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Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, June 16, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO): Citizens and residents of SaintKitts and Nevis are set to benefit from a second Citizenship by Investment COVID-19 Relief Payment(Dividend), a share of the profits and retained earnings received from the country’s CBI Programme.The payment process is scheduled to begin by Wednesday 21st June 2023. […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 15, 2023 (SKNIS): The Warner Park Cricket Stadium, the designated venue for the staging of the 25th Anniversary of the St. Kitts Music Festival (SKMF) slated for June 22-24, 2023, has been expanded to give patrons a truly exhilarating experience, showcasing culture, food and the best in entertainment and more. This was confirmed […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 15, 2023 (SKNIS): Differently-abled individuals will be able to enjoy the 25th edition of the St. Kitts Music Festival (SKMF) in person, as organisers are working to ensure the annual world-class event creates memorable experiences for all patrons. On the June 14 edition of the radio and television programme InFocus, Minister of Tourism, the Honourable […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 15, 2023 (SKNIS): Destination marketing is a necessary tool to promote any country. As such, the Ministry of Tourism and the St. Kitts Tourism Authority (SKTA) have embarked on several initiatives to ensure that the Federation is properly marketed as a top tourist destination. One such initiative is traveling outside of the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 15, 2023 (SKNIS): Since the launch of the new Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Ageing and Disabilities in February 2023, several alleged cases of elder abuse have been recorded prompting government officials to seek the public’s assistance to arrest this problem, which often goes unreported. Elder Abuse is an act within any relationship […]

Thursday, 15 June 2023 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Caribbean professional and amateur athletes will compete in the Sixteenth CARICOM Road Races scheduled for July in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.   A five-kilometre (5K) race will start at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Saturday, 1 July, while a 10-kilometre (10K) race will commence […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 15, 2023: The Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) on June 13, 2023, launched its 2023 Youth for Innovation and Resilience (Youth FIRE) Programme aimed at supporting inclusive and equitable development in the Region through youth empowerment and engagement. The launch was held at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Saint Lucia. Scheduled to […]

BASSETERRE (15th June, 2023): The St. Kitts Music Festival presents the first ever Festival Jump Off, which will take place on Saturday 17th June, 2023. The road-jam session features the Nu Vybes Band International, Grand Masters Band, E.K. and DJ Smudge. The Festival Jump Off will commence at 5am from the Newtown Fisheries Complex, Bay Road, and proceed towards the […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 14, 2023: Climate Finance, a necessity for Caribbean countries faced with multiple threats from Climate Change, is the focus of the 2023 William G. Demas Memorial Lecture to be delivered by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC) Mr. Simon Stiell at the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) […]

A wide cross-section of Haitian stakeholders, a microcosm of Haitian society, met in Kingston, Jamaica, at the invitation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 11-13 June 2023.  Stakeholders welcomed the inclusive nature of the meeting. The meeting sought to facilitate inclusive dialogue among Haitian stakeholders in an effort to find a solution to the protracted multi-dimensional […]