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Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 19, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from St. Kitts and Nevis Accreditation Secretariat will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The special guests will be Trisha Francis, Executive Director of St. Kitts and Nevis Accreditation Secretariat, and Violet Williams, Member of the Accreditation Board and Representative from the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs. The panel will discuss the purpose of St. Kitts and Nevis Accreditation Board (SKNAB), the services it provides, the impact of COVID-19 on the operations of the SKNAB, and major activities in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (19th January, 2021)—The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. is advising the public of scheduled maintenance outages for the week 20th – 22nd January 2021. The scheduled maintenance outages are necessary to perform maintenance as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability. DATE TIME AREA(S) TO BE AFFECTED Wednesday 20th January 2021 9:00am-3:00pm Ottleys Village to Lodge Village Thursday 21st January 2021 9:00am- 3:00pm Lodge Village to Cabbage Tree Friday 22nd January 2021 9:00am- 1:00pm Potato Bay Customers in these communities can expect an interruption of supply between the hours stated.…

Community Notice Civil Society Organizations in St. Kitts and Nevis are invited to apply for grant funding of up to US$50,000 to implement or expand beekeeping under an Apiculture and Biodiversity project. The funds are offered through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grant Programme (SGP) which falls under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Programme. Applicants are required to submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) to the GEF SGP UNDP National Coordinator via email iliswatts@unops.org. Applications must be received on or before January 31, 2021. -30-

GreetingsThe St. Christopher National Trust is appreciative of your continued loyalty and unwavering support of the work that we do. We are grateful for the many opportunities that we were able to serve you over the years while we work to ensure that our history and heritage remains protected and preserved for future generations. Last year (2020) was a very difficult and trying year for all of us but through the challenges we have persevered. Even with a locked down economy and little to no income being realized, the Trust was able to accomplish several major projects and retain all of our staff.…

As we prepare to release the Annual Register of Voters due out by 31 st January, it is timely to discuss theprocess of objections that this list may give rise to. It is important to do so as, under my watch, theoffice was challenged twice at the High Court – in December 2017 and in June 2020. Both times thechallenge was not the rightness or wrongness of the decision, but rather whether the process wasfollowed.Objections result in hearings. They are magisterial in nature in that they are evidence based. Notice Isaid evidence, i.e. information provided under oath, and preferably via…

(EMU) – St. Kitts, Tuesday, January 12, 2021: With its continued attempts tokeep children safe and healthy, the Ministry of Education accepted withgratitude a donation of fifty (50) Infrared thermometers from Waters AnchorCenter for Health and Wellness, a privately owned medical facility located inFrigate Bay, St. Kitts.Speaking on behalf of Waters Anchor Center for Health and Wellness, NurseTeresa Hamilton expressed in keeping with their aim “to promote healthwithin the federation” Waters Anchor Center for Health and Wellness felt ita necessity to present the thermometers to the Ministry so as to ensurethat schools are effectively equipped to comply with the National…

The first meeting of the newly commissioned SKNCIC Liaison Committee was held on January 14, 2021. The Body was formed in response to concerns expressed by members of the Private Sector within the Hospitality Sector about the prolonged negative impact of COVID-19 on the sector and the Federation’s overall economy. The objective of the Liaison Committee is to create a more rigorous consultative process to guide the economic recovery of the Federation’s tourism sector in the first instance. As such, it will act as a liaison between the Private Sector and the Public Sector’s National COVID-19 Task Force. It also…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 18, 2021 (SKNIS): A grant of up to US$50,000 is available to Civil Society Organizations in St. Kitts and Nevis to implement or expand beekeeping under an Apiculture and Biodiversity project.The funds are offered through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grant Programme (SGP) which falls under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Programme. The multi-country project aims to establish a sustainable apiculture industry in Saint Lucia and identify clear pathways to further the development of an apiculture industry in four other Caribbean countries including St. Kitts and Nevis. The other Caribbean countries are Dominica,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 18, 2021 (RSCNPF): Commissioner of Police, Hilroy Brandy, expressed his heartfelt appreciation to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis for the support offered to him and The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force over the years. During his opening statement at his first press conference for 2021, Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, announced that Her Majesty the Queen had graciously considered a recommendation from his cabinet, through His Excellency the Governor General, to award the Commissioner with the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM). This was as a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 18, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce two scholarship opportunities provided by the Republic of Serbia for 2021. The following are the terms by which interested persons may be granted this scholarship: 1. Applicants must be under the age of 21 years to apply for any bachelor’s programme, under 25 years to apply for any master’s programme and under 35 years to apply for any Doctoral programme.2. The scholarship will contain free Serbian language preparatory courses online and intensive courses upon arrival in the Republic of Serbia, tuition for all levels of…