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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, September 24, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — When the 26th edition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League opens on Tuesday September 28 at four venues, defending champion Tabernacle Domino Club will square it off with former champion team, Lodge Domino Club. The two teams will meet at the Tabernacle Community Centre in what is being viewed as a do-or-die one-off encounter, as this year’s tournament will see the teams meeting in only one round. This is as a result of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic which delayed the start of the league. Fourteen teams are taking part in this…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2021 (SKNIS): Persons from St. Kitts and Nevis who received a jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been assured that their vaccination status will be recognized by international countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, gave the assurance during Wednesday’s COVID-19 Briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre. “I want to assure the public that the United Kingdom recognizes the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India, that’s the Covishield, and I think they also recognize the SK Bioscience,” Dr. Laws said referencing the vaccine produced…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 24, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, is scheduled to address his fellow Heads of States and Governments and the wider international community at around 8:00pm this evening (Friday, September 24) during the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The honourable prime minister’s highly anticipated speech, which will be delivered virtually, is expected to focus on a number of matters pertinent to the global community, including climate change, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation…

TROPICAL CYCLONE SAM ALERT STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 5:15 AM ECT FRI, SEP 24, 2021THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS…SAM IS NOW A HURRICANE, AND RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE…A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT MEANS THAT, IN THIS CASE A HURRICANE IS IN OUR MONITORED AREA BUT A WATCH OR WARNING IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST TRACK, INTENSITY AND SIZE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHAT THE EXACT…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2021 (SKNIS): As schools across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis resume face-to-face interactions with students, a number of new cases of COVID-19 have led to some schools closing classes as students are isolated and contact tracing is ongoing. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws indicated that a significant number of samples are being tested daily in an effort to identify, isolate and provide treatment for persons who may test positive for COVID-19. “If you have a class and there is one student identified as positive for COVID-19, do you close the class or put everybody in quarantine? If you…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2021 (SKNIS): Family counsellor from the Counselling Department in St. Kitts,Valencia Byron, said that confidentiality within the client-counsellor relationship plays a big part and determines the success of any case with a counsellee. “The counsellor must be warm and inviting and of course, my colleagues before stressed the ethical code of confidentiality, which must be upheld and is paramount in the counselling process,” said Mrs. Byron during her appearance on the September 22 edition of SKNIS’ ‘Working for You’. “You must be able to engage with the client, make the client feel comfortable and provide a safe space…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2021 (SKNIS): Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital, said that vaccination is key for school children to safely return to in-person learning, which is a traditional experience in an actual classroom setting. “We have an opportunity to keep our high schools open and to go back to regular in-class (in-person) learning because although the alternative is to go to virtual learning, it doesn’t work for everyone,” said Dr. Wilkinson, while responding to a question at the National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 Briefing for September 22. “Our opportunity is to make sure that our high school…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 24, 2021 (SKNIS): Persons in quarantine, whether at home or in a government-approved facility, are legally required to adhere to all COVID-19 Protocols, and anyone found violating his or her quarantine can be issued with penalties of up to $5000, said Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, during the National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 Briefing for September 22. “Persons have a legal obligation to respect their quarantine conditions. Whenever you are placed in quarantine by the Ministry of Health you are obliged by law to respect and honour the conditions of your quarantine which simply is to stay at home and avoid…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Nadia Rawlins, Clinical Counsellor within the Counselling Department in St. Kitts, said that persons desirous of accessing the services of the department will have to go through the process as one cannot just call and make an appointment then show up. “It is a process that we have to follow. We have an assistant who takes identifying information like your name, contact information, age, and address – that basic information. Of course, when you give us all of that information… we are able to schedule your appointment and we ask you about your flexibility…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda has offered well wishes to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis on their celebration of 38th years of Independence on September 19, 2021. In a congratulatory message to St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne wrote: “The nation of St. Kitts and Nevis has experienced an array of accomplishments over the years and, the call to action exhibited by this year’s theme “Adapt, Diversify, Recreate: Independence 38”, is reflective of…