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World Food Day: Development Bank partners with Department of Agriculture

Published 02 October 2018

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World Food Day: Development Bank partners with Department of Agriculture

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 2, 2018 (DBSKN) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis joins the rest of the world in observing World Food Day on Tuesday October 16. But for a country that places food security high on its agenda, the Federation will be observing an entire week of activities. The Department of Agriculture is thanking the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis for partnering with it, to make the observation a more rewarding one.

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POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL STABBING INCIDENT

Published 02 October 2018

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POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL STABBING INCIDENT

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 02, 2018 (RSCNPF): The Police are investigating an incident in which a man was fatally stabbed.

Police received a report of a body being found lying in a drain on Branch Street at about 6:25 a.m. on Monday, October 01. The Police responded and, upon arrival, found the motionless body of John Gumbs of Pond Road with what appeared to be multiple stab wounds to the abdomen.

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KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN ST. KITTS -NEVIS ENGAGE IN WORKSHOP AIMED AT BUILDING CAPACITY OF PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS

Published 02 October 2018

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KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN ST. KITTS -NEVIS ENGAGE IN WORKSHOP AIMED AT BUILDING CAPACITY OF PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 02, 2018 (SKNIS): A wide cross-section of persons from across government ministries and departments in St. Kitts and Nevis is currently participating in a three-day transformational leadership seminar aimed at building capacity of public sector leaders so that they can develop and operationalize strategies that promote national security and economic development.

The workshop, which is dubbed “Transformation of Key Public Sector Entities Impacting the National Security of St. Kitts and Nevis”, runs from October 01-03 at the Customs and Excise Department’s Conference Room. It is organized by the Ministry of National Security and facilitated by Dr. Rickert Allen, Senior General Manager – NCB Financial Group Limited in Jamaica.

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Minister Richards’ Declaration Speech for Financial Information Month

Published 02 October 2018

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Declaration Speech for Financial Information Month

Delivered by

Hon Shawn K. Richards

Acting Prime Minister/ Deputy Prime Minister

1 October, 2018

Fellow Citizens, …

It is my pleasure to invite you to become involved and participate in Financial Information Month (FIM) 2018. A wide range of activities have been planned for this 18^th year of celebration. These activities would be taking place in St. Kitts and Nevis, and throughout the other countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, ECCU Governments, other Public and Private Sector partners and Civil Society organisations continue to serve as champions for the celebration of Financial Information Month across the Union. This year, they have again partnered in putting together a number of activities aimed to further strengthen the financial underpinnings of our region. The main goal of celebrating this month of activities is to successfully attain “a financially developed and vibrant ECCU region that fosters strong and sustainable economic growth and the improved well-being of the citizenry”. We believe that our people would benefit tremendously from the planned activities as we seek to promote people empowerment and foster strong and sustainable economic growth.

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ICT WORKSHOP BRIDGES THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS

Published 02 October 2018

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ICT WORKSHOP BRIDGES THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 01, 2018 (SKNIS): A talking pen that reads labels, text to speech and speech to text features on computers and smart devices, a printer that prints Braille, and specialized e-readers were among the technological devices that were introduced to visually impaired individuals and advocates in St. Kitts and Nevis, last Friday (September 28).