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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, August 9, and Monday, August 16, 2021, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Several issues affecting the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were deliberated on. Cabinet deliberated extensively on matters to do with economic recovery in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it would affect the tourism industry and health.The Cabinet was briefed by the National COVID-19 Task Force and considered the mitigating measures necessary to ensure the economic recovery needed…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education, through Permanent Secretary Mr. William Vincent Hodge, announced the winner of the Independence 38 Theme Competition. The winner is Mr. Emani Samuel, a third-form student of the Verchilds High School, making it two consecutive years that a high school student has won the competition. The winning theme “Adapt, Diversify, Recreate: Independence 38” was selected by the Federal Cabinet from one hundred and fifty (150) submissions. The criteria for theme selection stated that the theme must be concise, memorable, a phrase, a clause, or a short sentence of no more…

The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards will be closed from Monday, 23 August to Friday, 27 August to accommodate construction work. You can contact the Bureau by emailing sknbs@gov.kn Any inconvenience caused during this time is regretted.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Days after the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis narrowly escaped direct major impact from Tropical Storm Grace, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is calling on citizens and residents to remain vigilant as we are now getting closer to the peak of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Forecasters at Colorado State University, which has produced one of the longest-running seasonal Atlantic hurricane forecasts, state that while at least one-third of the hurricane season is over, most hurricanes occur after August 1. They further…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has hailed the eight nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis who were today, Thursday, August 19, conferred awards on Her Majesty the Queen’s 2021 New Year’s Honours List for their outstanding and meritorious service to the development of the Federation. During an auspicious Investiture Ceremony held under the patronage of His Excellency, Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton, at Government House, the Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) was awarded to Cabinet…

St George, Grenada, August 18th 2021 (IICA).: The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) officially launched the first Backyard Gardeners Network Initiative (BGNI) in Grenada with a practical training session on the elements in the backyard, which was facilitated by IICA in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry. Under the IICA Regional Project ‘Soil-centric actions for strengthening food system resilience and promoting regenerative agriculture as a climate solution in the Caribbean’, the objectives of the initiative are to strengthen the technical capacity of community members for increased backyard production through a ‘backyard garden demonstration’ training, and strengthen the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (SKNIS): Figures from the Ministry of Health in St. Kitts and Nevis have validated the effectiveness of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in protecting against the deadly COVID-19 virus. On Tuesday’s (August 17) edition of Leadership Matters, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, gave a breakdown of the confirmed cases of COVID-19 that have occurred since the start of the second wave in May 2021. “The analysis of the data in the current wave from May 19 to August 03 shows that of [the] 558 positive cases during that…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris used last night’s (August 17) edition of the popular programme, Leadership Matters, to update the nation on the progress of certain elements of the comprehensive second stimulus package that was announced by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in July to help mitigate the negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Harris said these initiatives, which include an Income Support Programme, fuel subsidy for passenger bus owners and financial support for households with children living with…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Wednesday, August 18 th , 2021:​ Minister of Education, Honourable JonelPowell, expressed congratulations to Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (ROC)Taiwan to St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Michael Lin, on his promotion and subsequentappointment Ambassador during a courtesy call on Wednesday, August 18th 2021.“Ambassador it is a pleasure to officially congratulate you on your accession to the seat ofAmbassador of The Republic of China (Taiwan) to St. Kitts and Nevis. I am very happy for youon your promotion and I certainly expect that not only will we be able to maintain therelationship that we’ve had…