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Bridgetown, Barbados January 12, 2021 (CDEMA) – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit has received funding from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK FCDO) in the amount of £51,000 through the Memorandum of Understanding on the ‘UK Support for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Response Teams programme’. The funds will cover the cost of a rotary helicopter aircraft, which will be used to support access to sampling of the extrusive materials, air lifting equipment to the flanks of the volcano, surveillance/reconnaissance to analyse changes in the volcano and other relevant support to the monitoring of the volcanic activity. The request for a rotary…

At the invitation of the Government of Canada, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet with their Canadian counterpart, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, during the Inaugural Meeting of the CARICOM-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Group which will be held virtually, on 13 January 2021. Under the co-chairmanship of His Excellency Dr Claude Joseph, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Haiti and Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, the meeting will pay attention to…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, January 12, 2021 (DBSKN) — At a time when the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic appears not to be abating anytime soon especially with the emergency of new variants of the virus, the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis has stepped up its Covid-19 fight using the latest technology. “The Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis is leading the charge in the Federation in the combatting of the spread of the novel coronavirus by using the latest in thermal scanning technologies and adjustments in their standard of operating procedures (SOP) and policies,” said Mr Michael Peets…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply disappointed and concerned at the decree and subsequent statements by Venezuela with respect to that country’s border controversy with Guyana, including intimations of the creation of a strategic area of national development called “Territory for the Development of the Atlantic Façade”. The Caribbean Community is in full support of the judicial process underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which is intended to bring a peaceful and definitive end to the long-standing controversy between the two countries. CARICOM reiterates in the strongest possible terms its firm and unswerving support for the maintenance and…

Google the word “geography”, and you will see that it is – in part – the study of the distribution of population. That concept of population distribution is one of the fundamental pillars of our electoral system. For electoral purposes, our country is divided into discrete geographical units – constituencies – at the Federal level, districts at the local level, based on the population. The expectation is that each unit ought to contain as near equal inhabitants as possible. Each inhabitant of each geographical unit has an address that is considered his or her ordinary residence. It is this ordinary…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 11, 2021 (SKNIS): The Dorset Park Committee has received another donation to assist efforts to maintain and enhance Dorset Park, which functions as a sport and recreation facility.On Friday (January 08, 2021), the Hon. Jonel Powell, Minister responsible for Youth and Sports et al, and Parliamentary Representative for Constituency #2, where Dorset Park is located, presented $6,000 worth of building materials and gardening equipment to the committee during a brief handover ceremony.The donation included several palettes of blocks, buckets and cans of paint, a wheelbarrow, pickaxe, shovels, and rakes. Honourable Powell commended the volunteers for their dedication…

COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 2020 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act, No. 16 of 2020, the Minister makes the following Order:[Published 29th December 2020, Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 94 of 2020] Citation.This Order may be cited as the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 2020.Interpretation.In this Order, “Act” means the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act, No. 16 of 2020.Amendment of Part I of Schedule IV.The Act is amended in Schedule IV by replacing Part I with the following new Part I“SCHEDULE IVPart 1Application…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 11, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris will again update the people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on important matters of national interest when he hosts his press conference on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Thursday’spress conference, the prime minister’s first for the year 2021, takes place from 10:00am in the Conference Room of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) located at Lime Kiln, Basseterre. PrimeMinister Harris uses his regular press conferences to give citizens and residents an account of his Team Unity…

It is 2021 and for many persons, it is a time for reflection and changes in their lives. Whether it is a goal to be financially prudent, spending more time with family, better business decisions, healthier choices, you name it; at this time of year, it is a priority to start well.Here at Social Security, we are taking the opportunity to share with you three important things you can do now to help secure your short- and long-term benefits and solidify your relationship with us from the start of the year.1: Life Certificates; (for beneficiaries in receipt of long-term pensions). A…

BASSETERRE (8th January, 2021): Caribbean Journal published a story today highlighting 21 of the best islands to visit in the Caribbean and St. Kitts was listed as #5 on the list. The editors selected St. Kitts noting that the island is uncrowded, calm and beautiful, exactly what is currently sought after in the market. This statement is consistent with our positioning as part of the “Awake Your Sense of Wander” campaign.Caribbean Journal is the world’s largest website and a global leader in covering Caribbean travel and trade news. Attracting both consumers and travel agents, Caribbean Journal shares the latest news from new flights…