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Theme: “A Better Future for Every Child” delivered by Hon Wendy C. Phipps Acting Minister of Social Development & Gender Affairs on Saturday, November 20, 2021 World Children’s Day is being celebrated by all United Nations (UN) Member States today, Saturday, November 20, 2021. Once again, St. Kitts and Nevis joins the global community in observing this international event which, this year, is being held under the theme: “A Better Future for Every Child”. World Children’s Day is an annual opportunity for global citizens to stop whatever they are doing and ponder, reflect, study and lobby for the rights of our children. Children, by their very nature, their delicate age and their innocence, are a special class of…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 19, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Championship race for the 26thedition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League begun in earnest on Thursday evening November 18 with the first set of best-of-three semi-final encounters held at the new Lodge-Ottley’s Community Centre. Top seed, and former champion team, Unity Domino Club faced fourth seed Sylvers Domino Club, a team that is in the final four for the very first time, while defending champion team and second seed Tabernacle Domino Club faced third seed Mansion Domino Club. The first game saw Sylvers, captained by Octavia Huggins-Sewell, start on a…

Friday, November 19, 2021 — The Caribbean region contains several abundant natural resources, including energy resources which have not been fully utilized. Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are still heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels to power their economies and drive development. This situation leads to relatively high energy prices, and limits the potential for growth and expansion of other industries at the national level. At the household level, high energy expenditure hinders investments in other areas and can affect the overall quality of life. Fortunately, in the last decade, public awareness of sustainable energy issues and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 19, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Youth Empowerment received high marks for Wednesday’s (November 17) Rap Session between the Minister of Youth, Honourable Jonel Powell, and 59 youth representatives drawn from high schools, youth groups, the Volunteer Corps and young entrepreneurs. The interactive session was held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort as part of activities to celebrate Youth Month 2021. In addition to a very candid and lively Q and A segment between the minister and the youth, a presentation and discussion were featured on the process to update the Federal Youth Policy 2017-2022 for the…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2021): AGRI CHRISTMAS NIGHT MARKET REGISTRATION OPENS THIS WEEKEND All fruit and vegetable vendors, meat producers, fishers, agro processors and cooked food vendors are being invited to sign up early and secure their spots for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources’ Agri-Christmas Night Market on Wednesday December 22 2021. Registration officially begins on Saturday November 20. The registration forms will be available at the Basseterre Public Market, the Department of Agriculture, LaGuerite, Department of Marine Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture, 3rd floor Government Headquarters. Interested persons are asked to contact the Ministry of Agriculture at 467-1016 for…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVISSTATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 42 of 2021Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 13) Regulations, 2021 In exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Emergency Powers Act, Cap. 19.02 the Governor-General makes the following Regulations:[Published 17th November 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 71 of 2021]Part I Preliminary Citation and duration.(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Emergency Powers (COVID-19)(No. 13) Regulations, 2021.(2) These Regulations shall come into force from 5:01 a.m. on Thursday 18th November, 2021 and shall expire on Thursday 2nd December, 2021.Interpretation.In these Regulations,“Court” includes the Magistrates’ Courts and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF), Dr. Cameron Wilkinson has reiterated that the bubble arrangement at Port Zante on days when cruise vessels are in port, is a necessary measure to ensure persons work and operate in a safe environment. Dr. Wilkinson made this assertion during a recent interview with the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS). In the interview, Dr. Wilkinson said it is as a result of effective measures such as the employment of the bubble accommodations at Port Zante that helped to facilitate the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Fifty-nine young people across St. Kitts and Nevis engaged with senior officials from the Department of Youth Empowerment on Wednesday (November 17, 2021) to develop plans, offer ideas and share comments on the government’s agenda for youth for the next five years. The meaningful engagement took place at the Youth Rap Session that was held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. Minister of Youth, the Honourable Jonel Powell, and Dwynette Eversley, a consultant with the ministry, were the main presenters. Minister Powell welcomed the interactive six-hour forum, noting that it allowed another opportunity to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is lifting the curfew mandate that was first introduced in March 2020 to help curb the spread of COVID-19. “The Task Force would have made a recommendation to have the curfew lifted and I am pleased to inform you that Cabinet has approved for the full lifting of the curfew from the Regulations,” said Abdias Samuel, Chair of the COVID-19 National Task Force, at the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing for November 17. “So when you see the new iterations of the Regulations there will be no more…