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Almost half (46%) of the world’s 1.7 million children living with HIV were not on treatment in 2020 and 150 000 children were newly infected with HIV, four times more than the 2020 target of 40 000 GENEVA, 21 July 2021—In the final report from the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free initiative, UNAIDS and partners* warn that progress towards ending AIDS among children, adolescents and young women has stalled and none of the targets for 2020 were met. The report shows that the total number of children on treatment declined for the first time, despite the fact that nearly 800…

20 July, 2021, Bridgetown, Barbados – When we go about our daily routines, most of us are unaware that beneath our feet lies an outstandingly diverse community of plants, animals and microbes that makes up our soils. Soils are more than just “dirt” – they are a major reservoir of global biodiversity, supporting agriculture and food security, regulating greenhouse gas emissions and promoting plant, animal and human health. Without them our world would not be the same. We have taken soils for granted for long enough. Let us keep soil alive and protect soil biodiversity! Here are only some of…

The General Public is asked to take note that Cruises to St. Kitts resume on Thursday 22nd July with the arrival of the Seabourn Odyssey. The vessel will be anchored at South Friars Bay in the vicinity of the Carambola Beach Club.To ensure that we can keep our nationals and residents safe, and offer a healthy and quality experience for visitors, the following protocols are in place: Access to Carambola by the general public will be restricted or limited to mitigate any risk or interaction with international cruise visitors. Visitors will ONLY explore the destination via fully vaccinated ‘ Travel Approved’ Bubble Tours.Local…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 20, 2021 (S.T.E.P.) — The Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP), in its endeavour to have cleaner and nicer communities in St. Kitts and Nevis, has divided the island of St. Kitts into four zones for better management of community enhancement groups which have now been empowered with a new set of tools of trade. Each zone has at least three community enhancement groups, and at most four, and is led by a Zonal Field Officer, while each of the groups is led by a supervisor who is assisted by an assistant supervisor for maximum efficiency as…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 20, 2021 (SKNIS):  Safety, health, and the rule of law in relation to street vending will be the special topic on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.  The special guests will be Mr. Austin Jay Farier, Chair of Inter-ministerial Committee to deal with Street Vending in Basseterre; Mr. Philip Browne, Director of Small Business Development Center (SBDC); and Superintendent Cromwell Henry of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force.     The discussion will focus on issues and recommendations with respect to street vending in Basseterre, health and safety…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 20, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is currently expediting its preparations for an area along North Independence Square Street that will temporarily house a number of food truck vendors that once operated on the streets of Basseterre. Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris led a small delegation on a tour of the designated area earlier today (Tuesday, July 20). Accompanying the prime minister were the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Andrew Skerritt; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 20, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Tourism, in an effort to promote the ban on the use of single-use plastics, has undertaken a campaign called the Plastic Begone Campaign which was previously the Plastic Free July movement in the month of July. Sustainable Tourism Coordinator in the Ministry of Tourism, Kenny Manning, during his exclusive interview with SKNIS on July 19 said that “This is the 6th year that the Ministry of Tourism has engaged in this campaign. The Plastic Free July movement is a global movement that promotes the reduction in the use of single-use plastics.” He…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 20, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In its attempt to ease the burden placed on the Basseterre Public Market, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is moving ahead with its ‘community markets’ initiative, where farmers and vendors will be allowed to sell their produce at designated areas within various communities around the island. This forms part of the Government’s strategy to decentralize vending from the Basseterre area, which has over the years caused significant overcrowding of the streets and exposed pedestrians, particularly the differently abled and the elderly, to risks…

San Jose, 20 July 2021 (IICA) – Organic farming will continue to grow in Latin America and the Caribbean insofar as an exchange of successful experiences exists in the region.Organic farming is an agricultural development model that boasts an innovative approach and huge potential due to being socially, commercially and environmentally sustainable and contributing to gender and youth inclusion in farming.These were some of the conclusions reached at the “Cooperativism in Organic Production” Forum, organized by the Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture (ICOA) within the framework of the agreement signed between the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 20th 2021 – Team St. Kitts and Nevis, two time Olympian Jason Rogers and NACAC Games 2021 Silver Medalist Amya Clarke arrived in Tokyo, Japan on Monday 19th July 2021 to participate in the Summer Olympic Games slated for July 23rd to August 8th 2021. Clarke and Rogers are scheduled to compete in the Men’s and women’s 100 meter events slated for July 30th to August 1st 2021. Both athletes will participate in the Panam Sports Training Camp in Tachikawa, Tachihi — a Pre-Olympic Game training camp where athletes from 26 national Olympic committees of the…