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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Production and productivity are two watchwords for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources in 2022, as the Government ramps up support for the sector. Honourable Alexis Jeffers, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, said that enhanced production and productivity are important so that the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis can realize its objectives of achieving food security, reducing food importation, and ensuring that locally available food is wholesome and of high quality. During his contribution to the Budget Debate for the fiscal year 2022, Minister Jeffers highlighted the overall vision.…

The met office has recorded an increase in rainfall activity in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. As you are aware, we are currently fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic, hence mitigating the risk of mosquito diseases are of top priority.The rainfall activity has increased the mosquito breeding sites, which give rise to the proliferation of the Aedes Egypti mosquito, which causes dengue fever and chikungunya.It is with this context in mind that the Environmental Health Department is requesting the following: – All residents must remove and discard all mosquito -breeding containers such as cans, bottles, old tyres, etc. from around…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ministry of Health completed a number of major infrastructural projects in 2021 that will ensure the provision of quality health care to the people of St. Kitts and Nevis and strengthen the Federation’s health systems. Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett said that while the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays to a number of projects, the ministry was able to complete and implement a number of its initiatives including the complete refurbishment of the Newtown Health Centre; the installation of a RT-PCR laboratory at the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Two of the most comprehensive capital projects to have been undertaken in St. Kitts and Nevis in recent history, the Island Main Road Rehabilitation Project and the Old Road Bay Road Rehabilitation Project, are both substantively completed. That’s according to the Minister responsible for Public Infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards. Making his presentation on the 2022 Budget in the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Richards stated the Island Main Road Rehabilitation Project is roughly 95 percent completed to date. “We…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In her presentation on The Appropriation (2022) Bill, 2021, Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, said the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is forging ahead with its objective of pursuing a digital economy and introducing new, innovative technologies that will help to ensure that the twin island Federation continues to play a leading role in the Caribbean and globally.The Minister indicated that over the past year, the Department of Technology undertook several key initiatives that will lay the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (SKNIS): A new television channel is coming to St. Kitts and Nevis and a wider global audience in the new year. The entertainment channel will be launched in the second quarter of 2022 and will feature local content, acting as a showcase for persons from all walks of life in the creative sector in the Federation. The channel is a collaborative venture between the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development (MoENT) and The Cable. Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister responsible for MoENT, shared the news on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, while presenting on the Budget…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Appreciation and awareness of the budding creative sector in St. Kitts and Nevis will be given greater focus in 2022 with the launch of “The Month of the Arts.” The new initiative is a product of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development. The visibility campaign will feature virtual events, four mural projects across the Federation featuring local groups and students, writing competitions in poetry and prose, as well as art competitions, to name a few. Minister of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, said that she firmly believes that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2021 (SKNIS): The Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health, Information Technology, Talent Development and Entrepreneurship lent her full support to the Appropriation (2022) Bill, 2021, describing it as one that is truly designed to invest heavily in the people of St. Kitts and Nevis. “Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that in the areas for which I am proud to have ministerial responsibility and from my Constituency of #3, this Budget truly delivers,” said Minister Byron-Nisbett on day two of the Budget Debate on Wednesday, December 15. “This Budget does invest in our people. This…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2021 (SKNIS): Residents living at La Guerite Extension will be one step closer to being homeowners following the buildout of the area in 2022.This was according to Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health et.al and Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher #3 while lending her support to the Appropriation (2022) Bill, 2021, on day two of the Budget Debate on December 15.“Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to report that in conversation with the Ministry of Sustainable Development, I have been given the commitment that the buildout of La Guerite will start in 2022. I have been told…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2021 (SKNIS): Senator the Honourable, Wendy Phipps, has hailed the Appropriation (2022) Bill, 2021, as a people-centred Budget that waters the roots of economic grounding in order to restore St. Kitts and Nevis’ pathway to growth and development recorded pre-COVID-19.To support this statement, Minister Phipps cited several key measures outlined in the 2021 Budget Address that was presented to the Federal Parliament on December 14, 2021, by Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.“We have seen, for example, the largest ever budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Education to the tune…