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Global Themes for 2020: Education, Ecosystems, Inclusion and Policy. National Long Term Theme: No One Must be Left Behind: Creating Sustainable Livelihoods for All, Through Entrepreneurship Delivered by Minister of International Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs & Labour Hon Wendy Colleen Phipps Sunday, November 15, 2020 Fellow Citizens and Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis: From November 16-22, 2020, our Federation will be joining about 180 countries in the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020. This international observance, which was started in 2008 by the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), is meant to showcase the importance of entrepreneurship to economic development, job …

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 16, 2020 (DBSKN) — In celebration of a week of activities in observance of World Diabetes Day, the St. Kitts Diabetes Association held a Grand Walk on Saturday November 14, the actual World Diabetes Day. The walk, which was held under the theme ‘Walk to Cure Diabetes’, took the participants who included the Minister of Health the Hon Akilah Byron-Nisbett and the Permanent Secretary Dr Delores Stapleton-Harris, from the Cenotaph at the War Memorial to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and back via Bay Road. “The St. Kitts Diabetes Association we have been having our week of activities…

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, November 16, 2020 (IICA-SKN) — Twenty backyard farmers on Nevis are the recipients of raised seed beds, Grow Boxes, thanks to the collaboration between the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the ministries of Health and Gender Affairs, Social Development, and Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). “This initiative came out the Covid experience, understanding that a lot of people have lost their jobs and to help with food security,” said Technical Specialist, St. Kitts and Nevis IICA Delegation, Ms Sharon Jones, on Thursday November 12 at a ceremony held at the conference room of the Department…

Paris, France—16th November 2020: In a brief courtesy visit last week on Ambassador François Chih-Chung WU, head of the Taipei Representative Office (TRO) in France, St. Kitts & Nevis Honorary Consul to France, Dr. David P. Doyle, reiterated messages of mutual friendship between the two countries. The TRO represents the interests of Taiwan in France. Both envoys exchanged views on the long-standing bilateral relations between Taiwan and St. Kitts and Nevis, which have been characterised by shared values and mutual respect since they established diplomatic relations in 1983. Dr. Doyle, who also serves as the Federation’s Ambassador to UNESCO in Paris, expressed the deep gratitude of Hon.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 14, 2020 (SKNIS): Minister with responsibility for Agriculture, the Honourable Alexis Jeffers, expressed gratitude to the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine for handing over new breeds of cattle and sheep to the Department of Agriculture, noting that it represents a continuation of the excellent partnership that exists between the school and the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The minister expressed this during the handing over ceremony between the Department of Agriculture and Ross University on November 12 at Mansion village.“This partnership you have heard the Dean speak about is nothing new. If I were to reflect…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS No. of 2020 A BILL to amend the Income Tax Act, Cap. 20.22 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 thesame as follows: Short title.This Act may be cited as the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020.Interpretation.In this Act, a reference to the expression “Act” shall mean the Income Tax Act, Cap. 20.22. Amendment of Act.The Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 3, the following new sections:“ 3A. Additional Charge. (1) Notwithstanding…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 14, 2020 (SKNIS): In an effort to further advance the Agricultural product within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine is contributing to the livestock sector with donating new breeds of cattle and sheep to the Department of Agriculture in an initiative called “livestock breeding initiative”.According to President of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Tyler Oxley, the purpose of the initiative is to grow the Federation’s national herd and diversify the genetic pool and to allow for the long term goal of St. Kitts and Nevis becoming self-sustainable in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 13, 2020 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis received a generous donation of personal protective equipment (PPEs) on Friday, November 13, 2020, that will be used to bolster the ongoing efforts to keep healthcare workers safe from COVID-19. Thirty-five thousand, two hundred (35,200) respiratory masks, 10,500 isolation gowns, and 3,600 goggles were presented by the Government of Canada through the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) during a brief ceremony at the Joseph N. France General Hospital. Dr. Yitabes Gebre, PAHO/WHO representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, as well as Ann Cleminson, Charge d’ Affairs of the Canadian High Commission…

Bill, 2020. Nevis. No. of 2020. Income Tax (Amendment) Saint Christopher and Bill, 2020. Nevis. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS No. of 2020 A BILL to amend the Income Tax Act, Cap. 20.22 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 Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, a reference to the expression “Act” shall mean the Income Tax Act, Cap.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 13, 2020 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, November 09, 2020, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Several issues affecting the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were deliberated on. The COVID-19 National Task Force brought the Cabinet up to date in relation to the reopening of the Federation’s borders with the first international flight from Miami, which arrived at the RLB International Airport on Saturday, November 07, 2020. The Task Force detailed the number of passengers with a breakdown of…