St. Kitts and Nevis
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Sir Ian Botham praises vision of St. Kitts-Nevis Government
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2014 (SKNIS): Legendary English cricketer Sir Ian Botham has “tipped his hat” to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis for its involvement with the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 tournament. “It’s a massive thing for St. Kitts and Nevis and I think it will do the island so much good,” Sir Ian is…
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Regional Project Pushes Employment Through Creativity
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 10, 2014 (SKNIS): The Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunities (CEBO) project launched its six-day Training of Trainers Workshop today (June 10) in St. Kitts. CEBO is funded jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the governments of Italy and Spain, and is led by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. It is intended to…
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St Kitts and Nevis to pilot Regional Youth Security Programme
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 05, 2014 (SKNIS): An eighteen month programme which targets the safety of youth in schools and communities is a new initiative between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. At a recently held National Consultation and Launch of the CARICOM – Spain Citizen Security Project, Ionie Liburd-Willet, Permanent Secretary in the…
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Address by Astona Browne at Opening of FBI Active Shooter and Intelligence Gathering Course
I am pleased to join in welcoming the participants to this training course and to say how pleased we are to see the convening of another training session for law enforcement officers. I am particularly pleased to extend a warm welcome to all the agencies gathered here today as beneficiaries of this course of training. I take the opportunity on…
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CARICOM Reducing Youth on Youth Violence programme to support youth violence reduction initiatives in St. Kitts and Nevis
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The capacity of the Cayon secondary school and community to deal with issues related to youth on youth violence should be significantly enhanced with the implementation of the Reducing Youth on Violence Pilot Programme in St. Kitts and Nevis. National consultations are currently being hosted in that country under the CARICOM – Spain ‘Reducing…
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STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ST KITTS AND NEVIS ON THE ABDUCTION OF 200 NIGERIAN SCHOOL GIRLS
The Government of St Kitts and Nevis expresses its profound concern at the abduction of over 200 innocent Nigerian school girls while they were asleep in their dormitories at their secondary school in the village of Chibok on April 14. This attack has devastated an entire village, where families are forced to cope with the daily anguish of not knowing…
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St Kitts Reports Major Drop in Crime
St Kitts and Nevis is reporting a significant drop in crime, according to new data from the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force. According to the new data, the island reported a 70 percent dip in crime in April compared to the same month in 2013. “Despite our challenges, it is very clear that crime has trended down in…
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH ON VERGE OF RAPID HIV TESTING
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 09, 2014 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Health is on the verge of offering Point of Care (POC) Rapid Testing as a means of scaling up prevention and early detection of HIV. The National AIDS Secretariat in the Ministry of Health has informed that Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) Providers are currently in…
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Agriculture 2014 Open Day promisses fun, food and education
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 23rd, 2014 (SKNIS): The Agriculture Department will host its annual Agriculture Open Day this Thursday and Friday April 24 and 25 from 9a.m. at the Agriculture Department grounds in La Guerite, Basseterre. The theme for this year’s Open Day is “Agriculture: Moving in the Right Direction”. The annual focuses on promoting the work of local farmers…
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CARICOM youth ambassador delighted with youth participation in human rights consultation
BASSETERRE, St Kitts — Sonia Boddie, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassador for the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, was a part of the youth contingent selected from across the region, to participate in the Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and Aids (PANCAP) Caribbean Consultation on Justice for All and Human Rights Agenda, convened under the theme “Advancing Justice for ALL…
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