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World Food Safety Day 2021 is being commemorated under the theme ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’. Celebrated on June 7 each year, this observance is jointly facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). World Food Safety Day aims to spread awareness, identify and prevent foodborne risks. This intervention contributes to food security, human health, economic prosperity and sustainable development. Foodborne illnesses, caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites, are infectious and toxic. These can enter the body through contaminated food and water and may lead to death. Thus it…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 08, 2021 (SKNIS): The COVID-19-induced curfew in St. Kitts and Nevis has been extended for another two weeks commencing on June 08 when the existing curfew expires. The new curfew, which will begin from 8 p.m. and ends at 5 a.m. daily, was instituted to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. The announcement was made by the Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, on Monday, June 07, during the NEOC Special COVID-19 Press Briefing. “The virus cannot move without your help; there is a need to further decrease the viral transmission by further enforcement of…

San Jose, 7 June 2021 (IICA) – The countries of the Americas are making progress in defining unified messages in preparation for the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit. These messages will give priority to agriculture and farmers and will strive to show the world the production transformations taking place in the hemisphere in favor of sustainability.Over 70 government experts attended the Second Virtual Dialogue in Support of the Summit, promoted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).These dialogues are a series of discussions between the representatives of the Institute’s 34 Member States to share information about their own…

Win-Win: Gender Equality means Good Business Programme hosts the WEPs Forum on June 9th and 10th 2021 • This is the most important event in the region within the framework of the Win-Win Programme, created in partnership by UN Women, International Labour Organization (ILO) and financed by the European Union for gender equality in business. • The meeting will bring together more than 40 international experts in gender andbusiness, along with important leaders of companies in Latin America and theCaribbean – the focus of the discussions will be actions for equality in thebusiness environment for economic recovery from the COVID-19…

The nomination deadline for this year’s 25 Most Remarkable Teens Award has been extended to Friday, June 11, 2021. Nomination forms are available from the offices of the departments responsible for youth in Nevis and St. Kitts. For more information telephone 467-1393 or 662-6054 on St. Kitts and 469-5521 ext. 2072/2343 on Nevis.

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 7, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has, on the commemoration of Team Unity Administration’s first anniversary of the second term, thanked God for the Team Unity Administration Cabinet which he said focuses on people. “As we commemorate our first anniversary of the People’s second term mandate to the Team Unity Government, we stand in humility and obedience to God’s will,” said Prime Minister Harris at a thanksgiving service held at the Wesley Methodist Church on Seaton Street, in Basseterre, on Sunday June 6.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 7, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Urban Development, Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Shawn Richards, in making a donation of equipment on June 4, 2021, to the management and staff of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), said that the donation will increase capacity. “The amount that I am donating exceeds 2000 EC dollars and I take this opportunity to announce that for a total of three months including this donation, I will make a similar donation to other UDC departments including that of the security department,” said Deputy Prime Minister Richards.“Employees are the greatest assets a company…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 7, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Agriculture in its efforts to control the monkey problem which affects agricultural production within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has authorized the sale of green vervet monkey meat for the purpose of dog food. Assistant Coordinator of the Pest Programme in the Ministry of Agriculture, Bernel Hobson, in a recent interview said that “When we shoot these monkeys, get them cleaned properly, we are selling it at the Department of Agriculture at $5.00 per pound.” He also said that the monkey meat which is labelled as ‘Tree Mutton’ is healthy…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 06, 2021 (SKNIS): A curfew remains in place for St. Kitts and Nevis until Tuesday 8th June, 2021, until further notice. Many persons have been asking if the curfew is still on. The answer is yes it is. Saint Christopher and Nevis SR&O No. 15 of 2021—Public Health (Restriction of Movement) Regulations, 2021 in Section 3 (1) states: “A period of restriction of movement is imposed every day from 11:00 pm of each day until 5 am of the following day, commencing on Tuesday 25th May, 2021 and ending on Tuesday 8th June, 2021.” The curfew was instituted in an…