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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, May 12th 2023 (RIDU)- The governments of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of Guatemala signed a historic agreement for diplomatic cooperation on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in the margins of the IX Summit of Head of the Association of Caribbean States in the city of Antigua, Guatemala. This agreement is result of months of dialogue and negotiations between the Foreign Ministries of both countries, following bilateral discussions between Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Foreign Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas and his Guatemalan counterpart, Mr. Mario Búcaro Flores in Argentina, in January, 2023. The…

Regional Ministry of Health representatives and health managers will gather in St. Luciafor the first Caribbean HEARTS Initiative workshop signaling a strong commitment of 17countries and territories to the implementation of WHO/PAHO flagship Initiative forimproving cardiovascular health. The workshop is entitled ‘Improving CVD Clinical Management and NCD Surveillance inthe Context of COVID-19 through HEARTS Implementation: Lessons Learned and Plan forScale Up’. The program for the week of May 15 th to 19 th , 2023 is designed to present Ministryofficials and health managers with a robust agenda that includes: Cardiovascular riskmanagement training for St. Lucia’s healthcare staff; improving clinical management…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, has made great strides in improving the standard of healthcare delivery in the Federation through procuring critical pieces of medical equipment, training medical personnel and introducing the services of medical specialists at the Joseph N. France General Hospital. However, Prime Minister Dr. Drew said his government intends to do more for the people of St. Kitts and Nevis. During The Roundtable interview with members of the media on Thursday, May 11, 2023,…

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is aware of a ludicrous allegation circulating concerning the status of the Explorer’s Club (EC). The Force staunchly refutes the absurdity and decries the malicious mind responsible for crafting such nonsense.The RSCNPF has most recently launched an overarching organisation improvement strategy. The plan is aimed at elevating the standard of policing nationwide. To this end, citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis will readily observe positive changes in the types and styles of the Force’s community policing operations in the coming months. One such new community policing initiative that has…

Taipei, Taiwan, 10th May, 2023 A significant meeting was held in Taiwan where Kittitians and Nevisians were engaged in face-to-face dialogue with Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and other members of his delegation.Nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis living and studying in the Republic of China (Taiwan) gathered at the Embassy’s conference room to have conversations with the Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley during his first official visit to Taiwan since stepping into his role as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education, Youth Empowerment, Social Development, Gender Affairs,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS): The Cable will provide fibre optic services for the Health Information System (HIS) as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to modernize and improve healthcare. Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, shared the update during a press engagement on Thursday (May 11, 2023). “The Cable has won the bid to build out our healthcare system with fibre optic cables,” stated Prime Minister Dr. Drew. “We are going to connect all the health institutions – the three hospitals and the health centres – and we want all our…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, has given his guarantee and made it pellucid that the “housing revolution” that his government is about to embark upon will have an over 90 percent pool of workers from St. Kitts and Nevis. Prime Minister Dr. Drew made those comments in a roundtable interview with media representatives on May 11, 2023, at the Koi Resort. “Nobody is going to come into St. Kitts and Nevis building houses for our people and our people are not the contractors,” he said. “Our people…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS): The functional capabilities of blind or partially-sighted individuals within St. Kitts and Nevis were spotlighted on Wednesday (May 10, 2023) as officials seek to raise awareness about blindness and the rights of impacted people. On this week’s edition of the radio and television programme InFocus, Rockliffe Bowen, President of the St. Kitts Society for the Blind, and Jurene Johnson, the parent of 15-year-old visually impaired twin boys, shared their personal experiences and called on society to open their eyes on what blind people can do. Mr. Bowen said that he is married and is gainfully employed,…

We would like to share with you some highlights from the recent regular meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), during which the Caribbean Ministers responsible for Fisheries issued 32 resolutions. Some key areas discussed were: fisheries management; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and fisheries crime; climate change and ocean acidification;imbalances in international trade; Sargassum influxes; andthe emerging Blue Economy ———————- Key actions: The Ministers adopted the Protocol to the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy on Aquatic Foods as a Strategic Resource for Food and Nutrition Security—the third protocol adopted under the regional fisheries policy.The Fisheries Ministers…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Basseterre facilitated the handing over of a significant donation of medical equipment to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Ageing and Disabilities during a brief ceremony held at the JNF General Hospital today, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Minister of Youth Empowerment, Ageing and Disabilities, Hon. Isalean Phillip The donation was made by the Cao Zhong Zhi Foundation, a charity group founded by Mr. Cao and his wife in Taiwan in 1977. The donation includes eighty (80) adult wheelchairs, seventeen…