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Christ Church, Barbados, March 10, 2023 (SKNIS): The 34th Meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Legal Affairs Committee was held on March 9 and 10, 2023 in Barbados. Attending the meeting on behalf of the Federation was Attorney-General, Senator Garth Wilkin. “The OECS Legal Affairs Committee met this week to discuss and finalize various […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 10, 2023 (SKNIS): The annual Summer Residential Camp is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, and organizers plan to celebrate the milestone with more opportunities for fun and learning while thanking persons who contributed to the success of the programme. The camp will run from July 16 to 30 at the Beach Allen […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 10, 2023 (SKNIS): The economy of St. Kitts and Nevis is projected to continue its recovery over the medium term, fueled by a rebound in tourism services, greater agricultural production, digitalisation, and increased investment in public infrastructure, according to a  country report released by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) on March […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, March 9, 2023 [Press Secretary, PMO]:  Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, joined several senior health officials in St. Kitts and Nevis and other stakeholders at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort yesterday (Wednesday, March 08) for a meeting with representatives from the Pan American Health Organization […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 9, 2023 (SKNIS): The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) wants greater oversight of the process of who is being appointed to Banking Boards and Boards of other financial institutions. Governor of the ECCB, Dr. Timothy Antoine, has commended the Dr. Terrance Drew-led administration for its tabling of two banking bills, namely, the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 9, 2023 (Department of Statistics): The Department within the Ministry of Sustainable Development is concluding the field (data collection) activities for the Population and Housing Census 2021.  This census is a vital source of information on the current population count and characteristics – including the standard of living, of the residents of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 9, 2023 (SKNIS): The Public Works Department (PWD) on St. Kitts is currently in the drafting stage for the St. Peter’s Road Rehabilitation Project slated to commence later this year. Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Konris Maynard stated in the National Assembly on March 7th that “In December, Parliament authorized seven (7) […]

Washington, D.C., 9 March 2023 (PAHO) – As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year in the Region of the Americas, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called on countries to strengthen surveillance and bridge gaps in vaccination coverage to end the emergency and better prepare for future health crises.  Over the past […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 09, 2023 (SKNIS): Services for women and children who experience domestic or gender-based violence will benefit from a newly updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Garden of Rebirth. The new MOU was signed on Wednesday, March 08, 2023, during a brief ceremony at […]

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Yesterday, the Caribbean Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Ellis Richards & Ors. v The State of Trinidad and Tobago AGOJ2021/001, a case in its Original Jurisdiction. Deciding a preliminary point raised at the case management stage, the CCJ dismissed the majority of the claims brought by policyholders of British American Insurance Company Limited […]