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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 12, 2023 (SKNIS): Cash transfers of $500 are continuing every month to qualifying citizens and residents as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis provides support under the Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP). Estimates on government expenditure for the PAP will run in the neighbourhood of $30 million to $40 million this year as persons continue to register for support, while others graduate as their economic situation improves. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, said that the government is working to enhance opportunities so that people can enjoy a better quality of life.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 12, 2023 (SKNIS): With much talk about former West Indian British colonies removing the British monarch as the head of state with the objective of advancing the process of full decolonization or independence, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew said that the people are the ones who will decide if it is time to do so or do so at all. “I don’t have a timeline. As we said to them the people will be asked this question and I think the people will provide the answer as well and so I cannot give a timeline,”…

Saint Kitts and Nevis is pleased to participate in this meeting of the highest decision-making body of the Association of Caribbean States. Mr. Chairman and all other heads of government and delegation, I bring you cordial greetings from Prime Minister Dr Terrace Drew, who is unable to attend today’s august gathering. Through this intervention, I wish to convey Saint Kitts and Nevis’ renewed commitment to support and strengthen the work and the mandate of the ACS. We are cognizant of the value to be derived from the numerous ACS projects which have been designed to improve the lives of the people…

IICA Director General Manuel Otero; Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, Laura Suazo; and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Marie-Claude Bibeau. Washington, 12 May 2023 (IICA) – Reducing gender inequalities and ensuring the participation of women in decision making creates tangible benefits for rural well-being and for agricultural resilience. This was the main conclusion of a debate among ministers of Agriculture, private sector representatives and researchers at the Aim for Climate (Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate) Summit – a joint initiative of the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The latter will host this year’s COP28 meeting,…

Each year, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) leads the global celebrations for International Nurses Day, which is held on May 12, the anniversary of the birth of nursing trailblazer Florence Nightingale. This year, we join our voices with the rest of the world to salute all nurses for their significant and invaluable service under the theme: “Our Nurses. Our Future.”The Ministry of Health is committed to recognizing the important role that Nurses and Midwives play in ensuring high-quality, safe, and effective care delivery for all patients, families and communities along the wellness-illness continuum. Our Nurses are indispensable members of the…

Castries – Saint Lucia – 12 th May 2023 – Scores of students, mostly girls from across the fiveMember States of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)participated in the Directorate’s Girls in ICT 2023 Virtual Tech Talk and Training. The eventwas held on May 9 th under the theme ‘Digital Skills for Life’. Since 2011, the InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU) has been coordinating Girls in ICT Day annually to inspireand encourage girls to pursue a future in ICTs towards bridging the digital gender divide. TheITU and its partners from around the world use the observance to encourage young womenand girls to…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 12, 2023 (SKNIS) –The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has newly procured 15 dialysis machines and recently secured the services of three medical specialists to better serve the people of St. Kitts and Nevis and enhance the operations at the Joseph N. France General Hospital. Dialysis is a treatment for people whose kidneys are failing. When there is kidney failure, the kidneys no longer filter blood the way they should. With haemodialysis, the machine removes blood from the body, filters it through a dialyzer, or an artificial kidney, and returns the cleaned blood to the body. The…

BASSETERRE, SAINT KITTS, May 12th, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO) – Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance M. Drew has accepted an invitation from the New York-based Kittitians & Nevisians Association (KANA) to be the Guest Speaker at the 20th Annual Mother’s Day Gala. The Gala, on Sunday 14th May 2023, is being held under the Distinguished Patronage of Prime Minister Drew and will take place at the Eastwood Manor, 3371 Eastchester Road in the Bronx, 10469 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. A cocktail hour will precede a dinner during the event which also includes the…

It is my esteemed honour and privilege to recognize the contributions of all nurses in St. Kitts and Nevis on the occasion of International Nurses Day, which is celebrated on May 12th, the anniversary in remembrance of the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This an occasion to grow the profession through recognition and rejuvenation of the work force. I proudly acclaim NURSING as a viable and noble profession of service. This year, we join our voices with the rest of the world to salute all nurses for their significant and invaluable service under the theme: “Our Nurses. Our Future.”According to the International…

It is my esteemed honour and privilege to recognize the contributions of all nurses in St. Kitts and Nevis on the occasion of International Nurses Day, which is celebrated on May 12th, the anniversary in remembrance of the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This an occasion to grow the profession through recognition and rejuvenation of the work force. I proudly acclaim NURSING as a viable and noble profession of service.This year, we join our voices with the rest of the world to salute all nurses for their significant and invaluable service under the theme: “Our Nurses. Our Future.” According to the International…