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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 4, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is one step closer to commencing construction on the first set of affordable smart homes to be built under its housing revolution. The Government and the National Housing Corporation (NHC) signed a contract with East Coast Housing Development, a Trinidadian-based developer, to finance and deliver 2,400 affordable smart homes over a period of 4 years. On Friday, August 4, 2023, Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Housing and Human Settlement, Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, as well as officials from…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 04, 2023 (SKNIS): A monthly report, published by the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab, said that more than 24 million tonnes of sargassum blanketed the Atlantic Ocean in June 2022, up from 18.8 million tonnes in May of the same year, calling it “a new historical record”. A record amount of sargassum seaweed is blanketing Caribbean coasts from St. Kitts and Nevis to Barbados, from Haiti to the Dominican Republic and beyond. The tonnes of brown algae are killing wildlife, choking the region’s tourism industry, and threatening its blue economy where so many make a…

OECS Media Release August 4, 2023 — The Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority (GSWMA) has initiated two projects, which signal an essential shift in Waste Management for the country and the OECS region. ​ On July 25, Grenada’s Recycle OECS Model Demonstration project was launched. The following day, July 26, GSWMA’s officially commissioned its last remaining cell at the Perseverance Landfill – the only Landfill facility on Grenada’s mainland. Grenada is one of two OECS Member States selected to stage Recycle OECS Model Demonstration projects. Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Hon. Kerryne James, in her feature address…

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Monday, July 31, 2023— The University Council of The University of the West Indies has approved the decision that the Open Campus will be rebranded as the Global Campus. A multifaceted Implementation Committee is being established to formulate and roll out a plan to transition the Open Campus to the Global Campus. The road map is anticipated to see incremental changes from August 1, 2023, with a full operationalization of the new Global Campus by January 2024. According to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, “the tremendous legacy of the Open Campus and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 03, 2023 (SKNIS): Since assuming office in August 2022, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through its Federal Parliament, has drafted, tabled and passed a total of 23 bills, in keeping with the government’s thrust to further strengthen the Federation’s good governance agenda. At a National Town Hall meeting organized by the Federal Cabinet on Tuesday, August 01, as part of the activities to commemorate the first anniversary of the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party Administration, Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Garth Wilkin highlighted several of the laws…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 3, 2023 (Department of Small Business Development Centre): Brandy-Williams Limited is a dual-purpose company that specializes in Youth and Social Work. The Social Enterprise arm focuses on youth advancement and development through bespoke and innovative programmes that focus on life skills, education, social interactions, sports, and entrepreneurship. The consultancy arm of the company provides independent and contract social work services to families, local authorities, and private entities. Our team is comprised of youth workers, social workers, physiotherapists, social work assistants, teachers, key workers, and business mentors. We aim to provide a wrap-around service for young people and their…

Our client, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is seeking to recruit a Regional Representative for the Caribbean Office based in Barbados. This is a permanent full-time position. For more information on the Afreximbank please visit their website www.afreximbank.com. The Regional Representative will help the Bank achieve its mission, “stimulating a consistent expansion of and diversification of African/Caribbean trade so as to rapidly increase Africa’s share of global trade, while operating as a first class, profit oriented, socially responsible financial institution and a centre of excellence in African/Caribbean trade matters”, by developing opportunities for business development in trade projects and export development…

Our client, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is seeking to recruit a Manager, Client Relations for the Caribbean Office based in Barbados. This is a permanent full-time position. For more information on the Afreximbank please visit their website www.afreximbank.com. Nature & Scope: Reporting to the Regional Representative – Caribbean Representative Office (Barbados), the Manager is responsible for the implementation of business plans, client account plans and strategies. The Client Relations Department provides integrated financial solutions namely Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Specialised Funding including ECA Finance, Syndications, Trade Finance and other financial advisory products/services to clients of all industries/sectors in the Caribbean, …

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 3, 2023 [Ministry of Health] – The Ministry of Health held a Nurse Managers’ Leadership Retreat, today 3rd of August. The gathering focused on further developing the leadership skills of nurse managers, cultivating more robust collaborative practices, and streamlining their approach toward the philosophy of nursing and effective meeting management.The retreat was facilitated by Mr. Curtis Martin a Training and Development Specialist attached to the Prime Minister’s Office. Known for his innovative approaches to leadership and team development, Mr. Martin lent his expertise to help mold the future of nursing leadership within the Ministry.Dr. Patrick Martin, a physician…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 3, 2023 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, the Honorable Marsha Henderson said that the Ministry of Tourism has made significant achievements in only one year. Speaking at the National Town Hall meeting on the eve of the government’s one-year anniversary, Minister Henderson said, “When I became the Minister, we had clear objectives of what we wanted to do with the product and so we got in and we launched a new campaign.”She said that there were three initiatives her ministry set out to achieve in the first year. The first she said was to increase airlifts to the destination.“That means…