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Team Unity Welcomes Debate on Motion of No Confidence

Published 19 December 2018

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Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said today that his Cabinet is fully supportive of the Speaker’s decision to schedule the Motion of No Confidence (MONC) for Monday, December 24th, 2018, thereby treating it with urgency.

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS’ MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CALLS FOR MORE INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION OF THE DIASPORA IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Published 19 December 2018

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS’ MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CALLS FOR MORE INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION OF THE DIASPORA IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2018 (SKNIS): Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley, during his contribution to The Appropriation (2019) Bill, 2018, on December 18, said that there should not be a divide between citizens who live on island and those abroad. Therefore, he said, various measures will be put in place to address this.

“It is high time that this artificial divide between those who are here and those who have left, let us remove that, and treat all of our people as citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis and therefore persons who have a contribution to make,” he said. “Because if we have 50 or 55,000 people here, I can tell you we have far more out there in terms of people who were born here and descendants of those.”

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LOCALS TECHNICIANS AND BUSINESSES ARE BENEFITING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND CRUISE PIER AT PORT ZANTE

Published 19 December 2018

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LOCALS TECHNICIANS AND BUSINESSES ARE BENEFITING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND CRUISE PIER AT PORT ZANTE
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2018 (SKNIS): Approximately 50 nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis are currently employed in the construction of the second cruise pier at Port Zante with the potential for another 50 persons to gain employment as the work progresses.

This was reported by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris during his 2019 Budget Address on December 12, 2018. The prime minister said that the engagement of locals is in keeping with the government’s efforts to ensure that local technicians are involved in the developmental process.

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT SOON TO BE OPERATIONALIZED, SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL BYRON

Published 19 December 2018

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT SOON TO BE OPERATIONALIZED, SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL BYRON
 Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2018 (SKNIS): Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Vincent Byron Jr., said that the Freedom of Information Bill that was passed into law on May 03, 2018, will be operationalized after the necessary requirements are put in place.

“Part of the process to operationalize this Bill has to be to document management processes to ensure that when the public comes to request the data it is available in a timely fashion,” he said, while speaking in support of The Appropriation (2019) Bill, 2018, on December 18.

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LABOUR DEPARTMENT INSPECTIONS ENSURE WORKPLACES ARE SAFE FOR ALL

Published 19 December 2018

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LABOUR DEPARTMENT INSPECTIONS ENSURE WORKPLACES ARE SAFE FOR ALL
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2018 (SKNIS): Senior Minister the Honourable Vance Amory has assured employers and employees in St. Kitts and Nevis that the Ministry and the Department of Labour will remain proactive in ensuring that working environments across the Federation remain safe for all.

Senior Minister Amory, who also serves as the Minister of Labour, said that staff within the Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorate Unit in the Department of Labour is charged with visiting workplaces in order to ensure that safety standards are observed and the conditions are healthy. This covers quite a number of measures such as mounting proper signs for exits and hazardous areas or materials, ensuring there are no dangling wires, guaranteeing that hallways are free of obstruction, and maintaining furniture in good condition.

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