Bassetere, St. Kitts – It is with profound sadness that the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) announces the passing of Mr. Alphonso Bridgewater, our esteemed former and first ever, General Manager. Mr. Bridgewater passed away on Wednesday 10th April 2024, after a distinguished career and dedicated service to our organization. Mr. Bridgewater was a pioneering […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Lord is the proud recipient of the 2024 Joshua Obadiah Williams Excellence Award in Teacher Education, specifically, Early Childhood Education. At a significant ceremony at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) in the Poinciana Conference Room on Thursday, I April, 2024, Ms. Lord received the monetary prize of EC$4000, up from EC$3500 […]

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Castries, Saint Lucia – The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative, today announced the selection of 27 green entrepreneurs as recipients of interest-free loans totaling USD 863,403. Under the Initiative’s Accelerator Program, these entrepreneurs were chosen from a competitive pool of applicants to receive funding and support to grow their respective green, sustainable enterprises. The Initiative, delivered by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) […]

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The glowing prospects of continuing UNESCO’s technical expertise and financial support in the fields of Education, Biodiversity, and Cultural heritage were presented this week at sessions convened by the St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO and the Man and Biosphere National Committee. The sessions coincided with the visit to the Federation by the St. Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to UNESCO, Dr. David Doyle. […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – The Department of Creative Economy in St. Kitts and Nevis honoured seven members of the Conaree community for their outstanding contributions to local development and culture. These awards were presented during the “We Village Dat” community upliftment event in Conaree on April 09, 2024, recognising the recipients’ excellence in cultural activities […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – During a recent visit to the Conaree Landfill, overseen by the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC), Minister of Environment, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, alongside Director of Environment, Derionne Edmeade, and other key stakeholders, underscored the critical environmental and economic challenges posed by the current waste management practices. The site visit, which […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – The importance of establishing and maintaining goodwill between the security forces and the community were highlighted on April 11, 2024, to the recruits attending the Sea Cadet Training Camp. The teens and members of the camp training staff from the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) Coast Guard Unit travelled to Major’s Bay […]

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O.J. Simpson was a great football star who moved on to a successful career in movies and TV commercials and as a sports commentator, but then it all fell apart when he was accused of the double murder of his wife Nicole, mother of two of his children, and a friend of hers, Ron Goldman. […]

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Barbadians have been assured that action will follow the recommendations and strategies devised during the National Symposium on Just Transition and Job Creation in the Green and Blue Economy. According to the World Bank, the blue economy is the “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health of […]

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Shopping restrictions at the  Panama Canal could be approaching an end as weather forecasts indicate that plenty of rain is heading for Panama, which, if correct, means that international canal shipping may soon resume normal volume across the Panama isthmus. The persistent 11-month drought, made all the more worse by the El Niño weather phenomenon, […]

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