RESIDENTS TO WEIGH IN ON OLD ROAD BAY REHABILITATION PROJECT AT TOWN HALL MEETING ON THURSDAY

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 30, 2019 (SKNIS): Government officials are seeking the input of residents of Challengers and surrounding communities on ways to reduce the inconvenience and other related challenges that will result from the impending implementation of the Old Road Bay Rehabilitation Project.

Director of the Public Works Department, Cromwell Williams, said that a town hall meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Challengers Community Centre to allow for interactive and frank discussions between interested parties. It begins at 7 p.m.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 30, 2019 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Work is expected to commence shortly on the construction of the EC$31 million Old Road Bay Rehabilitation Project, a project that represents a permanent solution to the disruption in the main road network on the Western side of St. Kitts, particularly in the aftermath of torrential rainfall and hurricanes.

During a ceremony held at the Sprat Net Parking Lot in Old Road on Tuesday (January 29) afternoon, the contract was signed between the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the principals of Rock & Dirt Limited to carry out the comprehensive rehabilitation work on the Old Road Bay Road.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 30, 2019 (SKNIS):  The St. Kitts and Nevis National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre is one step closer to strengthening further its internet security management certification capability, said Amicia Mussenden, Director within the Department of Technology.

“I think that you would be pleased to know that later down this year, the Department of Technology would be embarking on a programme to get the National ICT Centre ISO 27001 Certified,” she said, while addressing participants at the January 30-31 ISO 27001 training workshop.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 30, 2019 (SKNIS):  Fifteen (15) participants from various ministries and departments within the public sector are currently undergoing training to ensure that they are capable of securing government’s information, whether physical or technological, by establishing Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) based on international standards.

The workshop, which is entitled “Certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and Internal Controls Architect Training and Certification” commenced on Wednesday, January 30, and aims at developing participant’s competencies in establishing, managing, exercising, and maintaining information security in accordance with international best practices.