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ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONTINUES REVIEW OF MINIMUM WAGE IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS

Published 5 February 2019

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SKNIS Photo: Senior Minister Amory (at head table) welcomed the nominees to the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee in November

ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONTINUES REVIEW OF MINIMUM WAGE IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 05, 2019 (SKNIS): Members of the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee are working diligently to review all the necessary facts and related materials as they consider the current rate of pay which stands at $9 per hour or $360 per week for 40 hours of work.

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Hon Eugene Hamilton celebrates nine years as a parliamentarian with week of activities

Published 5 February 2019

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Hon Eugene Hamilton celebrates nine years as a parliamentarian with week of activities

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 5, 2019 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — Area Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Eight, the Hon Eugene Hamilton, has said that the Dr Timothy Harris-led Team Unity Administration has delivered a lot for the country in terms of social and economic development.

“Nobody can deny that in the last four years of my being a minister of government, that I have delivered a lot for my constituency and the government has delivered a lot for the country,” said Hon Hamilton who is also the Minister of Agriculture, Health, National Insurance, Human Settlements, Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services.

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GOVERNOR GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS PROMINENT AFRICAN SURVIVALS IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Published 4 February 2019

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GOVERNOR GENERAL OF ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS, HIS EXCELLENCY SIR S.W. TAPLEY SEATON, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP

GOVERNOR GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS PROMINENT AFRICAN SURVIVALS IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 04, 2019 (SKNIS): Tasked with giving the featured address at the opening of History and Heritage Month on January 31 at Matterson House, Governor General, His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, took the opportunity to highlight prominent African survivals in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.

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PM HARRIS DECLARES HISTORY AND HERITAGE MONTH 2019 OPEN

Published 1 February 2019

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PRIME MINISTER DR. THE HONOURABLE TIMOTHY HARRIS

PM HARRIS DECLARES HISTORY AND HERITAGE MONTH 2019 OPEN

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 01, 2019 (SKNIS): The official opening of History and Heritage Month, which is celebrated annually in the month of February, took place on January 31 at the Matheson House at Taylors Range. The month long of activities, which was started by the late Sir Probyn Inniss, is being celebrated under the theme, “African Survivals in St. Kitts and Nevis.”

The History and Heritage Month features outreach activities held by various organizations including the Brimstone Hill National Park Society, Department of Culture and Ministry of Education, the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society, the St. Christopher National Trust and other partner agencies. The activities are designed to promote among citizens greater knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the history, heritage and culture of the country, and to foster stronger national identities and pride.

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CARICOM URGES PEACEFUL RESOLUTION TO “UNSATISFACTORY SITUATION” IN VENEZUELA

Published 25 January 2019

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Photo: CARICOM Secretary-Genera, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris during emergency meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on Thursday, January 24.

CARICOM URGES PEACEFUL RESOLUTION TO “UNSATISFACTORY SITUATION” IN VENEZUELA

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 25, 2019 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) convened an emergency meeting via video-conference on Thursday (January 24) evening at which time they called for a peaceful resolution to the evolving volatile political situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

The meeting, held under the chairmanship of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, saw participation from twelve CARICOM Member States.

While the Heads of Government reaffirmed their guiding principles of non-interference and non-intervention in the affairs of states, respect for sovereignty, adherence to the rule of law, and respect for human rights and democracy, the leaders reiterated “the long-standing political crisis, which has been exacerbated by recent events, can only be resolved peacefully through meaningful dialogue and diplomacy.”