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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 06, 2023 (SKNIS) – Students in St. Kitts and Nevis received some good news today (April 06), as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew officially launched the Government’s Graduate Finance Project that will see the interest rate on student loans accessed through the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis (DBSKN) reduced to five (5) percent per annum. Prime Minister Dr. Drew made the announcement during a brief televised address to the nation. “As of today, Thursday, 6th April, 2023, the interest rate on student loans accessed through the Development Bank of St.…

Seafood Value Chain Specialist – CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM (CRFM) SECRETARIAT Marine Spatial Planning Specialist – CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM (CRFM)SECRETARIAT Regional Project Coordinator – CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM (CRFM) SECRETARIAT

CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM (CRFM)SECRETARIAT CAF/FAO/CRFM/GEF – BE-CLME+ Project: Promoting National Blue Economy Priorities Through Marine Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Plus TERMS OF REFERENCE Regional Project Coordinator CARICOM recognizes that blue economy opportunities is in line with the stated goal of ensuring food security having developed a regional food and nutrition security policy and that climate change impacts are a key issue to address for future development for all Caribbean SIDS. Among the key CARICOM priorities involving blue economy planning include: i) improve marine and coastal biodiversity and conserve ecosystem health; ii) scaling up SIDS Marine…

CAF/FAO/CRFM/GEF – BE-CLME+ Project: Promoting National Blue Economy Priorities Through Marine Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Plus TERMS OF REFERENCE Marine Spatial Planning Specialist CARICOM recognizes that blue economy opportunities is in line with the stated goal of ensuring food security having developed a regional food and nutrition security policy and that climate change impacts are a key issue to address for future development for all Caribbean SIDS. Among the key CARICOM priorities involving blue economy planning include: i) improve marine and coastal biodiversity and conserve ecosystem health; ii) scaling up SIDS Marine Protected Areas and Marine…

CAF/FAO/CRFM/GEF – BE-CLME+ Project: Promoting National Blue Economy Priorities Through Marine Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Plus TERMS OF REFERENCE CARICOM recognizes that blue economy opportunities is in line with the stated goal of ensuring food security having developed a regional food and nutrition security policy and that climate change impacts are a key issue to address for future development for all Caribbean SIDS. Among the key CARICOM priorities involving blue economy planning include: i) improve marine and coastal biodiversity and conserve ecosystem health; ii) scaling up SIDS Marine Protected Areas and Marine Management Areas Initiatives; iii)…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 5, 2023 (SKNIS): Constituency representative for St. Christopher #3, Honourable Konris Maynard supported the Bill entitled the Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that moved through all its readings in the National Assembly by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew on April 4, 2023.Honourable Maynard said, “St. Kitts and Nevis, unfortunately, finds itself either last or second to last in a number of issues relating to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank agenda for strengthening our finance sector and sometimes you have to look a little beyond the veil as to why that might…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 05, 2023 (SKNIS): The government’s new Seniors’ Day Programme is off to an excellent start, according to participants who attend the weekly five-hour sessions.Jason McClean Payne, popularly known as King Pharaoh, resides in East Basseterre and attends the sessions at the Newtown Community Centre. He said that he eagerly joined the programme after being invited to attend. He used one word to sum up his experience to date – “Excellent.”“We are able to interact and speak about the past, and everyone has a different view of the past, and I think it is fruitful,” he said,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 05, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health and by extension the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis instituted several critical reforms in the healthcare sector aimed at delivering quality, efficiency and excellence.Some of these reforms were highlighted on the April 05 edition of Infocus, by Dr. Jenson Morton, Director of Health Institutions, who noted that the reforms were done in collaboration with the entire health team that was established to take the health sector forward.“The first thing we thought was really crucial was improving customer service. That was identified early, and we have already started partnership…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 05, 2023 (SKNIS): The Organising Committee for the 40th Anniversary of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Independence met for the first time on Tuesday, April 04, 2023, at the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) Conference Room to begin preparations for this year’s celebration.Co-chairs for the Independence 40 Organising Committee are Viera Galloway, Director in the Prime Minister’s Office, and Dr. Marcus Natta, Cabinet Secretary.The Committee comprises senior government officials including permanent secretaries, representatives of the armed forces, representatives of the Ministries of the Creative Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs, Tourism, and Information, as well as representatives from Nevis,…

By Authority of the Treasury Bills Act, Cap 21.18 l . Tenders are hereby invited for the issue of the St. Christopher and Nevis Government Treasury Bills.