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July 2020
Third Funeral Home Officially Opens On Nevis
St. James Parish, Nevis - A brief but significant ceremony, effectively signalled the opening of a third funeral home on Nevis, on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Now open to serve the…
NIA making moves to facilitate reopening of early…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (July 03, 2020) -- Hon. Troy Liburd, Junior Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), says the ministry is working with the Nevis COVID-19 Task Force to…
St. Kitts and Nevis Announces Reduced, Limited…
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 03, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced a limited time reduction in the citizenship contribution for…
St. Kitts-Nevis National Assembly to Get New Home
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 03, 2020 (SKNIS): With the current social and physical distancing protocols currently in place resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic, the historic Sitting of Parliament…
Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) To Be Created…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 03, 2020 (SKNIS): A Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) will be created to manage and regulate the industry in St. Kitts and Nevis, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable…
Sarge in Charge
Arguably, he is the finest stroke maker to have come out of Nevis. Yes, he has no claim to making the West Indies team, but he puts that down to simply ‘coming up in the wrong era.’ The small…
Netball Icon Heartbroken Over Current State of…
There was a definite break in her voice and there was a hint of tears being held back. For a woman who is known for her strength and outspoken nature, it came as a bit of a surprise, but when you…
Ministry Of Tourism Holds Activities in Month of…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 02, 2020 (SKNIS): In celebration of Plastic Free July, the Ministry of Tourism along with the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council is holding a number of activities in…
Plastic Pollution Can Greatly Destroy the Marine…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 02, 2020 (SKNIS): Plastic pollution can greatly destroy the marine biodiversity of St. Kitts and Nevis, says Diannille Taylor-Williams, Assistant Secretary in the Ministry…
Antigua and Barbuda: More discussions needed on…
Antigua and Barbuda will oppose any moves to liquidate the assets of defunct regional carrier LIAT 1974 “without a plan to create the necessary connectivity which regional integration requires.” At…
Nevis Moves towards Minimising Single-Use Plastics
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 02, 2020 (SKNIS): Kenisha Lewis, Teacher at the Nevis Sixth Form, says that Nevis has a goal to ultimately minimise single-use plastics and that she has been teaching her…
Employers Must Provide Laid Off Workers with…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 02, 2020 (SKNIS): The Department of Labour is reminding employers, who are currently laying off workers, that they are legally required to provide a termination letter to…
Preparations Begin To Reopen Early Childhood…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 02, 2020 (SKNIS): Speaking at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Briefing on July 01, 2020, Director of the Early Childhood Development Unit, Kimona Browne,…
PWD advises of road diversion in Charlestown on…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (July 02, 2020) -- The following is an advisory from the Public Works Department (PWD) in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding a road diversion in Charlestown on…
Nevis Animals (Trespass and Pound) (Amendment)…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (July 02, 2020) -- The Nevis Animals (Trespass and Pound) (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was unanimously passed at a sitting of the Nevis Island Assembly in Chambers at Hamilton House on…