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Government Of Saint Kitts And Nevis Announces Temporary Closure Of Human Resource Department Offices

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis wishes to inform, the public, all civil servants and Government Auxilliary workers of the temporary closure of the Human Resource Department offices until further notice. This decision is precautionary and prioritizes the health and well-being of the staff of the Human Resource […]

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Up To 25,000 Citizenships Made Possible From Prison Project

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, revealed during a statement in Parliament on March 26, 2024, the staggering sale of passports under the prison project, highlighting the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme’s facilitation of citizenship approvals for up to twenty-five thousand (25,000) individuals. “Madam Speaker, up to about twenty-five thousand […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Drew Moves To Strengthen The CBI Programme With Parliamentary Bill, By Making It A Statutory Corporation

Basseterre, St. Kitts – In a landmark move on March 26, 2024, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, introduced the Citizenship by Investment Unit Bill, 2024, for its first reading in the National Assembly as part of the Government’s continued efforts to strengthen the Federation’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme […]

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Much Safer Electric Saws Could Become The Law In The US.

Table saws are widely considered the most dangerous power tool, and cause about 30,00  injuries require medical treatment each year in the United States out of which about 4,000 result in amputations that can be career-ending for some professional carpenters and contractors. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that when a person is hospitalized, the cost to society […]

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Egyptian Coyotes Can Get Desperate Palestinians Out Of Gaza–For A Fat Fee.

Although it has been called an ‘open-air prison’, before the Hamas-Israel war started on last year on October 7th, 2023, people who lived in the Gaza strip, even though it has no airport, could relatively easily get visas and move overseas to study or work, even if the system was not very convenient for them. […]

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Guyana Upping Spending On Cassava Mill And Solar Power In Undeveloped Region Bordering Brazil.

Communities in Guyana’s Region Nine, are poised for significant development as the government continues to invest money with the intention of fostering economic growth and sustainability in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region. The population of  Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region region, which is relatively undeveloped  is 24,238 persons, who live in scattered Indigenous villages and land […]

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Questions About Transitional Council Ability To Govern As Heavy Gunfire Erupts In Haiti Near Presidential Palace.

Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in downtown Port-au-Prince near the National Palace in the latest round of what seems to be continually escalating violence in Haiti. In late February, armed gangs launched coordinated attacks demanding Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation. Now, three weeks after Henry said he would resign once a transitional presidential council was in […]

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Food Charity Suspends Operations In Gaza As 7 Workers Killed By Israeli Air Attack.

International food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has announced suspension of  its food deliveries to Gaza after seven of its workers were killed by an Israeli air strike. The charity said those killed were part of an aid convoy that was leaving a warehouse in central Gaza on Monday. It is now known whether the […]

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Canada Soon To Offer All Women Free Contraception.

The Canadian government announced on Saturday that it will soon cover the full cost of common contraceptives for women –including intrauterine devices (IUDs), contraceptive pills and hormonal implants – as part of a major health care reform that ensures that cost never gets in the way of desired contraception. This was announced in a tweet […]

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