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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Agriculture et al. the Honourable Samal Duggins, while lending his support to the Appropriation Bill (2023), 2022 on day two (2) of the debate (December 15), pledged St. Kitts and Nevis’ commitment to CARICOM’s 25 percent by 2025 Agenda which is aimed at reducing the regional food bill. “Madam Speaker, we have adopted a more measurable goal, a goal that we have not adopted alone. As members of CARICOM, we have bought into the 25 by 25 Agenda where we have agreed across CARICOM to invest in our people so that…

15 December 2022 – St. George’s, Grenada – The Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) recently conducted a five-day technical training workshop in Grenada onthe production and management of small ruminant livestock for 40 participants comprising oflectures and field sessions. The training which was held from November 7 to 11 2022 wasorganized by the Ministry of Agriculture World-Bank funded OECS Regional AgriculturalCompetitiveness Project and conducted by Dr Gabrielle Young, a Livestock Support Managerbased in Jamaica. The participants included extension officers, livestock officers, 4-H students,livestock farmers and agro processors, and aimed to increase capacity of extension officers andsmall ruminant…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS): An injection of EC $18.1 million will be pumped into St. Kitts and Nevis’ tourism industry for 2023, thus ensuring that the product remains globally competitive. This was highlighted by the Honourable Marsha Henderson, Minister of Tourism, during the 2023 Budget Address Debate on day two (December 15) of the National Assembly. “Madam Speaker, we understand the impact and the need for global marketing and, therefore, we have earmarked $18.1 million for strategic marketing around the world. Due to the highly competitive nature of the tourism industry and the continuing impact created by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Businesses, agencies, groups and individuals across St. Kitts and Nevis are strongly encouraged to support the prisoner Rehabilitation Programme at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in light of several successes within the life-changing programme. Vincent Fahie and Antwan Thompson were singled out as examples of inmates who entered the programme and have turned their lives around. Both men became positive role models during their time in HMP, teaching academic subjects to other inmates and also to civilians who attended classes for free. The duo excelled in HMP and became the first inmates to pursue a…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS) – In an effort to secure both the present and future economic prospects for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Terrance Drew said that the Government plans to develop a Sovereign Wealth Fund.“The Government’s goal is to create a Sovereign Wealth Fund which will be responsibly managed by high-level professionals. This Fund will be used to safely invest in international markets and industries over the long term and we will ensure by legislation that the fund can only be tapped into for rainy days and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (RSCNPF): The Police have charged 65-year-old Agatha James-Andries of Halfway Tree on three (3) counts of the offence of Forgery and three (3) counts of the offence of Uttering Forged Documents. She was arrested and charged on December 14, 2022. The offences were committed on June 09, 2022, June 10, 2022, and July 08, 2022, respectively. A search warrant was also executed on December 14, 2022, on the law office of James-Andries and a number of items of evidential value were taken into Police custody. Later that day, she received bail in the sum of $40,000…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, during his Budget Address 2023, highlighted that the Government is doing significant work to guarantee that the Integrity in Public Life (Amendment) Bill, Anti- Corruption Bill and Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill, are soon tabled in the Parliament, enacted into law, and ‘given teeth’.Although the Integrity in Public Life Bill and Freedom of Information Bill were passed into law in 2018 under the Dr. Timothy Harris Administration, they were never fully operationalized.“Plans are advancing for the tabling…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew and his Administration fully understand and appreciate that a healthy population is one of the country’s most important assets. Because of this, the Government will invest more in healthcare “as this is an important standard that a sustainable state must meet.”“The 2023 Estimates, therefore propose that provisions be made for Recurrent Expenditure totaling $73.3 million, reflecting a 28.7 percent increase when compared to the 2022 Estimates. The Ministry of Health will utilize these resources to improve the quality of services across the…

BASSETERRE, ST KITTS, December 15, 2022(Press Secretary’s Office)- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew introduced the Appropriation Bill (2023), 2022, of approximately EC$1.02 billion under the theme: “Towards Our Transformation as a Sustainable Small Island State” during the Sitting of Parliament on Wednesday, 14th December 2022 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort Ballroom.In his Budget Address the Prime Minister zeroed in on the seven (7) pillars of commitment to the people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis that his administration campaigned on during the August 2022 election.It was announced by the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance…

BASSETERRE, ST KITTS, December 15, 2022 (Press Secretary’s Office) – The new St Kitts-Nevis Labour (SKNLP) administration of Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew is cautiously optimistic that the St Kitts and Nevis economy will improve in 2023. Delivering his first Budget Address in the National Assembly since taking office four months ago, Dr. Drew in his capacity as Minister of Finance disclosed that some of the core elements of the COVID-19 pandemic support, “would remain in place up to June 2023 by which time we hope to have had a comprehensive stocktaking and updated information on the actual state of…