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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis met with public and private sector stakeholders to discuss the way forward for the agricultural sector during the Annual Review Planning Meeting held today, Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. The meeting convened under the theme: “Enhancement, Innovation, and Sustainability – A New Strategy for Agriculture in St. Kitts and Nevis.” Huey Sargeant, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration, welcomed the thrust to focus on innovation. “Innovation and sustainability are two of the most important concepts…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2022 (SKNIS): The agriculture sector in St. Kitts and Nevis is poised for further growth and strengthening with innovation being at the core of the ministry’s development and reform agenda. This was according to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ron Dublin Collins at the Annual Review Planning Meeting held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort under the theme, “Innovation and Sustainability: A New Strategy for Agriculture in St. Kitts and Nevis.” “Agriculture is set and poised for takeoff. Clearance has been obtained and we are buckled in for a…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 19, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Fifteen families in Mansion Village each received keys to a two-bedroomed bungalow on Friday February 18, made possible as a result of a bilateral agreement between the governments of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. “Today I am pleased to participate in this historic distribution of 15 Petrocasas houses to 15 families who really need them,” said Prime Minister and Area Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Number Seven, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris. Donated by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the Petrocaribe Agreement, which would…

Dr Barnett’s congratulatory message to Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Honourable Philip J. Pierre noted the country’s steadfast and committed pursuit of development: “Honourable Prime Minister: On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I wish to convey congratulations to the Government and People of Saint Lucia on the country’s Forty-Third Anniversary as an independent nation. During the past forty-three years, Saint Lucia has been steadfast and committed to its pursuit of development of the country and people. Saint Lucia’s global contribution is widely recognised and exemplified by its two Nobel Laureates, and these feats are aptly reflected through the theme chosen to…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 22, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The next edition of the popular virtual programme, Leadership Matters with Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, will be aired next Tuesday, March 01, 2022 at 8:00pm. The programme returned last Tuesday (February 15) in a twice monthly format. Last week’s edition featured Prime Minister Harris, Attorney-General the Honourable Vincent Byron Jr., and Minister of Human Settlement et al., the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, as part of a commemorative event to mark the 7th anniversary of the Team Unity Government. Team Unity was first elected to office…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is this week training Antigua and Barbuda Immigration Officials on the movement of CARICOM nationals and the facilitation of travel. The online training will be for two half days – 22 to 23 February 2022 and focus on the legal basis for the movement of Skilled Nationals; the CARICOM Complaints Procedure and the role of Immigration Departments in facilitating the Free Movement of people. TheHon. E. P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, will deliver opening remarks and Mr. Joseph Cox, Assistant Secretary-General, Directorate of Economic Integration, Innovation and Development, CARICOM Secretariat, will…

The Crops Division of the Department of Agriculture within the Ministry of Agriculture is inviting all Crop farmers to register for the 2022 Farmers Judging Competition. The Registration period runs from Monday 21st February to Friday 11th March 2022. Farmers who are interested should register with their District Extension Officers as well as the Department of Agriculture, St. Kitts. Crop Extension Officers will provide further information about the rules and guidelines of the competition. The judging which is scheduled to begin at the end of the first quarter, will help to determine this year’s Crop Farmer of the Year. The…

Washington, DC, 15 February, 2021 (PAHO) – The number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine delivered by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to Latin America and the Caribbean reached 100 million today, thanks to the efforts of the organization’s Revolving Fund, the procurement and delivery partner of COVAX in the region.The latest batch of vaccines includes 151,200 doses of Moderna vaccine as part of the COVAX support to Haiti, and 1,511,640 doses of Pfizer vaccines for Ecuador donated by Spain. “The 100 million doses mark a significant milestone,” PAHO Director Dr. Carissa F. Etienne said. “Thanks to close coordination between COVAX and…

Featuring the Nevis Museum of History and Alexander Hamilton’s birthplace, alongside two youths playing the steel pan, the Saint Kitts and Nevis Lantern attracted huge crowds in the Shilin district of Taipei as the Taipei Lantern festival resumed after a hiatus of one year due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Delivering remarks at the opening ceremony press conference, H. E. Jasmine Huggins, the Federation’s Ambassador to Taiwan explained that her goal was to introduce visitors to the history and culture of Saint Kitts and Nevis through the colorful, fun and family-friendly event. “It is also our hope that increased knowledge…

Washington, DC, 18 February, 2022 (PAHO) – Today, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) kicks off its anniversary campaign to celebrate 120 years of active work promoting health and wellbeing throughout the Americas, with a calendar of events set to catalyze dialogue around the region’s pressing health challenges. Founded in 1902 under the guiding principle that health is not a privilege but a fundamental human right, PAHO has worked tirelessly over the past 120 years to combat disease, lengthen life and to promote the physical and mental health of all people in the Americas, leaving no one behind.“We have reached our 120th anniversary…