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The Water Services Department wishes to inform residents of the South East Peninsula that in addition to the normal rationing schedule, your water supply is further interrupted due to a leak on our Water Mains in the vicinity of Salt Pond Hill. Please note that we will be undertaking urgent repairs tomorrow Tuesday, April 25th. We expect to return to the normal rationing schedule once this leak is repaired. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience due to this interruption in service.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 24, 2023 (SKNIS): The 2023 Edition of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Diplomatic Week opened on a high note of praise on Sunday, April 23, when senior government officials and diplomats joined the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to worship at the Antioch Baptist Church at Lime Kiln Commercial Development. Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, welcomed all and declared Diplomatic Week 2023 open. He noted that Diplomatic Week provides an avenue to help St. Kitts and Nevis transition into a sustainable island state. “Diplomatic Week presents the opportunity for the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 24, 2023 (SKNBS) – The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards is pleased to announce that as of January 2023, it acquired full member status in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Our upgrade from correspondent to full-paying member was achieved with the help of governmental support. The SKNBS became a correspondent member in 2016 with some rights and privileges within ISO. However, our new status allows us all rights, benefits, and obligations within the ISO system in accordance with clause 2 of the ISO Rules of Procedures.ISO is an independent, non-governmental organisation established in 1947 and based in Geneva,…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, April 24, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO): From April 22nd to 29th, 2023, Saint Kitts and Nevis, as well as other countries and territories of the Region of the Americas, celebrates the 21st annual Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) and the 12th World Immunization Week (WIW) under the theme: “Get up-to-date. #EachVaccineCounts”.Vaccination Week is celebrated the last week of April each year. During the week, a series of activities will take place to raise awareness and sensitize the public on the significance of immunization. Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew in his Vaccination Week…

Monday, April 24, 2023 — The Eighth Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers: Human and Social Development (COM: HSD) , hosted by Antigua and Barbuda on April 18, 2023 at the John E. St. Luce Finance and Conference Centre was successfully concluded with the adoption of Key Decisions. The high-level annual meeting was convened under the theme “Touching Lives through Data-Driven Development” and was attended by Ministers for Social Development in the OECS region and Development Partners. The Honourable Samantha Marshall, Minister of Social Development, Antigua and Barbuda chaired the one-day meeting. In her welcoming remarks, at the Opening Ceremony, The Honourable Samantha…

The General Public is hereby advised that the Department of Agriculture, St. Kitts and its affiliate facilities will be partially closed on Thursday April 27 and Friday April 28, 2023 to accommodate the annual Agriculture Open Day event. This means that limited access will be granted to customers for the purchase of feed ONLY from 8:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. on both days at the department. All other units will be closed. Regular operations will resume on Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. The Department apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this temporary closure and thanks the public for its cooperation…

Announcing to the OECS member states of Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines the Call for Expressions of Interest to join the OAS Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Project. This project targets women-owned and women-led Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and is designed to empower women to actively participate in and benefit from the digital economy and to build sustainable livelihoods. By participating in this project, women entrepreneurs will have access to mechanisms and various opportunities for digitizing their businesses, building an online presence, accessing financial services, accessing international…

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, in collaboration with the Department of Community Development on Nevis, has launched a new community initiative on Nevis. The ceremony took place on April 21, 2023 at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC). It was attended by a number of government officials and four members of the RSCNPF, namely Deputy Commissioner of Police Cromwell Henry; Superintendent Lyndon David; Inspector Alonzo Carty; and Corporal Shauna Pemberton. The Community Advancement Programme (CAP) is a social cohesion and advancement programme designed to provide a safe space for youth through productive interactions and teamwork. By way…

Remarks by H.E Dr. IzBen C. Williams to National and Regional Leaders and other high-level officials of the Caribbean Community of Nations, attending the Regional Symposium on Violence Prevention as a Public Health Issue, and its related Crime Challenge, at Trinidad’s Hyatt Regency, 17-18 April 2023 occurrences and observed trends contributed to a growing recognition and acceptance that violence could and should be addressed from a public health vantage. of all violent acts and it is usually reported more accurately in statistics on violent crime. United Nations General Assembly in September 2011 when World Leaders convened at UN Headquarters, a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts – (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): On Friday 21st April, 2023, The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Economic Development and Investment held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart His Excellency Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India on matters of mutual interest. The Ministers were in Georgetown, Guyana attending the fourth CARICOM- India Ministerial Meeting. Among the important opportunities for collaboration discussed were, inter alia, clean energy transition, the Caribbean Development Bank, capacity building and skills training opportunities in ICT, Agriculture, health national security, and climate change.…