Yearly Archives
2022
Chief Veterinary Officer Provides Insights on How the MOA Is Addressing the Dog Attacks on Farms
Within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, dog attacks on farms have been a destructive force over the years as they have dramatically reduced the animal population on the islands. The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) is addressing the…
Finance Minister Says NIA Has Not Authorized a Bus Fare Increase
Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), Premier Hon. Mark Brantley has stated that the government has not approved an increase in bus fares on the island of Nevis.
Premier Brantley Announces Resumption of Increments, Promotions for Public Servants on Nevis
“Our public servants will now resume in terms of their salary increases, increments, and promotions.”
Enumerators Prepare for Crucial Tasks Ahead of the 2021 Population and Housing Census
As the start of the Population and Housing Census nears in St. Kitts and Nevis, field enumerators are preparing for the crucial task ahead by undergoing a series of training sessions organized by the Department of Statistics in the Ministry…
National Assessments Reintroduced for Primary Schools
Minister of Education Honourable Jonel Powell has announced the reintroduction of the Primary School National Assessments at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year.
KAL Assessment Designed to Improve the Education System and Maximize Potential of Teachers and…
The Ministry of Education has embarked on an initiative to further strengthen the education sector in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis through the rollout of a new national assessment dubbed Key Stage Assessment of Learning (KAL), the…
Department of Statistics Trains Enumerators for Upcoming Population and Housing Census
Enumerator training is an extremely important part of primary data collection.
Tourism Ministry Engages Stakeholders to Chart the Way Forward for a Sustainable Tourism Industry
The Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards and the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), held a National Dialogue with stakeholders in the tourism sector on March 29,…
NIA Recruits More Local and Foreign Nurses to Enhance Human Capacity in the Healthcare System on…
The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) continues fervent efforts to enhance human capacity in the healthcare system on Nevis with the recruitment of five additional nurses at the Alexandra Hospital.
St. Kitts-based NGO’s Animation Shortlisted in WHO Film Festival
Meet the Willbuts, a short animation depicting how sugar-sweetened beverages and an unhealthy diet impact a typical Caribbean family, has been shortlisted for the World Health Organisation (WHO) Health for All Film Festival.
Biden Oil Move Aims to Cut Gas Prices ‘Fairly Significantly’
President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed…
Guyana to Host CPL Finals for Three Years
The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals will be hosted by Guyana for the next three years, starting in 2022. This is the first time the Hero CPL final will be held in Guyana and this long-term staging agreement will see the…
St. Kitts and Nevis Among Caribbean Counterparts to Kick-Start Women’s Empowerment Guarantee Project
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis today, March 30, joined other Caribbean countries to kick-start a Women’s Empowerment Guarantee Project aimed at supporting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in boosting their economies after…
Quality of Tourism Sector Set to Improve Following Recent National Dialogue With the National…
Urgent quality improvements in the tourism sector are now closer to becoming reality, thanks to a national dialogue between sector stakeholders and quality institutions in St Kitts and Nevis held this week.