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27 September 2022, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Regional Security System Asset Recovery Unit (RSS ARU) host the 2023 Creative Youth Competition with a focus on songwriting. The ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition is designed to allow students, aged 13-19 in the eight ECCB member countries, to demonstrate their creativity, critical thinking skills and talents through various genres including essay writing, poetry, songwriting and art. Students who wish to participate in the songwriting contest will be required to write their pieces on one of the following topics: Social Media Influencing…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 27, 2022 (SKNIS): The importance of road safety, the implementation of proper road signage, penalties for infringing traffic laws and a new home for the Traffic Department were discussed when Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Hon. Garth Lucien Wilkin met with the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hilroy Brandy and senior Police Officers within the Traffic Department of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) on September 26, 2022.In an effort to increase road safety, the Attorney General and the Senior Police Officers discussed and agreed that as a matter of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 27, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): On Friday, September 23rd, nationals from across the United Kingdom came together in London, after a two-year hiatus, to celebrate our national independence. They travelled from Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester, Leeds, Luton, Slough, and Wales, and throughout London, and gathered at the Headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, which was briefly transformed into a chapel and elegant dining hall to celebrate the 39th anniversary of Independence. The officiating pastor was the Reverend Guy Hewitt whose message resonated with those gathered. He reminded them of the journey they were on and to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 27, 2022 (SKNIS): Director of the Energy Unit in the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Dr. Bertil Browne said the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is further extending tariffs to renewable energy equipment. He said during an interview on September 22 at the Energy Unit on Wellington Road, Basseterre,that “We are in the process of developing a tariff for persons who have rooftop solar and wind turbines at their homes so that when they produce excess energy and it goes back into the grid, they are compensated for it.” “We are also developing the procedures and the application process as…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 27, 2022 (SKNIS): Increases in cargo shipping and passenger arrivals to St. Kitts and Nevis are positive signs that the economy is beginning to gain steam as the COVID-19 health emergency is moving to an endemic. Minister responsible for Ports, the Honourable Marsha Henderson, shared the positive news on Sunday, September 26, 2022, as she addressed the congregation of the Antioch Baptist Church. The Minister and staff from the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) worshipped at the church to mark SCASPA’s 29 years of service to the public. At the seaport, Honourable Henderson, who also…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 27, 2022 (SKNIS) –The Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis continue to receive words of congratulations on the country’s 39thanniversary of Independence. President of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob stated, “It is my distinct honour, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Namibia and, indeed, on my own behalf, to extend to Your Excellency and, through you, to the Government and the people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, greetings and congratulations on the occasion of your 39th Independence anniversary.” In a letter…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 26, 2022 (SKNIS): Following the commissioning of a new equipment at the Metrology Laboratory at the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) on Monday, September 26, 2022, the Federation is one step closer to facilitating effective trade regionally and internationally. This was according to Daniel Best, Director – Projects Department at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) during his virtual remarks. “Today marks a major victory for National Quality Infrastructure as a mechanism for effective trade facilitation in St. Kitts and Nevis and other CARIFORUM Member States. The laboratory upgrades we have completed help to…

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 26, 2022 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS), in collaboration with the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), has moved to strengthen the country’s national quality infrastructure (NQI) through the commissioning of a new metrology laboratory equipment on Monday, September 26, 2022. The equipment was provided through the “Strengthening of Regional Quality Infrastructure Programme: Procurement of Metrology Equipment to Barbados, Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis” Project. The two-year initiative is being managed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) with financing from the European Union (EU) under the 11th European Development…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 26, 2022 (SKNIS) – President of the Republic of Nicaragua, H.E. Daniel Ortega Saavedra has congratulated Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, and by extension the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis, on the occasion of the 39thanniversary of Independence. In a congratulatory letter to Prime Minister Dr. Drew, President Ortega wrote: “We join You and Your Noble People in celebrating thishistoric and memorable date, reiterating our unwaveringcommitment to continue strengthening the Historical Bonds of Fraternity, Solidarity and Cooperation that unite our Peoples and Governments in the search for sustainable solutions to the great challenges we face as Brothers who share the GreatCaribbean Sea. “Receive, dear Brother,…