Castries, Saint Lucia – Girls in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) will be celebrated globally on Thursday, April 25th, and once again the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is playing its part to empower girls, especially those in our five Contracting States, to become more aware of the benefits to be derived from studying and […]
Government stakeholders agree on further developing the value chains for sweet peppers in St. Kitts and lettuce in Nevis with the aim of replacing imports of these produce. As the region works to reduce food imports over the next three years and to invest more in producing locally grown food, the Federation of St […]
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) launched an “OECS in the Classroom School Tour” in schools across St Kitts and Nevis from June 13-16, 2023. The event formed part of the celebrations for the 42nd Anniversary of the OECS, being celebrated under the theme ‘Vision. Integration. Sustainability, Progress’. The objectives of the School Tour […]
St. Kitts is set to launch a new brand campaign. Ellison “Tommy” Thompson, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, made this disclosure to the media during the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Destination Debriefings in the Cayman Islands this week. Thompson said one of the first assignments of new Minister of Tourism Marsha Henderson will be to spearhead the launch of the campaign […]
GENEVA, 30 August 2022—UNAIDS welcomes a St. Kitts and Nevis High Court ruling that laws criminalizing gay sex are unconstitutional, meaning that they are immediately struck from the legal code. The Court upheld the plaintiffs’ claim that Sections 56 and 57 of the Offences Against the Person Act violated the right to privacy and freedom […]
St. Kitts & Nevis is welcoming attorney-at-law Marsha Henderson as its new Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Urban Development. As Minister of Tourism, Henderson, a member of new Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Michael Drew’s Federal Cabinet, will work to ensure that the destination continues to make strides towards the full resumption of tourism activity, including the return of airlift […]
In correspondence dated 26 July 2022, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis extended an invitation to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to mount an Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe General Elections in the country scheduled for 5 August 2022. In response to the invitation, a 4-member Mission has been mounted to the Federation of St. […]
Monday, September 20, 2021 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends to the Government and people of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis warmest congratulations on the occasion of the nation’s 38th Anniversary of Independence on Sunday, September 19th 2021. A virtual flag-raising ceremony was held at the OECS headquarters in […]
Sunday 5th September 2021 – The Peoples Labour Party (PLP) celebrates International Day of Charity, being recognised today Sunday 5th September 2021. Through this observance, the United Nations’ objective is to sensitize and mobilize people, NGOs, and stakeholders the world over to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities. It also aims to raise awareness […]
