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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2021 (Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs): Persons in need of information on the Ministry of Social Development & Gender Affairs will soon be able to obtain it from a central source, as the Ministry is set to launch its website on April 1st, 2021.The website, which can be accessed at www.socialdevelopment.gov.kn, will provide a comprehensive overview of the Ministry, including its eight (8) Departments and available services therein, contact information, as well as project details, photos, and official publications, such as the Ministry’s quarterly Newsletter, Community Corner. The site is expected to be updated regularly with current information…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2021 (SKNIS): Seniors in St. Kitts will be given the opportunity to stay active, mingle with each other, interact with the younger generation, and pass on their knowledge when the Department of Community Development and Social Services re-introduces the ‘Golden Years Club’.Haniff Charles, Community Development Officer and Secretary on the Seniors Enrichment Programme Committee said that it is extremely important to have the Golden Years Club reestablished in the Federation.“We realize the importance of having the seniors going out to prevent isolation, psychosocial issues… and we really want our seniors to go out and associate, mingle with others, and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials within the Department of Community Development and Social Services are focused on improving the negative attitudes that some young people have towards seniors.On Wednesday’s (March 31, 2021) edition of the radio and television programme Working for You, Osslyn Ward-Harris, the director of the department, said that youth often are “impatient” when dealing with older people.“We need to target that group and educate them on the importance of ensuring that older persons are treated in a most dignified way. That is extremely important and of concern to us as a department,” Mrs. Ward-Harris stated.Haniff Charles, Community…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 31, 2021 (SKNIS): In a ruling today (March 31) in St. Kitts and Nevis High Court in relation to the convening of the so-called Emergency Sitting of Parliament on January 16, 2015, by the former Dr. Denzil Douglas-led Administration to debate boundary changes on the eve of the 2015 General Elections, High Court Judge the Hon. Mr. Justice Trevor M. Ward Q.C, said: “there is no obvious or apparent reason why the debate on the Commissioner’s report should qualify as an emergency.”The Report of the Constituency Boundaries Commission in 2015 was dismissed by the Court as…

On the 27th October, 2020, His Excellency the Governor General assented to a change in the Electoral Laws. The changes, contained in Amendment No 13 of 2020, distinguished between CARICOM and COMMONWEALTH nationals, and clarified ordinary resident a bit more. Previously, all Commonwealth nationals, both Caricom and other, qualified to register as voters after residence for twelve months. The change kept the twelve month qualifying criterion for Caricom but increased it to three years for all other Commonwealth citizens. This change means that as of that date, the rights of 2.38 billion persons of the 42 commonwealth countries in the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 30, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has long maintained that the construction sector will be one of the key sectors that will help rebuild the economy of the twin island Federation post COVID-19. And on Tuesday, March 30, the honourable prime minister saw evidence of this firsthand when he visited the Hillsboro Suites and Residences located at Mattingley Farm, Sunset Reef St. Kitts situated at Palmetto Point, Trinity, and the Royal St. Kitts Hotel where construction work is…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, March 30, 2021: The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Health is holding a series of vaccination consultation workshops for its employees to educate them on the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccines, its importance, the benefits of being inoculated, as well as to clarify any misunderstanding and quell any fears about being inoculated. The workshops began in each school zone from Monday, March 29 and will conclude on Thursday, April 01. Mr. William Vincent Hodge, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, expressed that he hopes that as a nation, we can complete the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 30, 2021 (SKNIS): The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which is a Bill to amend the Income Tax Act Cap. 20.22, was passed in the Federal Parliament on Thursday, March 25, 2021. “What we are trying to do, in essence, is a relatively small amendment to the Income Tax Act and it centers around the concept of whether a business entity is resident in our country or is not resident,” said Attorney-General, the Honourable Vincent Byron Jr., who was also the Mover of the Bill, adding that the amendment “sort of” complements the formation of companies. Attorney-General Byron said that…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 30, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris spent a portion of his day today (Tuesday, March 30) visiting the construction sites of several high-end residential and hotel developments which, once completed, will significantly increase the Federation’s hotel stock to more competitive levels and enhance the country’s status as a top tourist destination. Thethree developments along the prime minister’s stop were the Hillsboro Suites and Residences located at Mattingley Farm, Sunset Reef St. Kitts situated at Palmetto Point, Trinity and the Royal St. Kitts Hotel…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 30, 2021 (DBSKN) — A firm believer in the adage ‘a healthy nation is a wealthy nation’, the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis is partnering with the organisers of SKN Strongest Man & SKN Fittest Woman Competition in staging the event whose first round, Bench Press, will be held on Sunday April 4. According to the main organiser, Mr Romaine Belgrove, the competition was first held in 2019 at the Vibes Beach Bar on The Strip in Frigate Bay but could not be held last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be…