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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 22, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ministry of Finance has completed the necessary work and instructions have been given by the Accountant General to commence the processing of funds totaling $2.2 million to be paid to approved applicants under the Income Support Programme. This means that by the end of the work day today, Wednesday, September 22, more than two thousand (2,000) applicants would have received their second installment of the $1,000 monthly stipend as part of the Income Support Programme, which is one of the main components of the…

Clockwise from left: President Mr Calvin Farrell, Vice President Mr Simeon Liburd, Member Dr Marc Williams, Treasurer Mr Keithley Blanchette, Member Mr Steve Gilbert, PRO Mr Allington Berridge, Secretary Mrs Octavia Huggins-Sewell.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 21, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the Counselling Department will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. The special guests will be Michele de la Coudray-Blake, Director of the Counselling Department; Naeemah Hazel, Deputy Director of the Counselling Department; Valencia Byron, Counsellor; Nadia Rawlins, Counsellor; and Maleisha Caesar, Family Counsellor. The discussion will focus on the work of the Counselling Department and the services it offers; the process of seeking counselling services; how the Family Matters programme work; responsibilities of the Counsellor; and management of the Department’s…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The State of Qatar has sent messages of congratulations to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis on the auspicious occasion of the country’s celebration of 38 years of sovereignty on September 19. In a congratulatory message addressed to Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris from His Excellency Sheik Khalid Bin Khalifa Abdulaziz Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the State of Qatar, the Qatar prime minister said: “It pleases me, on the anniversary of your country’s Independence Day, to extend to you, on behalf of the Government of the State of Qatar and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Ashvin Vijay Barshinger, Founder, CMD and Managing Director of Observer Times in India, has congratulated the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis on their commemoration of 38 years of nationhood. In a congratulatory message to Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, Mr. Barshinger wrote: “On occasion of this significant Independence day, we wish you and the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis, good health, prosperity and new successes in your responsible work. Happy Independence Day!”

Charlestown, Nevis, September 2, 2021… Following a visit to Nevis in 2020, journalist Claire Dodd documented her stay with us for a feature in the travel section of popular UK news publication, The i. Her piece appears in the online travel section of the media title, inews.co.uk. In the article, the journalist refers to the return of UK travel to Nevis, detailing her stay at Nisbet Plantation Beach Club and its history, she also shares a humorous encounter that she had with a local resident – and not of humankind! The feature perfectly reveals the unique experiences that are available to travellers when they…

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT At the invitation of the Most Honourable Sir Cornelius A. Smith, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Her Excellency Dr. Carla N. Barnett, mounted a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the conduct of the General Elections which were held in The Bahamas on 16 September 2021. The entire Team comprising the Chief of Mission, Observers from Member States and the support staff from the CARICOM Secretariat, arrived in The Bahamas on Monday, 13 September 2021. The six (6) member Observation Mission, which was led by Mr. Ian Hughes, Human Resource and Training Officer…

Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) impressed upon United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman the urgency for the delivery of the second tranche of donations of Pfizer vaccines from the US. The Ministers and Ms Sherman along with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador Brian Nichols held a virtual dialogue on Tuesday 21 September in the margins of the UN General Assembly. The United States delivered the first shipments of the donated Pfizer vaccines last August, with the second shipment planned for this month. Ministers while expressing their deep appreciation for the generosity of the US, underlined…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVISSTATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 37 of 2021Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 9) Regulations, 2021In exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Emergency Powers Act, Cap. 19.02 the Governor-General makes the following Regulations:[Published 21st September 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 59 of 2021]Part I Preliminary Citation and duration.(1) TheseRegulationsmaybecitedastheEmergencyPowers(COVID-19)(No.9)Regulations, 2021.(2) These Regulations shall come into force from 5:01 a.m. on Wednesday 22nd September, 2021 and shall expire at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday 7th October, 2021.Interpretation.In these Regulations,“Court” includes the Magistrates’ Courts and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court;“COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act” means the COVID-19 (Prevention…