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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 23, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis moves towards realising Sustainable Development Goal Number Two, by ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, a veteran farmer and educator is saying young farmers hold the key. “Farmers are a special breed of people, and our job is a mandate that we have and that is to produce and provide available good quality food for the Nation,” said Mansion-based farmer Mr Winston Morris when he appeared as a panellist on the latest edition of Leadership Matters – A…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Biosafety Officer within the Ministry of Environment, Vicia Woods, appearing on ‘Working for You’ on April 21, said that some environmentally-conscious businesses in the Federation have already begun the practice of using alternatives to single-use plastics even though a ban on single-use plastics has not yet been legislated and implemented. “There are many businesses in St. Kitts and Nevis that have already started using the paper straws. Along with the paper straws, you can have your stainless steel straws that persons carry around with them in their bags and all you can do is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2021 (SKNIS): As part of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis goal of promoting a ban on single-use plastics within the Federation, the Ministry of Environment is collaborating with multi-sector partners in educating about the dangers of plastics to human and environmental health.Biosafety Officer within the Ministry of Environment, Vicia Woods, explained the process of the biodegradation of plastics during the ‘Working for You’ programme on April 21, 2021. “Biodegradation is the break down of plastics. Most of the time you would say that plastics are not biodegradable, but this is not entirely true because…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has shipped three more containers of relief supplies to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, adding to two others that were previously shipped. St. Kitts & Nevis has proved itself to be a good Samaritan to its displaced brothers and sisters in the aftermath of ongoing eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano. At Wednesday’s (April 21, 2021) National COVID-19 Briefing, Abdias Samuel, National Disaster Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said that the supplies included bottled water, non-perishable food items, cleaning items, buckets, face masks, baby items, pet food,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Over one-third of the target population in St. Kitts and Nevis has received the first jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as the Roll Up 2 Roll Out COVID-19 vaccination programme continues. Figures presented by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, indicated that 11,848 doses have been administered to date as of April 21, 2021. A further breakdown shows that 8,935 doses have been administered in St. Kitts, while 2,913 doses have been administered in Nevis. The combined number represents 35.86 percent of the target goal. To achieve herd immunity, health authorities in…

The Minister of Environment & Cooperatives, Hon. Eric Evelyn delivered remarks on behalf of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis as part of the celebrations to welcome the regional instrument into force on Thursday, April 22, 2021. The process towards the adoption of the regional agreement began in 2012 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. In this Declaration, signatory countries committed, with the support of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) as the technical secretariat, to advance the development of a regional agreement for the full…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2021 (SKNIS): With the growing concern over the increase in the use, misuse, and abuse of cannabis (marijuana) among youth in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Kitts & Nevis National Council on Drug Abuse Prevention Secretariat held a training session for education counsellors on Monday 19th April 2021, at the Jessups Community Center in Nevis. Mrs. Karimu Byron-Caines, Director of St. Kitts & Nevis National Council on Drug Abuse Prevention Secretariat, an agency that falls under the Ministry of National Security, said that part of the responsibility of the Secretariat “is to ensure that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2021 (Government House): On Wednesday 21st April 2021, His Excellency The Governor-General Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL. D conducted two Ceremonies for the Presentation of Credentials by Ambassadors to the Federation. These ceremonies were virtual, and the new Ambassadors were at their respective embassies overseas.The first ceremony was in respect of His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Mr. Jose Manuel del Callego Romualdez, Non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Saint Kitts and Nevis. The Ambassador presented his Letter of Credence signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Plastics are harmful to the environment as they are non-biodegradable and take years to break down, thus contaminating soil and water in the process, said Biosafety Officer in the Ministry of Environment, Vicia Woods. “They are a danger to human health and the environment because when these plastics… are improperly disposed of and because they don’t break down immediately, they break apart into smaller pieces known as micro-plastics. When these micro-plastics make their way into the ocean, into the lakes, they become a part of our food chain,” said Ms. Woods during her…

Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States Secretary of State agreed on the need to work together on a number of issues of mutual interest. In a virtual meeting on Wednesday 21 April, the two sides noted the inextricable link between the Community and the US and welcomed the Roundtable Discussion as an initial engagement between the new US administration and CARICOM. Honourable Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize and Chair of CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador…