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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Shawn Richards, has expressed appreciation to the men and women of the Water Services Departments (WSD), who ensure that potable water is safe and available to residents of the twin-island Federation. In a national address to celebrate World Water Day – which is commemorated globally on March 22 every year – the deputy prime minister hailed the hard-working staff for their dedication. “Let me take this opportunity to thank the over 100 men and women of the Water Services Department who every day work…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Shawn Richards, has pledged to have the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School in Molineux repaired in the shortest possible time, after a massive fire destroyed the main compound of the learning institution on Friday, March 18. “As the Minister of Public Infrastructure, as I have said to the principal and I now say to the entire public, the ministry will give its fullest support to ensure that the school is repaired within the shortest possible period of time so that the students can…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2022 (SKNIS): The recent commissioning of Phase Two of the Traffic Signal Lights will be discussed on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The special guests will be Mr. Barrington Cross, Programmer for the traffic signal lights; Mr. George Gilbert, Director of the Public Works Department; and Inspector Carlene Phipps of the Traffic Department of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. The discussion will focus on the rationale for the installation of traffic signal lights in and around Basseterre, changes to traffic laws and general…

Basseterre, 22 March 2022. On behalf of the Ministries of Health of Cuba and Saint Kitts and Nevis, Ambassador David Rivero Pérez and the local Permanent Secretary, Dr. Delores Stapleton-Harris, respectively, today signed a new health cooperation agreement, which will continue the Cuban medical collaboration in the Federation. Cuba and Saint Kitts and Nevis maintain a close bond in the health sector dating back to 1996. The new agreement corresponds to the current characteristics of the international collaboration that Cuba offers and will allow the gradual increase of cooperators in both St. Kitts and Nevis. Currently the Cuban medical brigade…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 22, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Acting Chief Education Officer, Mr. Francil Morris, has described last Friday’s (March 18) arson attack on the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School in Molineux as an attack on the entire education fraternity of St. Kitts and Nevis.Mr. Morris made this remark during a visit to the fire-ravaged school compound on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 with Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris.The acting Chief Education Officer stated that the support from the public since the commission of the willful act has been overwhelming, and this…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 22, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Earlier today, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris visited the teachers, students and support staff of the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School at their temporary accommodation at the headquarters of the Explorers Youth Club, where he assured them that the full restoration of the school compound has been given the highest priority of his Team Unity administration.“All of us at the level of Cabinet were apprised yesterday (March 21) of the challenges and the opportunities. We want to ensure that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 22, 2022 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, March 21, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. During their meeting, Cabinet deliberated on matters of national importance to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Chairman of the Cabinet informed on the fire at the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School and reported that the Acting Minister of Education, education officials, the technical team from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force including the Forensics…

22nd March 2022Marking World Water Day at the international level, the Hon. Shawn Richards addressed a multi-UN agency audience in Dakar, Senegal, urging the international community and specialised international water agencies to work with small island developing states (SIDS) to build up their capacity to develop reliable and sustainable groundwater capacity and techniques. Minister Richards, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, had the honour of being the only government representative from the 38-strong sovereign SIDS countries to be invited to remotely address a high-level panel at the 9th World Water Forum, organised to mark the UN-WATER DAY, under the theme: Making…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 22, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Shawn Richards, is extremely disheartened by the malicious fire set to the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School in Molineux on Friday, March 18 and called for swift justice. “I think it is very disheartening what we are seeing here at the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School,” said Minister Richards, during a tour of the school on Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022. “I take this opportunity to appeal to the public that if in any way, members of the public can assist the police in…