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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 05, 2019 (SKNIS): International Women’s Day (IWD) 2019, which will be celebrated on March 08 under the theme, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change” is an occasion where the Federation will join all other member states of the international community to “pause and assess, recognize and applaud the vast contribution that women have made, and continue to make in the development of our plant,” said Minister of State with responsibility for Gender Affairs, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, in her address to the nation on March 05 to commemorate the noteworthy day.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 26, 2019 (SKNIS): Ahead of the 30th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Chairman of the Conference of the Heads of Government of CARICOM and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, along with other CARICOM Leaders, met with Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, on February 25 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 19, 2019 (SKNIS): The Lodge Explorers Club was launched on February 17 at the Violet Petty Primary School, making it the sixth Explorers Club to be commissioned in the Federation, adding 72 children to the hundreds of community explorers in St. Kitts and Nevis. At the launch, a website and Facebook page for the group were also unveiled.

Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, congratulated the new Explorers, noting that they are the present and future of the society and he has confidence in their abilities to deliver.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 15, 2019 (SKNIS): The 2019 National Consultation on YOUth Forum, which was held at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel on Thursday, February 14, 2019, provided hundreds of young persons, as well as adults with several recommendations needed to enhance youth development.