Archive for May 19th, 2023

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and the UK Foreign Secretary met today, Thursday 18th May, 2023 at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, for the group’s bilateral biennial engagement. As the Forum got on the way, Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica […]

INDEPENDENCE 40 THEME REVEALED: “GROWING SUSTAINABLY, DEVELOPING MATURELY, BUILDING RESILIENCY: INDEPENDENCE 40” Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS):  This year’s 40th Independence Anniversary will be celebrated under the theme “Growing Sustainably, Developing Maturely, Building Resiliency: Independence 40”. The theme was chosen from over four hundred entries that were submitted and won by Reverend Damien E. […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is one step closer to establishing an Access to Justice Bureau aimed at strengthening the Rule of Law in the country and positively impacting people’s quality of life. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Senator Honourable Garth Wilkin, said that […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Honourable Samal Duggins said that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives, which he leads, continues its thrust towards achieving CARICOM’s 25 percent by 2025 Agenda which is aimed at reducing the high regional food import bill. “In 2020, CARICOM would have adopted the 25 […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – After weeks of training, 44 officers of St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department – 28 from St. Kitts and 16 from Nevis – completed the 13th Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) Junior Officers Basic Training Course and are now better equipped to protect the nation’s borders […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – Nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis with existing student loans with the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis (DBSKN) are being added to the Government’s Graduate Finance Project and will now see the interest rate on their loans reduced to five (5) percent per annum. “I want […]

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 — Youth crime is becoming an increasing challenge in the region, hindering sustainable development and economic growth. In this context, the United States Government, in partnership with the OECS Commission and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, launched two of its Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) projects aimed […]

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 15, 2023);  Hon. Samal Duggins, continued his second in a series of meetings with Livestock farmers  and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector on Thursday, 11th May 2023 in the Large  Conference Room at the Department of Agriculture.  During the meeting, the Acting Permanent Secretary revealed that the Ministry has been  […]

Thursday, May 18, 2023 — The Eighth OECS Council of Ministers: Education (COM: Edu) was successfully hosted by Antigua and Barbuda under the Chairmanship of The Honourable Daryll Matthew, Minister of Education, Sport and Creative Industries. The two-day meeting was held on April 19-20, 2023 at the John E. St. Luce Finance and Conference Centre under the […]

Bees and other pollinators are critical to healthy ecosystems and food security. They help maintain biodiversity and ensure the production of nutritious food. However, intensive monoculture and pesticide misuse pose serious threats to pollinators by reducing their access to food and nest sites, exposing them to harmful chemicals, and weakening their immune systems. The annual […]