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Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 26, 2021 (SKNIS): Youth-oriented and youth-led organizations in St. Kitts and Nevis are strongly encouraged to register or re-register in some cases, with the Department of Youth Empowerment on or before January 31, 2021.Fifty-three organizations completed the hassle-free registration in 2020 and had access to numerous opportunities including access to technical expertise, networking opportunities with other organizations and agencies, as well as access to materials and resources. In the past, organizations received assistance with cots, stoves, easels, projectors, and the like.“We know that there are several groups that exist that did not register with the department and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 26, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Culture in St. Kitts and Nevis will explore additional strategies to preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of the federation when it meets with research and documentation teams on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.Intangible cultural heritage is described as the practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered to be a part of a country’s cultural heritage. Local examples of ICH include the story of the Mansion Bull, the dance and chants of the Masquerades, the method of making mauby, and more.Marlene Phillips, Research and Documentation Specialist in the Department of…

(18 January 2021) – UN Women, the European Commission, the Governments of Belgium, France, Mexico and Cartooning for Peace, are launching a global Comic and Cartoon Competition to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995, the most visionary agenda for the empowerment of women and girls, was adopted in Beijing, China by 189 governments committed to taking strategic, bold action, to ensure equality and non-discrimination. Twenty-five years later, the Beijing promise is only partially fulfilled, and social justice is still inaccessible to too many women. To…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 26, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public that owing to changes in Barbados’s general COVID-19 posture, the US Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados, has canceled all non-immigrant visa appointments effective Thursday, January 28, 2021. If any persons have an urgent matter and need to travel immediately, they are asked to please follow the guidance provided at https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-bb or call 246 623 9832 or 246 623 9833 to request an emergency appointment. The MRV fee remains valid until September 30, 2022, and may be used for a visa application in the…

The Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis continues to experience a gradual increase in the number of positive cases of COVID-19. As of Monday, January 25, 2021 the Federation has confirmed two additional cases of coronavirus disease. The international travelers landed in the Federation on January 10, 2021 from the United States of America (USA). The patients have been in quarantine at one of the COVID-19 certified hotels since arrival. The patients were duly notified and are now in isolation. These additional cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 37 with 25 cases for St. Kitts and…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 26, 2021) — The following is a notice from the Nevis Water Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA).The Nevis Water Department will be closed on Tuesday, February 02, 2021. However, normal operating hours will resume on Wednesday, February 03, 2021. We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause to the general public. Thanks for your understanding. END

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 26, 2021) — The following is an announcement from the Premier’s Ministry in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving. Thursday, January 28, 2021, has been designated as a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving to express gratitude to Almighty God for His providence and goodness during the past year, and to plead for His continued guidance and protection in 2021. All churches on the island of Nevis will therefore be open on this day from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. to allow the general public to enter, throughout the day, for the purpose of…

San Jose, 26 January 2021 (IICA). Under the leadership of the Ministry of the Environment and Housing of The Bahamas and with funding from the United Nations Green Climate Fund, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and other partners will carry out actions to promote sustainable agriculture in the Caribbean – a region that is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The project, which will be implemented in nine countries (The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago), will aim to increase the engagement…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 26, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has personally thanked Reverend Hilton J. Joseph for his years of faithful service and strong leadership as a clergyman to the people of St. Kitts and Nevis. Thiscomes as Reverend Joseph, who now serves as the Superintendent of the Moravian Church St. Kitts Conference and as Pastor of the Zion and Bethel Pastorate, has accepted a call to serve as the pastor of the Spring Gardens Moravian Church in Antigua, effective March 01, 2021. ReverendJoseph and Mrs. Joseph…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 25, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has designated Thursday 28th January 2021, as a National Day of Prayer to give God thanks for his goodness and providence over the past year, and for guidance and protection in the year ahead.The Antioch Baptist Church in Lime Kiln, Basseterre, has been identified as the official church for the National Day of Prayer where Government Ministers, Church Leaders, Permanent Secretaries, and Senior Government Officials will congregate for worship at 8:00 am. All churches in the Federation are expected to open their doors for persons to…