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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS BECOMES THE FIRST INDEPENDENT STATE IN THE ECCU TO ACHIEVE 60 PERCENT DEBT-TO-GDP RATIO

Published 04 October 2018

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS BECOMES THE FIRST INDEPENDENT STATE IN THE ECCU TO ACHIEVE 60 PERCENT DEBT-TO-GDP RATIO

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 4, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The small twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to punch way above its weight under the leadership of the Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity administration, becoming the very first independent state in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) to bring its debt-to-GDP ratio in line with the international benchmark of 60 percent.

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SENATOR PHIPPS REFUTES FALSE REPORTS THAT INSULIN IS OUT OF STOCK IN THE FEDERATION

Published 04 October 2018

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SENATOR PHIPPS REFUTES FALSE REPORTS THAT INSULIN IS OUT OF STOCK IN THE FEDERATION

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 04, 2018 (SKNIS): Minister of State with responsibility for Health, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, while speaking at the Prime Minister’s Press Conference on October 04 said that the Ministry of Health wishes to advise the general public that the public hospitals and pharmacies are adequately stocked with the usual insulin formulations.

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BERKELEY MEMORIAL CLOCK AT THE CIRCUS IN BASSETERRE TICKS AGAIN

Published 04 October 2018

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BERKELEY MEMORIAL CLOCK AT THE CIRCUS IN BASSETERRE TICKS AGAIN

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 04, 2018 (SKNIS): After many years out of commission, the Berkeley Memorial Clock, a national landmark and tourist attraction in the heart of the capital Basseterre, is ticking again.

The clock has now been working for 15 days to date and was repaired through the initiative of the Urban Development Unit in the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Urban Development et al.

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REDUCED VAT DAYS IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS WILL CONTINUE IN 2018

Published 04 October 2018

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REDUCED VAT DAYS IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS WILL CONTINUE IN 2018

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 04, 2018 (SKNIS): The tradition of annual discounted VAT Rate Day in St. Kitts and Nevis will continue in 2018. This was announced today, October 04, by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his monthly press conference.

“We have given early notice of the Reduced VAT Days to accommodate the logistics relating to the sourcing or products from abroad and other imperatives of getting ready for VAT Day. So we have come early. We have given fully three months in advance and in fact, as far back as April we did signal to the business community in our private meetings that yes there will be a VAT Day,” he stated. “So we have put them in a better state of readiness to make the necessary preparations.”

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FAMILIES ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE CARE FOR OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS

Published 04 October 2018

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FAMILIES ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE CARE FOR OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 03, 2018 (SKNIS): Families are being encouraged to provide the necessary care for older siblings especially when they are not in a position to provide self-care, said officials from the Department of Social Development.

The month of Older Persons in St. Kitts and Nevis is observed every October, which is an extension of the United Nations official celebration of International Day of Older Persons celebrated on October 01 annually.