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21 January 2022, Rome – The climate crisis is posing a growing threat to our food security. Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed Physics Nobel Laureate Giorgio Parisi to join its Nobel Laureates Alliance for Food Security and Peace, an advocacy group that aims to amplify FAO’s work in tackling global hunger. Parisi is an expert on complex systems that are difficult to model, such as flocking starlings, the stock market and the weather. A native of Rome, Italy, Parisi was awarded the Nobel prize in 2021 for “the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 20, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has extended congratulations to his colleague the Honourable Mia Mottley on her Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) landslide electoral victory. The Barbados Labour Party defeated the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) by winning all 30 seats in the January 19, 2022 General Elections. “Winning all 30 seats is by no means an easy feat. This landslide victory is an indication of the confidence the good people of Barbados have in you and your Barbados…

The World Health Organisation’s mental health management guide ‘Doing what matters in times of stress’, has been adapted for the Caribbean and is now readily accessible to the region. It features relatable and simple activities, designed to help people of all ages to cope with adversity and better manage stress.The guide was launched on Friday, January 14, by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), to answer the call to prioritise mental health service delivery. Mental health services form a key area of the region’s COVID-19 response, particularly because of the many difficulties caused by…

Charlestown, Nevis January 17, 2022… Paradise Beach Resort Nevis has taken the top prize in the “Best Villa Resort of the Year” category at the 2021 Caribbean World Travel & Living Awards.The awards celebrate the best of the Caribbean, highlighting hotels, resorts, islands and industry personnel that have exceeded expectations over the last year.Paradise Beach Nevis scooped the top prize for its thirteen exclusive, luxury villas and beach houses that are complete with private pools and nestled along the western shore line of the island.Other winners included Coco Reef in Tobago in the “Super Resort of the Year” category, and…

All owners and operators of fishing vessels operating in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis are kindly reminded to have their fishing vessels inspected and licensed for the year 2022 on or before January 31, 2022. Please be informed that operating fishing vessels that have not been licensed for the year 2022 is engaging in Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, which is in breach of the Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Marine Resources Act (FAMRA). For further information, please contact the Department of Marine Resources at (869) 467-1903 or (869) 665-4191. Please be guided…

Like all other countries around the world, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has faced challenges brought about by the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, but Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris is assuring the country that his Team Unity Government is all out to make 2022 a better year for everyone than was their 2021. “Our tomorrow – our new year – must be better than our 2021, as we serve a God that is abundantly able to make it better,” said Prime Minister Harris on Sunday January 16. “So, those of you because of the shutdowns and the…

Dear Stakeholders, Please note the follwing cruise schedule for period Sunday 16th January to Saturday 22nd January, 2022: Sunday 16th January, 2022: Enchantment of the Seas- Port Zante Monday 17th January, 2022: Aida Luna – Port ZanteCrystal Symphony – Port ZanteSeven Seas Splendor- Port Zante Tuesday 18th January, 2022: Celebrity Apex- Port ZanteCelebrity Constellation- Port ZanteRegal Princess- Port ZanteSeabourn Odyssey- South Friar’s Bay Wednesday 19th January, 2022: Carnival Magic- Port ZanteNiuew Statendem- Port Zante Thursday 20th January, 2022: Aida Diva- Port ZanteStar Flyer- Basseterre Harbour Marina Friday 21st January, 2022: Celebrity Silhouette- Port ZanteClub Med 2- Port Zante Saturday 22nd January, 2022:…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 15, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Chief Environmental Health Officer, Glenville Leader, during his appearance on the radio and television show ‘Working for You’ on January 12, 2022, said that it is illegal to slaughter animals in your backyard. He said that the practice of slaughtering animals in your backyard “is illegal under the offensive trade regulation which covers the slaughtering of poultry, animals such as cows, sheep and goats or dealing with blood and boiling of any products associated with this activity and storing of hides and gut scraping.” Gut scraping is the removal and disposal of the entrails of the animal. He continued,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 15, 2021 (SKNIS): Superintendent of Police, Mr. Lyndon David, said that owners of dogswithin the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis must safely secure them so that they do not run amok and pose a danger to the general public. Superintendent David said this during his appearance on the popular radio and television show ‘Working for You’ on December 12. He said, “Once the dog attacks a human being or another animal, it would then be deemed dangerous. The person who is injured does not have to prove a previous propensity in the dog and so the owner would be liable.” “The liability would come…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 15, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris joined family, friends and loved ones in paying final respects to the late Benjamin Francis, a renowned businessman and philanthropist in St. Kitts and Nevis. Mr. Francis was laid to rest at the Springfield Cemetery earlier today, Saturday, January 15, 2022 following his thanksgiving service at the Terrence Johnson Memorial Chapel at the Liamuiga Funeral Home. In his tribute to Mr. Francis, Prime Minister Harris said, “St. Kitts and Nevis has lost a remarkable son of the soil…