Author: Staff

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 15, 2019 (SKNIS): The Dr. Harris-led Team Unity Administration encourages public-private-partnerships (PPP) and works along with private sector entrepreneurs to improve the quality of life for citizens and residents and advance the economy of St. Kitts and Nevis. The MRI Machine at the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation is one example of PPP.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 14, 2019 (SKNIS): The formal meeting of the Cabinet took place on Monday, March 11, 2019. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Here are the salient matters that were discussed, and the decisions taken that are designed to advance the growth and development of the country:

Cabinet met on March 11 and entertained a delegation from LIAT. LIAT is seeking a capital injection to fund the airline over the coming months. The four shareholder governments, namely, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica wished the Federation to consider burden sharing as a means of retaining connectivity within the islands and staving off insolvency. After the presentation, Cabinet set up a committee shared by the Financial Secretary and members drawn from the Ministry of Tourism, St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) and the Office of the Prime Minister. The committee was given the mandate to examine the scheduling, financials and other models of MRGs (Minimum Return Guarantees) and advise the Cabinet on the way forward.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 15, 2019 (SKNIS): Clean Tech Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to attend a three-day Caribbean Green Tech Start-up Bootcamp, from March 19 to 21, at the St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department, to access basic business education, mentorship and finance in order to further develop their green sector businesses.

Caribbean Green Tech Start-up Bootcamp is an avenue to assist entrepreneurs to have clean tech solutions that can assist in the mitigation or adaptation to climate change. It was started in 2015. Tameka Lee of the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), who is also the Programme Director of the Bootcamp, stated that Clean Tech Entrepreneurs face challenges in the green sector in terms of assistance and support in building out their businesses. There have been 13 bootcamps so far across the Caribbean.