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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): Every employer who wishes to employ any non-national worker in St. Kitts and Nevis must do so in accordance with the existing labour laws of the twin-island Federation, said Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. “Before you can bring a foreigner or rather a non-national into the country to work you have to make an application to National Security. Among the things you are required to submit in support of the case is that you would have advertised the vacancy in the local jurisdictions at least, for three consecutive weeks,” said Prime Minister…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Labour, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, said that severance payment is only made to workers who qualify and that the Ministry of Labour has no records to support the claims by persons who allege that they were terminated for their refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine and who have not received a payment from the Severance Fund. The Minister commented on the matter in response to a question posed by a reporter at the Prime Minister’s first press conference for 2022 held at the NEMA Conference Room on Thursday,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): Citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis were strongly encouraged to take advantage of job opportunities being advertised in the Federation. Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, made the clarion call during his first press conference for 2022, held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room on Thursday, February 10. “I want to urge citizens and residents to pay attention to advertisements regarding vacancies that are occurring both in the private and public sector. As I speak, there are several vacancies in various line ministries…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): During his monthly press conference on February 10, 2022, held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lime Kiln, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, indicates that the tourism sector is coming back to life. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector has been one of the sectors that have been most affected, impacting economies, livelihoods, public services and opportunities. “While not yet close to the buoyancy of 2018 and 2019, the 2021-2022 cruise season (October 21st to September 22nd) is off to an encouraging…

11 February, Roseau, Dominica – The upcoming meeting of Joint Working Group of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and The French National Institute for Ocean Science (IFREMER) from February 14 -16 will primarily focus on Moored Fish Aggregating Devices (MFAD). The delegates will pay special attention to the management and monitoring of the FADs across the region, which would ensure the sustainability of the target fisheries, including tuna and dolphinfish. It is anticipated that 50 delegates from 15 member countries including Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica,…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 10, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Tourism sector which remains the mainstay of Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ economy was adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but according to Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, it is on the rebound and is off to a respectable start. “The rebound of the tourism sector is quite evident,” said Dr Harris on Thursday February 10 when he hosted the first Prime Minister’s Press Conference of the year at the NEMA Conference Room in Lime Kiln, West Basseterre. He pointed out that people see the rebound…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): Major sporting activities have received the green light to resume in St. Kitts and Nevis as the National COVID-19 Task Force lifts restrictions on hosting mass events in the twin-island Federation. The decision comes following the success of health authorities in managing the fourth wave of COVID-19. Newly detected daily cases are now in the single digits. Football is the most popular sport in the country and local administrators in the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) were among the first to present plans on how the league can restart with appropriate accommodations…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has been successful in its efforts to increase production and improve food security within the Federation in 2021 as was promised by the Ministry of Agriculture. Prime Minister of the twin-island Federation, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his Monthly Press Conference on Thursday, February 10, 2022, said that crop and livestock combined, recorded a 21 percent increase in production in 2021. He said, “It is about 2.92 million pounds in 2021 compared to 2.41 million pounds in 2020 … and an estimated dollar value up from $9.55 million…

Friday, February 11, 2022 — The Ministry of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives and the Discover Dominica Authority have launched a new destination brand to position Dominica as a competitive tourism destination in the global tourism market. Hon. Denise Charles, Minister of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives said “As part of the brand evolution, we have been working towards establishing a bolder identity for the Commonwealth of Dominica. Dominica is frequently confused with the Dominican Republic so we needed to create a distinction in the mind of potential visitors. A global study revealed that changing the logo would help Dominica…