Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment & Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment
Achievemnts
- Ministry of Sustainable Development
- Ministry of Environment & Climate Action & Constituency Empowerment
- Introduction of geothermal collaboration between Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Hosting of a National Validation Workshop which was geared towards the possibility of adding Electric Vehicles (EVs) to the Government's fleet of vehicles, beginning with the introduction of Electric School Buses and Charging Stations.
- The Ministry of Sustainable Development’s Land Allocation, Normalization and Distribution (L.A.N.D) Fair to address all matters relating to land.
- Residential L.A.N.D reset programme.
- Waiver of land cost at La Guerite.
- Resumption of Land Payments.
- 6 fully funded scholarships for civil servants of St Kitts and Nevis, through the Ministry of Sustainable Development.
- The Ministry of Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment is spearheading a National Consultation on the Management of the Invasive Green Monkey.
- Installation of plastic recycle bins at St Paul's Primary, Cayon, Sandy Point, Edgar T Morris, and Bronte Welsh Primary Schools.
- The Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Cooperatives in connection to the use of lands on the Royal Basseterre Valley National Park more commonly known as the Aquifer, to host the Ministry of Agriculture’s Annual Open Day.
- Launch of the Annual National Community Christmas Clean-up Project.
- Equipped its officers in the Department of Constituency Empowerment with uniforms and tools necessary to conduct their work in the field.
- The Department of Environment officially launched two components of the Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (CReW+) Project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
- This project aims to improve wastewater management in St Kitts and Nevis.
- Wastewater is considered as water affected by domestic, commercial or industrial use.
- The implementation of a phased ban on single-use plastics in a move towards preserving the environment and advancing sustainability.
- (Phase 1 involves the ban on importation of T-shirt plastic shopping bags as of 31 December 2024. This will be followed by a ban on the sale and distribution of these bags by 31 March 2025.
- Phase 2 involves a ban on the importation of Styrofoam food containers and plastic straws effective as of 30 April 2025. While the sale and distribution of the same items will be banned as of 31 July 2025.
- The final Phase involves banning the importation of single-use plastic cups, plastic plates, and plastic utensils as of 31 August 2025, followed by a ban on the sale and distribution of the same products as of 30 November 2025.)
- Beautifying Cardin Home’s exterior as part of the Department of Constituency Empowerment SKN beautification project.
