers. He added that sick reporting is on the decline as well as delinquencies and charges. “Some officers will be promoted and the organization will be in a better position to deliver optimum public service,” said the Chief Fire Officer. Mr. Hodge also took the time to personally…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Dorothy Warner, Secretary-General of St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO, said that the organization strongly supports youth development in the Federation as the institution prides itself on giving young people greater access to education, employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities. “UNESCO is very supportive of youth. We partner with the Directors of Youth on both St. Kitts and Nevis, we work with them very closely and we are able to disseminate information to them from UNESCO, get young people to be a part of different forums to be able to gain capacity,” said Ms.…

Vegetable oil and maize prices slightly decrease after recent surge, while rice, meat, dairy and sugar prices slightly increase and global trade prospects dim. May 05, 2022 – Rome, Italy – World food commodity prices decreased in April after a large jump theprevious month, led by modest declines in the prices of vegetable oils and cereals, the Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.The FAO Food Price Index averaged 158.5 points in April 2022, down 0.8 percent from the all-time highreached in March. The Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket ofcommonly-traded food commodities, remained…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 06, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – At a time when external forces such as supply chain disruptions and the war in Ukraine are driving up the cost of living, the Government’s ten percent increase on the salaries and wages of civil servants, pensioners and workers of the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) is unanimously welcomed—the increase comes into effect from the Government’s next pay cycle on May 25, 2022. The ten percent increase, announced by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris on Labour Day (May 02), is…

Friday, May 6, 2022 — Trade Facilitation, Trade Engagement and Competitiveness are at the forefront of the regional integration plans of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). In April, the Commission launched the development of an Integrated Regional OECS Private Sector Trade Facilitation and Engagement Strategy. This strategy aims to broaden and deepen the holistic encouragement of the private sector in advancing strategic solutions that lower transaction costs and improve the capacity of the OECS Private Sector. Dr. Claudius Preville of Preville & Associates has been contracted to develop this critical strategy. Dr. Preville is a well-established consultant with…