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Dear Stakeholders, Silver Spirit will not make its scheduled call to St. Kitts today, Monday 14th March, 2022. Also, the Grandeur of the Seas will not make its scheduled call tomorrow, Tuesday 15th March, 2022. Please note the revised cruise schedule for the week, ending Saturday 19th March, 2022 : Wednesday 16th March, 20222: Carnival Magic – Port ZanteCelebrity Apex – Port ZanteSeven Seas Navigator – Port Zante Thursday 17th March, 2022: Aida Diva – Port ZanteCelebrity Equinox – Port ZanteSeven Seas Splendo r- Port ZanteStar Flyer – Basseterre HarbourStar Legend – Basseterre Harbour Friday 18th March, 2022: Seabourn Odyssey – South Friar’s…

Viking Sea did not make its scheduled call to St. Kitts today, Saturday 12th March, 2022 due to high winds. Please note the cruise schedule for the period Sunday 13th March to Saturday 19th March, 2022 : Sunday 13th March, 2022: Azamara Quest – Port ZanteCelebrity Millennium- Port ZanteEnchantment of the Seas- Port Zante Monday 14th March, 2022: Silver Spirit – Port Zante Tuesday 15th March, 2022: Grandeur of the Seas- Port Zante Wednesday 16th March, 20222: Carnival Magic- Port ZanteCelebrity Apex- Port ZanteSeven Seas Navigator- Port Zante Thursday 17th March, 2022: Aida Diva- Port ZanteCelebrity Equinox- Port ZanteSeven Seas Splendor-…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 12, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, conducted one of his regular visits to the Basseterre Public Market earlier this morning, (March 12), where he commended local farmers and vendors for contributing to the substantial progress being made in the overall advancement of the agricultural sector.Prime Minister Harris, who was joined on his visit by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Ron Dublin-Collins and Mr. Ian Chapman, Crops Programme Leader in the Department of Agriculture, stated that he is “quite impressed with the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 11, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has given its support for the Save Soil movement – a global initiative being spearheaded by renowned yogi and environmentalist Sadhguru Jagadish Vaudev that seeks to address the important issue of rapid soil degradation and garner international support to ramp up conservation efforts. During a virtual ceremony held earlier today, (March 11, 2022), Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and several other Caribbean leaders, including Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne, signed Memorandums of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is one step closer to finalizing its UN Country Implementation Plan (CIP) following a key stakeholders’ meeting aimed at reviewing and confirming national priority areas, to which the UN’s support should be closely aligned. “In essence, the purpose of the meeting was to have an opportunity to engage key stakeholders within the Federation on several national priorities which the UN development system intends to provide programmatic support to St. Kitts and Nevis over the next two years, so that they are fully apprised of the process and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2022 (SKNIS): During the celebrations for International Women’s Day 2022 earlier this week, the Ministry of Agriculture made a special effort to spotlight the contributions of women in St. Kitts and Nevis to the growth and development of the agriculture sector.During a special ceremony hosted on March 08, the ministry awarded a number of hardworking women for their contributions to the sector.Speaking during that ceremony, Director of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Tracy Challenger said that the role women play has influenced every facet of socio-economic life within the Federation.Dr. Challenger further noted that she has…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is streamlining a number of activities to commemorateCaribe Wave. CARIBE WAVE is usually observed regionally and internationally in the month of March and it is being observed,today Thursday 10th March. CARIBE WAVE is a tsunami exercise designed by the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Tsunami andOther Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE-EWS) of theOceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization(UNESCO). The purpose of this exercise is to validate and advance tsunami preparedness efforts in the federation and the rest ofthe Caribbean Regions. The National Emergency…

The University of the West Indies Open Campus, St. Kitts and Nevis inpartnership with the History and Heritage Month Committee, will host the 5thSir Probyn Inniss Memorial Lecture on March 23rd at 7 pm. For the second year running, the lecture will be delivered online. The audienceis invited to join and participate in the discussion via the Open Campus Facebookpage and Youtube Channel. The topic for this year’s lecture is Cultural Opportunities and Challenges in aPost-Covid 19 World. The presenter will be Dr Deborah Hickling Gordon, alecturer in Cultural Studies at The University of the West Indies, Institute ofCaribbean Studies,…

First of all I wish to thank the Department of Gender Affairs for their kind invitation to give the Keynote address at this International Women’s Day Award Ceremony, and to thank all of you in attendance today . I also wish in particular to congratulate the Honorees who will be receiving their well deserved awards and to whom this ceremony is dedicated. I was extremely pleased to note that there is a special Prime Minister’s award to be distributed to commemorate this special occasion, for on this Day when we examine the status of women with a view to improvement, it is important to know that the Head of our government is fully on board. You will note that this would be the…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 10, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ production of waste is higher than the global average for the Latin America and the Caribbean region. A partnership between the Federal Government and the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has resulted in the establishment of the St. Kitts and Nevis Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project which will help in the management and the reduction of waste. “This project was conceptualised in line with the international community’s rising awareness of the importance of solid waste management, as well as the UN Sustainable Development…