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ECCB To Review Scotiabank Buyout
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has begun its review of Republic Financial Holdings to acquire Scotiabank’s operations in the region.
According to a media release on the weekend the ECCB received an application from Republic Financial…
Kittitian Featured In Carib Export Magazine
CEO and co-founder of Sugar Town Organics, Anastasha Elliott is being featured in the 3rd edition of Caribbean Export’s online magazine.
The regional trade and investment promotion agency’s focus for this edition was on women in export…
Kittitian Wins First Ever Taiwan ICDF 2018 TICA Talent Competition
Stephen Richards, a computer science and information engineering student at the National Dong HWA University in Taiwan and a national of St. Kitts and Nevis was announced the winner of the first ever Taiwan ICDF 2018 TICA talent competition…
Department of Environmental Health Increases Fogging
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 03, 2018 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health has been increasing its fogging efforts due to a large presence of the Aedes Taeniorynchus mosquito, which lives in the brackish waters of ponds and mangroves.
The…
Minister Phipps Stresses the Importance of Knowing One’s HIV Status
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 03, 2018 (SKNIS): Minister of State with responsibility for Health, the Honourable Wendy Phipps said that the theme for this year’s World AIDS Day, “Know Your Status,” is a reminder to the world that the…
Revellers Kick Off Carnival Celebrations With Sugar Mas 47 early bird J’ouvert
The revelry started early in the carnival season again this year as crowds of people could be seen jamming during the Sugar Mas 47 early bird J’ouvert jam on Saturday morning. The inaugural Sugar Mas 47 Early Bird J’ouvert jam started just…
Industrial Site Pre School Re-opened
The remodelled and refurbished Industrial Site Day Care Centre was officially reopened late last week.
At a ceremony on Thursday engineer at the Public Works Department, Livingston Pemberton told listed the new upgrades including a new…
St. Kitts And Nevis Represented At First Global Sustainable Blue Economy Conference In Nairobi Kenya
Earlier this week Minister of Public Infrastructure and International Transport, the Honourable Ian Liburd led a delegation to the first Global Sustainable Blue Economy conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
During his speech at the leader's…
Universal Index Benefits
St. Kitts Nevis and other small states in the Caribbean are poised to benefit from a Universal Index being proposed which would make it easier to access funds for disaster relief.
The Universal Index was one of several topics discussed…
St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister meets with TELESUR officials
(SKNIS)- On Wednesday 28th November, 2018 a delegation from Telesur, lead by the President of Telesur, Ms. Patricia Villegas, accompanied by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , Mr. Raul Li Causi…
RUSVM thanks SKN For Opening Up Its Doors To The Students Of Dominica’s Storm-affected Campus
Adtalem Global Education Inc, the parent company of Ross University School of Medicine (RUSVM), has thanked the government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis for the level of hospitality and goodwill extended to the students and faculty, who…
Model Safe Schools Roadshow Held At Various Schools Across SKN
A roadshow promoting the concept of safe schools and the implementation of the Model Safe School Programme (MSSP) in the Caribbean was held this week from November 26-30, 2018. The Model Safe Schools Roadshow, which took the format of a…
Music Festival Committee Gearing Up To Roll Out First Set Of 2019 St. Kitts Music Festival Artistes
Just 7 months ahead of the 23rd annual St. Kitts Music Festival, the committee led by chairman, Damion Hobson, is gearing up to announce the first wave of artist later this month.
This was revealed by head of the marketing committee, Val…
SKELEC Electricity Supply Interruption Schedule – Notice 27
SKELEC regrets the inconvenience of these electricity supply interruptions which are necessary to perform maintenance as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve service.
Please note that the electricity supply may be…
Hundreds Participate in Annual Youth Month March and Rally
The Department of Youth Empowerment continued its youth month activities with a march and rally on Friday.
Hundreds of students from the various primary and secondary schools across the federation were seen marching through the streets…