BASSETERRE St. Kitts – THE business of agriculture is fast becoming a thing of the future as economic hardship spirals on, and as small businesses continue to voice their struggles, big businesses continue to make a way to ease the burden on consumers.
On that note, SKNVibes presents another edition of ‘Business Update’.
SKNVibes has proven itself to be the number one as statistics publicised by Google’s International Search Engine revealed this News and Information website was the most visited and page-viewed site in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Figures recorded for May, 2011, showed that SKNVibes had 120,000 unique visitors for the month while page views recorded were an astonishing 3.2 million. Total visits for the month of May climbed as high as 710,000 and visitors spent an average of 10 minutes on the site.
Saturday (July 2), the Sandy Point Market will be celebrating one year since it was restored and The Sandy Point Agricultural Co-operative Society Ltd (SPACS) invites the general public to come on down, show some support and take advantage of the reduced prices, give-aways, and games such as ‘guess the weight’ as SPACS strives to bring fun and excitement to agriculture.
FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK is currently inviting members of the public to nominate FirstCaribbean’s 2011 Unsung Heroes for the Federation. They remain dedicated to rewarding and recognising those residents of St. Kitts and Nevis who have made it their life’s work to give back to their community without expecting anything in return.
The closing date for nominations is June 30, 2011. Forms are available at all FirstCaribbean branches, and on the Bank’s website www.firstcaribbeanbank.com.
Today (June 30) the TDC GROUP OF COMPANIES will hold its 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM), at the Fisherman’s Wharf in Fortlands, Basseterre. Shareholders are expected to receive the Directors Report, detailing the performance of the Group for the 2010/2011 fiscal year, declare a final dividend, elect Directors to replace those retiring by rotation, and confirm the appointment of a new Director.
Other reports and reviews will be presented and immediately following will be the Annual recognition of staff members, the announcement of the winners of the Employee Excellence Awards and the Employee of the Year awards, where each winner will receive a cash prize and the coveted TDC, Jacques A. Crammer Award.
TDC’s summer sizzler continues where you get 15 percent off your purchase of two tyres and 20 percent off your purchase of 3 or more tyres.
LIME is currently offering a free modem and free installation when you sign up for internet service on or before July 31 and pay just $75 plus VAT monthly for one year.
On Friday (July 1), the ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD will mark the 15th anniversary of Self-Employed Coverage. The Board will engage in a number of activities during the month of July under the theme “Sustaining the Self-Employed through Guaranteed Benefits.”
Throughout the month of July, Social Security staff will be engaged in on-site visits to organizations and individuals connected to self-employed persons as part of the on-going educational outreach of the Public Relations Department among other activities.
The Furniture and Appliances Department of S.L HORFORDS & COMPANY LTD., continues its cash back promotion where consumers will receive cash back coupons for free groceries with every Higher Purchase made.
Consumers will also be given a chance to win a free living room set, dining room set, bedroom set or a kitchen appliances package with every EC $100 spent. This promotion runs from June to December 2011.
There you have it for this week’s Business Update. If you are interested in having your information featured in our weekly articles, be sure it is emailed to editor@sknvibes.com
