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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 01, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Environment is currently reviewing the draft National Conservation and Environmental Management Act (NCEMA) which will be the overarching legislation used to govern all environmental matters.  The proposal is being made for a new Bill called the National Conservation and Environmental Management Bill. The purpose of the meeting, which was held on April 30, 2021, at the Solid Waste Management Conference Room, was to do an internal review of the current document with the staff before further consultations are done with other agencies.  This activity is also a learning exercise for all…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 30, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — The Team Unity Government and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris have come in for high commendation for the way the country has been kept relatively safe, in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, compared to the rest of the world. “I would like to make a special thank you to the Team Unity Government and the Hon Dr Timothy Harris,” said President of Trans-Americainvest (St. Kitts) Limited, and Royal St. Kitts Hotel, Mr John Zuliani. “If we weren’t all safe here in St. Kitts relatively compared to the rest of…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 30, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, has commended the Zuliani family for its continued interest and investment in St. Kitts and Nevis. This was as the family broke ground on Friday April 30 for the construction of a 10,000 square foot commercial development, Royal Plaza II, at their Royal St. Kitts Hotel in Frigate Bay. “I want to thank (President of Royal St. Kitts Hotel) John (Zuliani) for inviting me to be part of the continuing expansion of the Royal St. Kitts Hotel, and to say…

San Jose, 30 April 2021 (IICA) – Located seven kilometers north of San Jose, Costa Rica’s capital, the Vázquez de Coronado municipality is recognized for its main economic activities—livestock breeding, milk production, and agriculture—which have made it a thriving canton in the Central American country, marked by ranches, livestock farms and cultivated fields. Vázquez de Coronado is also home to the Headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Moreover, thanks to a recent agreement signed by Rolando Méndez, Mayor of the municipality, and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, the canton will house the Plaza of Agriculture of…

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) stands with the world as we look toward the horizon hoping for a new dawn in the COVID-19 era. As of April 26th, according to the World Health Organisation, there have been over 146 million cases and 3 million deaths due to this pandemic. There has been so much suffering and loss of life for those severely affected and so much more for those indirectly affected by the great economic impact of disruption in global travel and trade. Like with other hardships, the most vulnerable seem to be the hardest hit. The disease…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (SKNIS): The continued upgrade of human resource capacity and equipment at the St. Kitts Meteorological Department has led to increased efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability in forecasting and recording weather phenomena.Senior Meteorological Officer, Elmo Burke, said that the ongoing improvements would allow the department to offer more services in the future. One such goal is the ability to exclusively provide the local weather forecast. The department commonly referred to as the Met Office, currently does not have the capacity to do so. As such, it partners with the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services.“We have started…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (SKNIS): Students and lecturers of the Teacher Education Division at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) showed solidarity with St. Vincent and the Grenadines through the donation of several items of humanitarian aid for persons affected by the ongoing explosive eruptions at La Soufrière.Dr. Joycelyn Archibald-Pennyfeather, Dean of Teacher Education Division commended the efforts of the students who decided to assist with the humanitarian efforts.“Today, we have with us our students and the items that they have collected, and I want to applaud their effort because their effort says that we care and that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (RSCNPF): Taking illegal firearms off the street remains a priority for The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and efforts to find them have not subsided. “Every stop and search exercise, every search warrant executed and all of our operations are geared at preventing crime and removing illegal firearms and ammunition from our communities. So I would say it’s a constant, relentless and consistent effort by the police in relation to searching for weapons and ammunition,” said Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) with responsibility for Operations, Adolph Adams. He added that any search executed needed…

San José, 30 April 2021 (IICA). The Minister of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic, Limber Cruz, presented the eight pillars of the agricultural strategy implemented by President Luis Abinader’s government. This, in his view, is the adequate way to strengthen food security in this country, whose tourism sector, one of the main drivers of the economy, is facing the consequences of the drop in visitors caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the ceremony to bestow the title of Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) on former president Hipólito Mejía, which was held at the Institute’s headquarters…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis deployed a strong ministerial presence at a recent Latin America and the Caribbean water security conference hosted virtually out of UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Sciences in Montevideo (Uruguay).St. Kitts and Nevis was elected vice-president of the 14th Meeting of National Committees and Focal Points of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) in Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC), which took place between 26th – 28th April 2021. The meeting was attended by ministers, government water experts from across the region, presidents of the IHP National Committees and the Focal Points, NGOs, with…