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BASSETERRE (1ST December, 2021): The Ministry of Tourism and the St. Kitts Tourism Authority join the wider Caribbean tourism fraternity in mourning the passing of Richard Williams, a giant in the region’s hospitality industry and a past General Manager of the now closed Ocean Terrace Inn.Minister of Tourism The Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grant said he was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Williams.“On behalf of the Government of St. Kitts & Nevis, I offer my condolences to the family and friends of the late Richard Williams. He was an exemplary gentleman whose passion and zeal for excellence…

The general public is advised that the St. Kitts Tourism Authority will close from 2:00pm to 4:30pm today, Tuesday 30th November, 2021 for an internal staff meeting. Normal working hours will resume at 7:30am on Wednesday 1st December, 2021 . Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 30, 2021) — The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health and Gender Affairs on Nevis on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2021 which is observed annually on December 01. World AIDS Day 2021 is being observed on the 1st of December under the theme: “End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics.” As previous years, the purpose of this international health day is to increase awareness, to remember lives lost and to encourage individuals, communities and countries in the fight to prevent and control HIV/AIDS. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the successes and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 30, 2021- Mrs. Sonia Boddie- Thompson, Clerk of the National Assembly, and former student of the Cayon High School, became the school’s first Project Fifty Ambassador on Monday, 29th November, 2021, when she donated a printer at a small but significant ceremony held at the school. As the school commemorates its Fiftieth Anniversary, Mrs. Boddie-Thompson noted that she was happy to continue her support of the school, and to come on board at this time, to make a substantive donation. She remarked, “Today, I have decided to take it up a notch, and to donate a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 30, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education has made significant investments in the area of technical and vocational education in an effort to create a more skills and trade-based workforce for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.On November 26, 2021, the Advanced Vocational Education Centre (AVEC) held a professional development industrial visit for its facilitators to help broaden their perspectives in relation to curriculum development according to the Director of AVEC, Mr. Winslow Brookes.“We decided to do two industrial visits as part of our professional development sessions, and in line with the mission statement for…

No. of 2021 Immigration (Amendment) Bill Saint Christopher 2021 and Nevis SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Immigration Act, Cap. 6.02. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, “Act” means the Immigration Act, Cap. 6.02. 3. Amendment of section 5. The Act is amended in section 5 by inserting a new paragraph 5 (2)…

No. of 2021. Civil Aviation (Amendment) Saint Christopher (No. 2) Bill, 2021 and Nevis. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Civil Aviation Act, Cap. 8.03. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of theNational Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis, and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2021. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Act” means the Civil Aviation Act, Cap. 8.03. Amendment of section 2. The Act is amended in section 2 by replacing the definition of the expression “Appropriate Authority for Aviation Security” with the following “ “Appropriate Authority for Aviation Security and Facilitation” is the Minister who is the authority with responsibility for the development, implementation and maintenance of the national civil aviation security programme and the…

No. of 2021. Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Saint Christopher and Nevis. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Banking Act, Cap. 21.01 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis, and by the authority of the same as follows: Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Banking (Amendment) Act, 2021. Interpretation. In this Act, “principal Act” means the Banking Act, Cap. 21.01. Amendment of section 2 – Interpretation. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended as follows: in subsection (1): in the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It is with great sadness that the President and Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) acknowledge the passing of Nancy Anderson O.D. CCJ President, the Hon. Mr Justice Adrian Saunders in particular notes that: “Ms Anderson was an American attorney who practised in Jamaica for many years. She served in several roles during her career including Tutor and Course Director at the Norman Manley Law School, Legal Officer at the Independent Jamaican Council for Human Rights, Executive Director of the Legal Council and Director of the Kingston Legal Aid Clinic. She also appeared before the CCJ in the matter of Shanique Myrie v Barbados, an historic case for the Court in which Ms Myrie asserted that her right to free movement throughout the…

The joint project of the International Fund for Agricultural Development and IICA in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Dominican Republic promotes good agricultural practices to reduce climate vulnerability in rural areas.  San Jose, 30 November 2021 (IICA) – INNOVA AF, a project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and implemented by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), has supported over 2,000 small-scale farmers from eight countries in the Americas in preparing their own organic inputs, using less water, taking advantage of trade platforms, establishing community tree farms and protecting soil quality.These farmers are…