Saint Kitts and Nevis

For the 2022 St. Kitts Music Festival, scheduled for later this month, preparations are intensifying and organisers are set to begin building the stage and testing sound systems

The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) has undertaken to draft vehicle inspection standards to ensure health and safety on the roads

Efforts have been made to strengthen the food supply with the Departments of Agriculture providing financial and material support to farmers; however, a heavy reliance on imported foodstuffs remains and the population is pushed to consume local

Members of the St Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services staged a fun run through the streets of Basseterre and held an Open Day at Independence Square as they observe a week of activities to commemorate International Firefighters Day

Over 80 enumerators began conducting the Population and Housing Census 2021 on Nevis this week, one month after the census with the “It’s Me, You, Us 2021 #BeCounted” was launched in the country

The country launched its National Determined Contribution (NDC) implementation plan to address climate issues, with targets such as reducing economy-wide CO2 emissions by 61% by 2030, compared to the 2010 base year

The Ministry of Health is working to figure out the correct formula to get more nurses in the country, since having more men involved in the profession is a stigma they are trying to solve

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) has once again been commended for its commitment to the advancement of the education of the nation's youth, with 10 students included with a ceremony in the scholarship programme

The official opening of the Honorary Consulate General of Switzerland in Basseterre will further consolidate relations with the country

Persons on Nevis wishing to care for seniors will soon be able to register in a new program designed by the Senior Services Division of Social Services Dept; the Caregivers Registry will be launched this month to put in contact families with professionals

The country has announced plans to ban single-use plastics in the near future, following several Caribbean countries in doing so; the Ministry of Tourism began supporting the ban in 2018, starting a campaign called "Plastics Be Gone"

In its continued pursuit of food sustainability on Nevis, the Ministry of Agriculture is recording successes in food production, based on demand for crops grown on government-owned farms

The Ministry of Agriculture, in recognising the valuable contribution women have made in the agricultural sector, has engaged several women farmers in discussions aiming to implement a number of measures to further support their participation