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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 8, 2023 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, Her Excellency Verna Mills, in a recent press engagement for Diplomatic Week organized by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the over 243 sanctions that the United States (US) government has imposed on Cuba are causing immeasurable suffering for Cubans and that St. Kitts and Nevis like the rest of the international community calls for the lifting of the embargo.“Cubans have been suffering for over six decades now and St. Kitts and Nevis is of the view that it is…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, May 8, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO) – The Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, Social Development, Gender Affairs, Aging and Disabilities travelled with a delegation to the Republic of China (Taiwan) on Saturday 6th May 2023.(The Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, Social Development, Gender Affairs, Aging and Disabilities)The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) extended an invitation to the Deputy Prime Minister for his first official visit to Taiwan as an extension of the State Visit by the Prime Minister, the…

Police investigations are ongoing into the armed robbery of a Buckley’s supermarket. On May 6th, 2023, the Police responded to the crime reported at “All Day Supermarket” located at Buckley’s Extension. The business owner, Jianlong Wu of Sprott Street, reported that around 8PM on the aforementioned date, two masked male assailants entered his store armed with handguns which they promptly aimed at him. One assailant held Mr Wu at gunpoint while the other proceeded to search his supermarket. Mr Wu complied with the robbers’ demands and opened his cash register. They stole a sum of money and subsequently fled the…

Basseterre Saint Kitts and Nevis, May 7, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO): During his visit to London, United Kingdom (UK) for the Coronation Ceremony of His Majesty King Charles III, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance M. Drew met with numerous influential world leaders and shared the vision of his administration for the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. He began his second day in London (May 5, 2023), accompanied by the Governor-General Dame Marcella Liburd, GCMG, JP, by attending a Small Island Developing States (SIDS) breakfast, organized by the UK Foreign Office to demonstrate its support for SIDS. (L-R) Under-Secretary…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 7, 2023): In an effort to continue discussions on the way forward for the overall development of the agricultural sector, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives, Hon. Samal Duggins will be hosting a series of meetings for Farmers and Fishers in St. Kitts during the month of May. The farmers and fishers will be divided into groups and will meet as follows: Fishers are scheduled to meet on Wednesday 10th May while Livestock Farmers are expected to meet on Thursday 11th May. Both meetings will take place in the Large Conference of the Department of Agriculture,…

Washington, DC, 4 May 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a groundbreaking initiative with Grindr LLC (Grindr) through its social networking app, to ensure key information on monkeypox (mpox) reaches lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and more (LGBTQI+) communities in the Region of the Americas.PAHO and Grindr will work together to tackle misinformation on mpox and address critical information gaps – particularly around prevention, treatment, and care – among those groups who are disproportionately at risk of mpox infections. The initiative further contemplates discussing and addressing ways to support non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing communication activities around the…

BASSETERRE (6th May, 2023): Online ticket sales are progressing extremely well, for one of the most widely recognized and anticipated events on the Caribbean’s annual calendar, the 25th Anniversary of the St. Kitts Music Festival, which takes place at the historic Warner Park Stadium, 22-24 June, 2023. .Chairman of the St. Kitts Music Festival Committee, Allister Williams, said ticket sales are up compared to sales during this same period last year. Also, Xpress Events VVIP Lounge announced that they have sold more than 70 percent of their tickets, with Saturday night at 90 percent sold out. “The interest level is certainly high, due to this year’s diverse lineup of world-class talent, which is attracting not…

Good day, Citizens and Residents! I am taking the opportunity to address the nation on the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis’ progress in providing affordable homeowner solutions. As a government, we believe that it is critically important for our citizens and residents to become homeowners. And as such, has made it a top priority to create affordable housing solutions that will meet the ever-growing housing demand. Today, as the Minister responsible for Housing & Human Settlement, I am pleased to formally announce that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and National Housing Corporation (NHC) have signed a contract…

The ambassadors, commercial attachés and minister-counsellors of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC), the United States, Canada and Spain, met with the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, and pledged their support for the establishment of a hemispheric partnership for food security and sustainable development, given the region’s status as the world’s major food producer and biodiversity powerhouse. The ambassadors visited IICA Headquarters in San Jose and also endorsed the institutional transformation process spearheaded by the Director General, Manuel Otero. San Jose, 5 May 2023 (IICA). Accredited ambassadors and diplomatic representatives to Costa Rica from 20 countries of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2023 (SKNIS): Scores of skilled workers stand to benefit from the recently signed agreement between the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the National Housing Corporation (NHC) with the East Coast Housing Development. The contract is for the Trinidad-based developer to finance and deliver 2,400 affordable smart homes over a four-year period. Acting Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Housing and Human Settlement, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, said that this homeowner initiative is in keeping with the government’s “priority to create affordable housing solutions” to meet “the ever-growing housing demand.” He expressed pleasure with…