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Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 25, 2021 (SKNIS): On the November 24 edition of SKNIS’s ‘Working For You’, the discussion surrounded male health issues across the Federation, particularly the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD’s). During the show, Dr. Jonathan Carty, a physician working at the A&E ward at the JNF General Hospital, indicated that several factors must be taken into consideration when addressing the issue of male health. “Personally, and for everyone in the general public to know, we first have to acknowledge that there is a problem. As soon as we acknowledge that there is a problem, the next step is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 25, 2021 (SKNIS): Cases of COVID-19 in St. Kitts and Nevis have slowed significantly, with 18 cases being recorded over the period November 17 to 23, 2021. However, health authorities are warning against an inevitable fourth wave of the virus which is currently surging in the United States, Europe and other parts of the world. At Wednesday’s COVID-19 Weekly Briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, said that “urgent action must be taken now if we are to avoid a devastating fourth wave.”…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November, 25, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Racquel Brown, said that the tourism industry within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has seen increased activity over the past three weeks. Ms. Brown said this during the popular Leadership Matters virtual forum series on ZIZ on November 23 and also stated that “cruise tourism specifically has brought energy back to the Federation.” She added, “We have seen more and more people go back to work, such as tour operators, taxi operators, bars, restaurants, merchants, stakeholders, who are selling retail and who are…

The general public is advised that the St. Kitts Tourism Authority will close from 9am to 12pm on Friday 26th November, 2021 for a staff development session. The Product Development office located downstairs will be open from 1pm-4pmto facilitate taxi and tour inspections only . Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Brasilia, 25 November 2021 (IICA). The “Living Soils of the Americas” program promoted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and award-winning scientist and director of the Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration (C-MASC) at The Ohio State University, Rattan Lal, was officially launched in Brazil at an event attended by Tereza Cristina, Minister of Agriculture of the South American country.The initiative seeks to contribute to the health of Brazilian soils, foster good land management practices and drive incentives to transform agricultural systems into ecosystems that accumulate more carbon in soils, thereby increasing the quality of a natural resource that…

BASSETERRE (25th November, 2021): The Seabourn Ovation made its inaugural call to St. Kitts today, November 25, 2021, at 8:00am, continuing a robust month of cruise arrivals to the destination. The ship docked at South Friar’s Bay where the Tourism Authority welcomed the inaugural cruise and hosted a plaque exchange ceremony. Seabourn Ovation is the sister-ship to the prestigious Seabourn Encore. The vessel delivers a wealth of new concepts, a fresh vision and a host of illuminating ideas to delight the world’s most discerning travelers. “We are extremely privileged to welcome the captain, crew and passengers of the Seabourn Ovation to…

Charlestown, Nevis November 25, 2021.. Journalist James Henderson has featured Nevis in a round-up of the variety of destinations that the Caribbean has to offer. Included in the headline Nevis is mentioned as an island that ‘has a handful of plantation house hotels that dates back 50 years to a time before tourism took over. Nevis sits alongside only six other Caribbean islands (Anguilla, St Barts, Jamaica, Dominica, Barbados, and BVI) that Henderson has selected as the must-visit destinations.  In the article, the journalist focuses on the history of Nevis and its beautiful architecture and of course details Alexander Hamilton and Horatio Nelson…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 25, 2021) — Prayer for peace on Nevis will be the first planned initiative the Nevis Christian Council and the Nevis Evangelical Association will hold as they seek to make Nevis a better place. Fr. Piotr Palowski, Chairman of the Nevis Christian Council, and Rev. Ron Daniel, Chairman of the Nevis Evangelical Association, told the Department of Information on November 23, 2021, that both organisations agreed to collaborate on what they deem strategic matters of interest for the benefit of the island. “In our meeting last week Wednesday… we came together and we decided that we would like to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 25, 2021 (SKNIS): Independent tour operators in St. Kitts can expect additional job hires in the coming days and weeks following a meeting between senior tourism officials and cruise line executives. A miscommunication by officials saw disembarking passengers from two cruise vessels last week opting not to take tours with independent operators. Racquel Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, spoke about the mix-up on Tuesday’s (November 23, 2021) edition of Leadership Matters. “We were told by our staff that Shore Ex was basically saying that guests were being told that they could only…

Members of the Retired St. Kitts and Nevis Police and Fire Officers Association will be the special guests on “Policing With You” tomorrow. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Retired) Joseph Richardson, Fire Station Officer (Retired) Natalie Fough, and Force Chaplin (Retired), Pastor Leroy Benjamin, will join Host, Sergeant Treveron Richards, to talk about their upcoming week of activities and the work of the Association. “PolicingWith You” is aired every Thursday on ZIZ radio from 9:15 a.m. You can also watch it live on the Facebook Pages of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and ZIZ Broadcasting, or catch it on the YouTube Channel of ZIZ Broadcasting.…