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14 February 2022, Bridgetown, Barbados – Earlier this month, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) was granted Observer Status in the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). The CAC is the global inter-governmental body which has 188 member countries, jointly governed by FAO and WHO, that establishes the international standards in food safety and quality which serve as […]

Media Release Courtesy of the Government of Montserrat Wednesday, February 23, 2022 — The Government of Montserrat welcomes the appointment of the new Tourism Director Mrs. Ineta Rosetta  West-Gerald with effect from February 7, 2022 for a period of two years. Mrs. West-Gerald holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Honors) in Tourism from the University of Derby, United […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2022 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Agriculture in St. Kitts and Nevis is embarking on an initiative to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship in agriculture in 2022. “We from the ministry’s standpoint will, in 2022, seek to provide assistance and a pathway for women to enter the agriculture sector and to harness their skills […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis met with public and private sector stakeholders to discuss the way forward for the agricultural sector during the Annual Review Planning Meeting held today, Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. The meeting convened under the theme: “Enhancement, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2022 (SKNIS): The agriculture sector in St. Kitts and Nevis is poised for further growth and strengthening with innovation being at the core of the ministry’s development and reform agenda. This was according to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ron Dublin Collins at the Annual Review Planning Meeting […]

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 19, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Fifteen families in Mansion Village each received keys to a two-bedroomed bungalow on Friday February 18, made possible as a result of a bilateral agreement between the governments of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. “Today I am pleased to participate […]

Dr Barnett’s congratulatory message to Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Honourable Philip J. Pierre noted the country’s steadfast and committed pursuit of development: “Honourable Prime Minister: On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I wish to convey congratulations to the Government and People of Saint Lucia on the country’s Forty-Third Anniversary as an independent nation. During the […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 22, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The next edition of the popular virtual programme, Leadership Matters with Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, will be aired next Tuesday, March 01, 2022 at 8:00pm.  The programme returned last Tuesday (February 15) in a twice monthly […]

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is this week training Antigua and Barbuda Immigration Officials on the movement of CARICOM nationals and the facilitation of travel. The online training will be for two half days – 22 to 23 February 2022 and focus on the legal basis for the movement of Skilled Nationals; the CARICOM Complaints […]

The Crops Division of the Department of Agriculture within the Ministry of Agriculture is inviting all Crop farmers to register for the 2022 Farmers Judging Competition. The Registration period runs from Monday 21st February to Friday 11th March 2022. Farmers who are interested should register with their District Extension Officers as well as the Department […]