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Attn: PARCEL POST/ US MAILBOX CUSTOMERS: With immediate effect all packages exceeding 3 months at the General Post Office must be collected within the next 7 days (by 1st December 2023). Packages that are not collected within the next 7 days (by 1st December 2023) will be auctioned. Please take note and be guided accordingly. Please feel free to contact cell# 762-9437 with any questions or concerns you may have.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 27, 2023 (SKNIS): The long-awaited construction of the new St. Peter’s Health Center is set to resume. This vital project, initiated and subsequently abandoned by the previous administration, is now being revitalized, promising enhanced healthcare facilities for the local residents. Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, spearheaded a site visit on the morning of November 27, 2023, accompanied by a select delegation including Permanent Secretary Glenroy Blanchette and Director of Public Works, George Gilbert. This visit marked a crucial step in assessing the current status and determining the necessary actions to…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, November 27, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMOSKN) – In a landmark initiative aimed at revolutionizing healthcare in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister, and Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew officially launched the Kidney (Renal) Transplant Program on Friday, November 24th, 2023. The historic launch took place during a special edition of Health Wise on ZIZ Radio and Television, hosted by Dr. Joylette Woodley-Fassale, General Surgeon at the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital, President of the St. Kitts Nevis Medical and Dental Association, and Head of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at JNF. During his opening statement,…

Suitably qualified applicants are invited to fill the position of: MASTER To serve in any of the Member States and Territories of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Applicants may be posted in a Member State or Territory despite being a citizen or resident of that country if the circumstances permit. Applicants for the position of Master must: (a) be qualified to practice as a barrister in a court of unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in some part of the Commonwealth or in a court having jurisdiction in appeals from such court and has so practiced, for a period…

OECS Media Release Thursday, November 23, 2023 — At the recent Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Connectivity Conference on October 17-20, 2023, in Martinique, regional experts, policymakers, service providers and leaders in the transportation sector gathered to discuss the critical role of air and maritime connectivity in the Greater Caribbean. Mr. Kevin Hope, Head of the Regional Integration Unit at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), emphasised the need to accelerate regional integration through improved air and maritime connections: Referencing the OECS Revised Treaty of Basseterre of 2010 and the preceding original version of 1981, Mr. Hope said, “These treaties serve…

OECS Media Release November 23, 2023 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has recognised the increasing need for geothermal energy exploration in the Caribbean Region. Considering the current global climate crisis, clean energy alternatives to fossil fuels are necessary to reduce carbon emissions, which contribute to warming of the earth’s atmosphere. Geothermal energy is heat within the earth’s core that can be used to generate electricity, The OECS, in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank, the European Union through its Caribbean Investment Facility (EU-CIF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), are currently executing the Capacity Building for Utilization,…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat joins the rest of the world to observe the annual campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” from 25 November to 10 December, 2023. The campaign incorporates four important observances: the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November; Human Rights Defenders’ Day, 29 November; World AIDS Day, 1 December; and Human Rights Day, on 10 December, highlighting that violence prevents women and girls from enjoying the full complement of their human rights. The campaign was started by activists over three decades ago at the inauguration of the Women’s Global…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 24, 2023 (SKNIS): Several members of the Federal Cabinet engaged with persons with disabilities and representatives of organizations who work with persons with disabilities on Friday, November 24, 2023, during a luncheon and consultation session held at the CUNA Caribbean Conference Room. Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Minister the Honourable Samal Duggins, and Minister of State, the Honourable Isalean Phillip participated in the session attended by more than 50 persons. Prime Minister Dr. Drew expressed gratitude to the participants and affirmed the government’s dedication to enhancing the living conditions of persons with disabilities. “One…

The New Horizons Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre (NHRC) was the grateful recipient of supplies and equipment donated during a short handover ceremony on Thursday, November 23rd, 2023. Held at the Ministry’s Administration Building in the presence of the Centre’s staff, the ceremony saw the donation of books, food supplies and fitness equipment procured by the St. Kitts-Nevis Bar Association to the New Horizons Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre, for the benefit of the teen residents there. In giving an overview of the Assistance, NHRC Director Ms. Adele Wiliams explained that Association had previously offered to provide items that the Centre would find useful…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, November 24, 2023, [Press Secretary, PMOSKN] — The Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, along with a distinguished delegation, is set to participate in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The conference will include the twenty-eighth (28th) meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) and the fifth (5th) meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 5). The Conference is slated for November 30th to December 12th, 2023. The delegation’s participation in COP28 in…