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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs will expand its online application and payment processes in 2024, as it seeks to improve efficiency in meeting the needs of the public. During the 2024 Budget Debate on December 14, 2023, Senator and Minister of State, the Honourable Isalean […]

 Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS):  During the 2024 Budget Debate in the National Assembly on December 14, 2023, Senator, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment, outlined a transformative vision for St. Kitts and Nevis, emphasizing sustainable development and social equity. “St. Kitts and Nevis […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, during the second day of the 2024 Budget Debate on Friday, December 15, 2023, announced the renaming of two schools in St. Kitts and Nevis as a tribute to prominent figures in education and leadership. In 2024, […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS) – While the Ministry of Agriculture is aggressively pursuing strategies and initiatives geared at boosting agricultural output in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Samal Duggins said greater attention must also be placed on preventing or limiting post production losses.  “It is believed, Madam Speaker, that we lose […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS) – Attaining food security is one of the key pillars of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Sustainable Island State Agenda. In this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture has embarked on several ambitious and innovative projects aimed at reducing the Federation’s large food import bill by assisting […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2023 – Minister of Environment, Climate Action et al, HonDr Joyelle Clarke welcomed Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Honourable StevenGuilbeault to the St. Kitts and Nevis Pavilion at the UN Climate Conference in Dubai on 5 December2023. This meeting aimed to cement the growing relationship between both […]

Migration: a solution, not a problemBy Michele Klein Solomon, IOM regional director for Central America, North America and the Caribbean It is common knowledge that social, political, economic and environmental challenges in Latin Americaand the Caribbean push people to migrate. However, it is less well known that the potential of migrationitself can serve to address […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 14, 2023 (SKNIS): Senator, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, has reinforced the government’s commitment to a cleaner St. Kitts and Nevis during the first day of the 2024 Budget Debate on December 14, 2023, in the National Assembly. This pledge is […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 14, 2023 (SKNIS): Female residents at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in St. Kitts and Nevis are enjoying unprecedented levels of liberty that permit them to leave the four walls of the correctional facility as part of the rehabilitative programme. Unlike their male counterparts, females were not allowed to leave the prison […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, December 14, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMOSKN) – Following the Opening Statement of the Budget Debate, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew has embarked on a diplomatic mission to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.  The urgent meeting which has been convened with other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government, is being under […]