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Japan Relief Clothing Center Donates Clothing Items To The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice And Empowerment In St. Lucia

Castries, St. Lucia – The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment via its division of Human Services and Family Affairs, has expressed profound gratitude to the Japan Relief Clothing Center for their recent donation of over 100 cartons of essential clothing items. Facilitated through the tireless efforts of Ms. Kanako Kikuchi, a Japanese volunteer […]

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St. Kitts’ Ministry Of Tourism Intensifies Efforts To Halt The Sale Of Counterfeit Goods To Visitors And Locals At Entry Ports

Basseterre, St. Kitts – In an effort to maintain the authenticity of the Kittitian experience and to further protect the reputation of St. Kitts and Nevis as a premier tourist destination, the Ministry of Tourism is pursuing new policy initiatives aimed at eliminating the sale of counterfeit merchandise at the ports of entry. Minister of […]

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Six Bills To Receive First Reading, Two Others Slated For Second Reading In The National Assembly On Thursday, May 2, 2024

Basseterre, St. Kitts – The Order Paper has been issued for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday, May 02, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Notice has been given. Six Bills will receive their first reading, while two others are slated for second reading. The government’s good governance […]

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High Commissioner Sonya Koppe Presents Credentials to Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew welcomed Her Excellency Sonya Koppe, the new High Commissioner of Australia to Saint Kitts and Nevis, as she presented her credentials earlier today. In a cordial meeting, Prime Minister Drew extended warm congratulations to Her Excellency Koppe, emphasizing the importance of bilateral […]

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United States Slams Cuba Over Jail Sentences For Power Protestors.

The US government has condemned a Cuban court’s decision to hand down long prison sentences to a group of street protesters as “repression”. Thirteen protesters were found guilty of crimes including sedition and sabotage earlier this year after they took to the streets in August 2022 to vent their anger at lengthy power cuts. They […]

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Guiana Shield Needs Protection.

Guyana’s Prime Minister, Brigadier Mark Phillips Monday highlighted the importance of safeguarding the Guiana Shield at the opening ceremony of the third Guiana Shield Strategic Dialogue, at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations on […]

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Jamaican Government Says It Will Pay More For Poets To Get Busts.

The Jamaican Government will be allocating additional funds to the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Programme according to an announcement by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, and relayed to the public in a speech delivered by library chief Joy Douglas, at a recent launch of ‘Last Reel’, a new poetry collection by […]

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Deal Or No Deal, The Killing Must Go On In Rafah Says Israel’s Netanyahu.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel will carry out a military attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which borders on Egypt,  regardless of whether there is any agreement with Hamas for a cease-fire and release of hostages held in Gaza. “The idea that we will stop the war before achieving […]

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FATAL NEWTOWN HIT-AND-RUN UNDERPOLICE INVESTIGATION

Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force MEDIA RELEASE-The Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred on April 28th, 2024, between 4AM and 5AM on the Newtown Bay Road in the vicinity of the SOL fuel facility. Police officers arrived on the scene and observed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) technicians attending to one […]

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Haiti Council To Choose New President Today.

Haiti’s seven-member transitional council will vote for the country’s next president Tuesday, a week after it formally assumed power in the chaotic Caribbean nation. It is presumed that the president will be selected from among the members of the council, all of whom have been preapproved as qualified for the office. The vote is the […]

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