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Basseterre, St. Kitts (02 December 2022) – The tourism industry in St. Kitts witnessed extraordinary growth and success in November. As per Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) indication, St. Kitts celebrated Tourism Awareness Month with an exciting roster of events that paid homage to the resilience and excellence of the industry. Tourism Awareness Month was led […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, November 3, 2022 [Press Secretary’s Office]: Prime Minister of St. Kitts-Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, has tapped into the diaspora and appointed two nationals to serve as diplomats to the Federation.Hadiya Claxton and Calvin St Juste have been appointed to serve in the capacity of ‘Special Envoy for Investment’ […]

Basseterre, St Kitts, December 3, 2022 (SKNIS): The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have swiftly moved to replace Electoral Commissioners who resigned on December 1 and 2, 2022. The Prime Minister, Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, and the Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Mark Brantley, were notified by the Governor-General’s Office on December […]

The St. Christopher Tourism Authority is requesting bids from suitable qualified persons or companies to provide cleaning services of the destination in one or both of the following areas: Timothy Hill Two main beaches located on the South East Peninsula, Surroundings of Historical Sites located in Basseterre and areas surrounding Basseterre. Section I – Background […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 2nd December 2022 – The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis is in the midst of preparing its very first Voluntary National Review (VNR) with technical assistance from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). On Tuesday 29th November, key stakeholders convened at a workshop dubbed “VNR Validation and SDG Training” at […]

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) will release a new, joint Policy Brief entitled Towards sustainable food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean in response to the global food crisis next Tuesday, December 6. […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 1, 2022 (SKNIS): From factories in industrialized countries pumping billions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere contributing to global warming with the result of more deadly natural disasters such as hurricanes in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to severe droughts because of inadequate rainfall, the climate crisis is taking a mounting […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 01, 2022 (SKNIS) – The National Council on Drug Abuse Prevention, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, is set to introduce a new drug prevention programme in primary schools across the Federation.  The Living Above the Influence 11 Sessions Primary School Substance Use Education & Prevention Programme will be launched […]

Washington D.C. 1 December 2022 (PAHO) – Tomorrow, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) marks its Anniversary as the world’s oldest international public health agency, celebrating 12 decades of work promoting health and wellbeing throughout the region of the Americas.  On this day in 1902, 11 countries came together at the First General International Sanitary Convention […]

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 1, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives is committed to joining other countries in the CARICOM region as they undertake to reduce the region’s extremely large food imports by 25% in 2025. This will be achieved by ensuring sustainable agriculture where among others, more women […]