{"id":12548,"date":"2025-04-16T08:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/?p=12548"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:29:28","slug":"saint-kitts-government-promotes-water-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/saint-kitts-government-promotes-water-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Kitts government promotes water security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450f08e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"450f08e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7854a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d7854a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Terrance-Drew-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Terrance-Drew-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Terrance-Drew-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Terrance-Drew-1-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Drew, is leading efforts to promote a strategy to ensure water security in the Caribbean nation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d6027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"36d6027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Initially, $13 million will be invested to provide the population with better access to clean and reliable water.<\/p>\n<p>Drew signed a loan agreement for the aforementioned amount with the International Cooperation and Development Fund and the Republic of China.<\/p>\n<p>This loan will help complete the Basseterre desalination plant, currently under construction, which will benefit citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis facility aims to convert seawater into safe drinking water, which will reduce the country\u2019s dependence on rainfall and groundwater due to climate change and overuse,\u201d the Associated Times website stated.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative\u2014the source emphasizes\u2014is part of the Sustainable Island States Agenda to develop climate resilience, modernize infrastructure, and improve lives with smart technological advances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Drew, is leading efforts to promote a strategy to ensure water security in the Caribbean nation. Initially, $13 million will be invested to provide the population with better access to clean and reliable water. 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