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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission officially launched the OECS Regional Data Governance Council (RDGC) on October 11, 2023, in Saint Lucia. The hybrid launch was attended by directors of statistics from member states, officials of the World Bank, representatives from Caricom, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the Eastern […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts (Tuesday 17th October 2023)—– To facilitate the influx of passengers, The St.Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) governed—-Robert L. Bradshaw InternationalAirport, is undergoing a major expansion with the construction of a new stairway and ramp that willaccommodate a new departure gate terminal. The newly proposed passenger departure terminal, to be earmarked […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 13, 2023 (SKNIS): Work to extract water from the newly discovered well in Cayon and add it to the distribution system is progressing as the government moves to address the water shortage challenges resulting from climate change. The well was discovered in August 2023 following drilling by the Bedrock Exploration Development Technologies […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 13, 2023 (SKNIS): The rollout of solar energy initiatives across St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to increase in 2024 as the government is close to establishing a feed-in tariff policy to make investment into solar energy worthwhile. A feed-in tariff is the funds or credit owed to independent power producers that […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 13, 2023 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis successfully lobbied the Caribbean Community to vote for favorable terms with respect to posts in developing countries at the 4th Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Saudi Arabia last week. This was stated by the Minister of Post, the Honourable […]

Nassau, Bahamas, 12 October 2023 (IICA) – The Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2023 opened with a resounding call to accelerate and consolidate efforts to reduce the region’s dependence on food imports, an objective towards which the region has already made significant progress. The four-day event, which is currently underway in Nassau, Bahamas, brings together decision-makers from the […]

Washington, DC, 12 October, 2023 (PAHO) – Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda, was sworn in today as the new Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Sealey-Thomas holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, as well as […]

This year’s World Food Day celebrates one of the planet’s most precious resources:water. It’s essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the planet’s surface,makes up over 50 percent of our bodies, helps keep us fed, supports livelihoods andis central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs). […]

Celebrating 40 Years of Friendship: St. Kitts and Nevis Joins Taiwan in Commemorative Dinner in Honour of Taiwan’s 112th National Day  (L-R) Attorney General, Hon. Garth Wilkin; Hon. Isalean Phillip; Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas; His Excellency Michael Lin, Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis; Prime […]