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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 17, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ministry of Sustainable Development officially launched the 2021 Population and Housing Census earlier today (Thursday, March 17), and citizens and residents across the length and breadth of St. Kitts and Nevis are being encouraged to play their role in […]

17 March 2022, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The EasternCaribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has won the Reconnaissance International Regional NewBanknote Series Award for its family of EC Polymer Notes. The prestigious award recognises newly introduced banknotes and ID documents thatexemplify superior technical sophistication and excellence in design and security. In his virtual […]

Here’s a reminder! The Department of Marine Resources will be launching several new and tasty Value Added products during the official Value Added Equipment Handing Over ceremony tomorrow Friday March 18, 2022. These machines will allow the addition of fish fingers, fish sticks, cakes and burger patties, conch fritters, fillet mahi, mahi, snapper and more […]

MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SAVE THE DATE FOR THE GRAND RETURN OF THE AGRICULTURE OPEN DAY IN ST. KITTS. FOLLOWING A TWO-YEAR HIATUS, THIS YEAR’S EVENT WILL RETURN WITH AN EXTRAVAGANT DISPLAY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR ON APRIL 28 AND 29. THE ACTION RUNS FROM 9AM-10PM DAILY.REGISTRATION FOR BOOTHS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DEPARTMENT […]

16 March 2022, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The role ofEastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Social Security Systems is critical to nationaldevelopment. Speaking on the second of a two-part interview, recently Retired Director of the AnguillaSocial Security Board, Dr Timothy Hodge and Acting Deputy Director ResearchDepartment, ECCB, Shernnel Thompson, discuss the roles […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 17, 2022 (SKNIS): For this year’s International Women’s Day, which was celebrated on March 08, countries around the world were encouraged to promote the campaign theme #BreakTheBias, a theme the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health et al, challenged women in St. Kitts and Nevis to continue. “I am calling on all […]

Washington D.C., 16 March 2022 (PAHO) – As COVID-19 vaccination continues to expand in the Americas, countries must continue to focus on the protection of the most vulnerable, such as the elderly, the immunocompromised, health care workers and other high-risk groups, Pan American Health Organization Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa said today. “COVID-19 infections and deaths are […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2022 (SKNIS): A board member of St. Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SKNCIC) has challenged companies in the Federation and across the Caribbean to embrace two key recommendations of the United Kingdom’s Hampton-Alexander Review. On the March 15 edition of Leadership Matters, Natalie John, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The National Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan 2022-2027 will be fully operationalized in the coming weeks when it is laid in the Federal Parliament of St. Kitts and Nevis. The policy guides the day-to-day operations of the Department of Gender Affairs as it works to empower men, women, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health et al, publicly saluted hardworking and pioneering women in St. Kitts and Nevis who have contributed to nation-building. “While we recognized the women in leadership across the world on International Women’s Day (March 08), we must also remember the women in our […]