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October 31, 2022 PRESS RELEASE BASSETERRE, ST KITTS: The Chambers of the Attorney-General hereby summarizes the following bills passed by the National Assembly on October 27, 2022 for the benefit of the general public. St Kitts Investment Promotion Agency (Amendment) ActThe original Act, passed in 2007, created a statutory corporation named the St Kitts Investment Promotion Agency [“SKIPA”] led by a Board of Directors and CEO to promote and facilitate investment in St Kitts. Previously, the Minister of Finance had the power, with approval of Cabinet, to appoint and terminate the Directors and CEO; authorize financing; and make Regulations. The…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 27, 2022): The Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Delegation held its Accountability Seminar 2022 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort on Thursday, 27th October. During the seminar, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives St. Kitts, Miguel Flemming delivered remarks on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture et al, the Honourable Samal Duggins and used the opportunity to share his hopes of strengthening the partnership between IICA and the Ministry. He said, “The government of St. Kitts-Nevis is on the verge of transforming Agriculture, as this is clear…

Dr. Joseph Cox, Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM SecretariatGood afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the media and thank you for joining us for this press conference where the Minister or the Chair of COTED, rather, will outline for you the outcomes concerning the 105th Special Meeting of the COTED Environment and Sustainable Development as the preparations continue apace with to treat with the upcoming COP27 in Egypt.Now to lead us off, the proceedings today will be very straightforward, I would think, where we will have a statement by the Chair of COTED, the Senator, Dr. The Hon. Joyelle Clarke who is the…

Chairman of Digicel Denis O’Brien offered his support to the regional reparations movement during an engagement last week with the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC). Mr. O’Brien presented a proposal entitled “Repair” that he said could assist in advancing CARICOM’s call for Reparations for Native Genocide and Slavery. The Plan seeks to persuade the British and European governments and institutions to establish a new long-term fund for reparations. He said the fund will have clear five-year targets with financing flowing to the region annually. The Digicel Chairman had already publicly declared his solidarity with the work of the CRC and had…

As we are on the cusp of the Tourism Awareness Month “State of the Industry Event”, the St. Kitts Tourism Authority would like to introduce “MR. DARREN THOMPSON”, General Manager at Royal St. Kitts Hotel as one of the esteemed panelists for this event. We invite stakeholders to ask questions of the panelists. Please submit questions via email at SKSTOI@STKITTSTOURISM.KN or by hard copy to the offices of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority.

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 October 2022- Efforts to improve the availability of freshwaterresources and ensure water resource efficiency in Saint Kitts and Nevis are underway thanks to the Foodand Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Caribbean Development Bank, FAO’sInvestment Centre, the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis.As part of the ‘Addressing the Water-Energy Nexus in Agriculture’ sub-project of the Mexico-CARICOM-FAO Initiative “Cooperation for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean” or ResilientCaribbean Initiative in short, FAO together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of SustainableDevelopment have begun the process…

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, October 28, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — With activities marking October as the Month of the Elderly coming to a close, the Social Services Seniors Recreation Group on Nevis entertained patrons at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC) on Thursday October 27, in a night dubbed ‘Talent Explosion 2022’ featuring the Jerusalema Dancers ‘Seniors Version’. Organised by the Senior Citizens Division in the Nevis Island Administration’s Ministry of Social Services, the event which was held under the theme ‘Older Persons Deserve our Respect and Attention’ saw the energetic seniors put in three groups, St. Georges and St. John’s Group, the St.…

St. Kitts and Nevis has energetically embarked upon the 2 nd phase of a UNESCO-fundedcultural heritage project entitled: ‘Safeguarding St. Kitts and Nevis Intangible CulturalHeritage (ICH) – Developing a National Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy.Led by local ICH focal contacts Marlene Phillips (St. Kitts) and Patrick Howell (Nevis), andbacked by UNESCO funds worth over US$91,000, the ICH project will benefit from leading-edge UNESCO technical assistance, aimed at creating a structured National ICH PolicyFramework to safeguard the knowledge of tradition bearers, and also to further identify andpreserve individual ICH elements. Welcoming news of the approval of the funding and assistance from UNESCO,…

Cave Hill, Barbados. 25 October 2022. Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, for her work in medicine and leadership in public health. A three-time graduate of UWI, Dr. St. John described this academic achievement as “the most special” during the graduation ceremony, which was held on Saturday 22nd October, 2022. Under her leadership, Dr. St. John steered CARPHA’s effective coordination of the Caribbean region’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In delivering her…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 24, 2022):In commemoration of World Food Day, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resourcesand Cooperatives donated a number of Soursop trees to the Antioch Baptist church during a brieftree planting ceremony on October 18th 2022.The ceremony was led by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries,Marine Resources and Cooperatives, Miguel Flemming, who made the presentation of trees toLead Pastor of the Antioch Baptist church, Lincoln Connor.“We are sure that in a number of years that we will be able to harvest some soursop and I hopefrom time to time when the members from your…