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2021.11.2 On Tuesday, November 2nd, the Republic of China (Taiwan) donated a special fund to the Ministry of Health to purchase additional equipment and supplies to augment the capacity of the health sector, including the Field Hospitalsin St. Kitts and Nevis and to strengthen the country’s COVID-19 response capability,demonstrating Taiwan’s firm commitment to the Federation. Resident Ambassador Michael Chau-Horng Lin of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to St. Kitts and Nevis presented the cheque to Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health. The cheque is a significant donation for the procurement of supplies to equip the field hospitals and also represents the balance of funds after the acquisition of vaccines earlier this yearand 2 refrigerators for the storage of the Pfizer vaccine. Ambassador Lin pointed out during the handover meeting that the exceptional pandemic control of St. Kitts and Nevis under theleadership of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 02, 2021 (SKNIS): Energy security plays a critical role in the development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) according to the Department of Environment at the CARICOM Secretariat. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure, Post, and Urban Development, the Hon. Shawn Richards in his address to commemorate November as Energy month spoke of the plans of his ministry to improve and revamp energy supply across the Federation.“The theme for this year is “from dependence to resilience: “fueling” our recovery with sustainable energy”. This theme seeks to highlight the significant role that energy must play in…

My fellow citizens and Tourism stakeholders, Just over a month ago, we marked World Tourism Day on 27th September, a date set aside each year since 1970 to focus our collective attention on tourism’s undisputed social, cultural, political and economic value. It is my privilege and honour to address you yet again, this time on the occasion of Tourism Awareness Month 2021, a time to focus our collective attention on the multiplier effect of Tourism across multiple sectors of our economy such as agriculture, fisheries, handicrafts, entertainment, real estate, creative design, engineering, and construction, to name a few. It is imperative that we all appreciate…

Fellow citizens, good evening, CARICOM member states will be observing the month of November as Energy Month. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Post, and Urban Development, through its Energy Unit and in collaboration with SKELEC and other institutions will be taking part in this observance. The theme for this year is “FROM DEPENDENCE TO RESILIENCE: ‘FUELLING’ OUR RECOVERY WITH SUSTAINABLE ENERGY”. This theme seeks to highlight the significant role that energy must play in the attainment of sustainable development in the region and in our post-COVID-19 economic recovery, in particular. It says that to do so, the region’s energy supply…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 02, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has extended congratulations to the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda in recognition of the country’s 40th anniversary of Independence, observed on Monday, November 1, 2021. Prime Minister Harris extended his best wishes to the neighbouring island nation in a letter to his CARICOM colleague and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne. In that letter, the St. Kitts and Nevis prime minister said, “It gives me pleasure to extend congratulations on behalf of the…

Dear Stakeholders, Please note that the Port Zante fencing has been erected and will remain in place until the departure of the cruise ship, Aida Luna, at 6:00pm on Thursday 4th November, 2021. The General Public will be permitted to access Port Zante daily from Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th November, 2021after the cruise vessels have departed. Access points for entrance into Port Zante after cruise ship departures are: Parking lot closest to the Chop Shop.Parking lot that is located behind the Sweet Cane Restaurant.Port Zante entrance by the National Museum.

Dear Tourism Stakeholders, Below is the updated flight schedule as of Tuesday 2nd November, 2021. Air Canada – AC1730 YYZ-SKB/ AC1731 SKB-YYZ Weekly Sunday service: December 19th to April 24th, 2022. AA MIA-SKB 318 Daily service: November 2nd, 2021 excluding November 9th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th and 30th.2x Daily Saturday and Sunday service: December 18th to January 2nd 2022. AA CLT-SKB AA-1701 Weekly Saturday service: December 18th to April 2nd, 2022. AA JFK-SKB AA-2210 Weekly Saturday service: November 20th and November 27th, 2021.Weekly Saturday service: December 18th to April 2nd, 2022. British Airways- BA2157 LGW-SKB/ BA 2256 SKB-LGW Weekly Sunday service: November 4th to March 24th, 2021.Weekly Thursday service: November 4th…

The Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development (MoENT) Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (2nd November 2021)— The Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development (MoENT) has completed its first round of public consultations with the country’s creatives as it prepares to shape the future of the creative industry. Over 120 musicians, photographers, event promoters, DJs, dancers and other creatives participated in the creative forum— held on 29 October 2021— where the Ministry’s initial strategy and plans were unveiled and discussed. Minister Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett declared these consultations as an important first step to ​​bridge the gap between Government and the creative sector.…

As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) readies itself for participation in the upcoming global Climate Change conference, COP 26, it issued a pre-Conference Declaration this week giving notice that the Region faces a climate emergency and demanding action. The CARICOM Declaration on Climate Change, approved at a meeting of CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Climate Change, made an urgent call for unswerving global solidarity to deliver ambition, timely action, and support for a just transition during this decade, with the aim of limiting global warming to well below 1.5C. The Declaration demanded climate justice and the assurance that the Region’s survival…