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Financial Secretary, Mrs. Hilary Hazel on the IMF’s  2018 Article IV Consultation in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Published 27 October 2018

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Please find below address (Text and Audio) delivered by Financial Secretary, Mrs. Hilary Hazel on the IMF’s  2018 Article IV Consultation in St. Kitts and Nevis.

The Financial Secretary’s Address will air on ZIZ TV https://zizonline.com/tv/channel-5/ today, Friday, October 26 at 8:00pm, 9:20pm and 10:00pm with rebroadcast on Saturday, October 27 at 8:15am, 12:30pm, and 8:00pm and on Sunday, October 28 at 7:30am and 12:45pm.

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OLDER PERSONS IN ST. KITTS ATTEND SPECIAL LUNCHEON AT THE ROYAL ST. KITTS HOTEL

Published 27 October 2018

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OLDER PERSONS IN ST. KITTS ATTEND SPECIAL LUNCHEON AT THE ROYAL ST. KITTS HOTEL

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 26, 2018 (SKNIS): Scores of older persons in St. Kitts gathered at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel on Thursday, October 25, 2018 for a special luncheon in their honour as a part of the month-long activities for the Month of the Older Persons. The month is being celebrated under theme, “Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions.”

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PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS PREPARE FOR LAUNCH OF NATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPLAINCY PROGRAMME

Published 27 October 2018

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PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS PREPARE FOR LAUNCH OF NATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPLAINCY PROGRAMME
Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 26, 2018 (SKNIS): Students in St. Kitts and Nevis will soon have an additional resource that they can call on to assist their personal development and growth with the launch of the National School Chaplaincy Programme by the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs next month.

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Documents on Universal Healthcare in St. Kitts and Nevis

Published 26 October 2018

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Documents on Universal Healthcare in St. Kitts and Nevis

We are pleased to present links to the National Address by Minister of Health, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton Regarding the Green Paper Stage for St. Kitts and Nevis’ Universal Health Insurance Coverage Plan.

Video:  https://youtu.be/lRbH2-bN_xE
Audio:  https://soundcloud.com/sknis/minister-hamiltons-universal-health-coverage-green-paper-address-to-the-nation
Text:    https://sknis.kn/national-address-by-minister-of-health-the-honourable-eugene-hamilton-regarding-the-green-paper-stage-for-st-kitts-and-nevis-universal-health-insurance-coverage-plan-thursday-october-25t/

Also included is a link to download the Green Paper on Universal Healthcare for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis: https://sknis.kn/green-paper-on-universal-health-care-for-the-federation-of-st-kitts-and-nevis-october-2018/

 

Photo: Minister of Health, Honourable Eugene Hamilton

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Ministry of Culture appreciates National Carnival-Development Bank partnership

Published 26 October 2018

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Ministry of Culture appreciates National Carnival-Development Bank partnership

Basseterre, St. KittsOctober 25, 2018 (DBSKN) — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Mr Stanley Knight, has said that his ministry appreciates the partnership between the St. Kitts-Nevis National Carnival and the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis as the bank is in the tier of five top companies in terms of sponsorship of carnival’s events and activities.

“The Carnival Committee is to a large extent an independent committee which then coordinates the St. Kitts Nevis National Carnival,” observed Mr Knight. “As we know, a festival of this magnitude has quite the price tag and as we aspire to have the best national festival, it is important that we invest wisely.”

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