Author: SKNISEditor

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 14, 2021 (S.T.E.P.) — Commitment made by the Team Unity Government on the regularisation of the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) workers that would entail change of their status to Government Auxiliary Employees (GAEs) is still on the front burner and any delay is not a cancellation but rather a postponement of the commitment. Prime Minister and Minister of Human Resource Management, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, who has responsibility for the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) made the observation on Tuesday evening, July 13, on the latest edition of the popular Leadership Matters, a virtual…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 15, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris has underscored the cordial bilateral relationship shared between the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of Cuba and said that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis stands in solidarity with the Spanish-speaking Caribbean nation that is undergoing a period of difficulty at this time. “Cuba at this moment in its history is experiencing significant social instability at this time,” said Prime Minister Harris on his television programme ‘Leadership Matters’. “Cuba has never seen the protest and the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 15, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On Wednesday, July 14, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris met with Resident Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Abelardo Fabio Hernández Ferrer. PrimeMinister Harris received a wide-ranging update regarding the recent protests in Cuba, and the challenges facing the Cuban people at this time.Duringthe meeting, Ambassador Hernández outlined some of the challenges faced by the people of Cuba, including food shortage, electricity outages and shortage of foreign currency. The Ambassador blamed the hardships being experienced on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2021 (SKNIS): Workers in St. Kitts and Nevis are strongly encouraged to make regular contact with officials at St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board to ensure that their employee contributions are up-to-date. This advice shared by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, is critical as the government continues to roll out income relief support for persons who became redundant in March 2020 and remain unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information is also necessary to facilitate severance payments from the government. On the July 13 edition…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2021 (SKNIS): Sporting activities and events are expected to resume shortly in St. Kitts and Nevis following the ease of 24-lockdown restrictions that ended on July 12, 2021. The curfew imposed by health authorities proved extremely useful in helping to significantly slow the community spread of COVID-19. To protect against the transmission of the virus during sporting activities or events, several public health requirements were instituted by the National COVID-19 Task Force. On Tuesday’s (July 13) edition of Leadership Matters, Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, highlighted several conditions that team management, organizers and spectators must meet.…

This survey was created for Crop Farmers in St. Kitts and consists of 25 questions that may take just a little less than 10 minutes to complete. Hard copies will also be available at the Department of Agriculture’s front office . The deadline for submission is 11:59 pm Thursday, 15th July, 2021. All Crop farmers are encouraged to complete the survey. Please note that staff members at the Department of Agriculture are allowed to make a submission if they currently operate or own a farm. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWGJ9df2LqnmKG769Z_gaciTDEC0jn-rUoy0b8u3QWlIhCJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2021 (SKNIS):The National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) role is more than hurricane-centric as it focuses on natural and man-made disasters, said Claricia Langley-Stevens, Deputy National Disaster Coordinator. Speaking on the July 14 edition of Working for You, Mrs. Langley-Stevens said that signing on to the Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy (CDMS) in 2016, through NEMA’s parent organization the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), propelled NEMA to be viewed as more than just hurricane-centric. “That positions the agency here in St. Kitts and the Nevis Disaster Management Department to be able to embrace protocols and standards…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2021 (SKNIS): Valentine Lindsay, Chair of the Housing and Shelter Sub-Committee in St. Kitts, has outlined the committee’s role in the context of disaster preparedness adding that it is important to ensure that all shelters are safe, accessible and equipped with the necessities. “We have to prepare before there is a storm. Our role is to examine the number of properties around the country that are used or earmarked for shelter,” said Mr. Lindsay on the July 14 edition of Working for You. Mr. Lindsay noted that a team from several government departments including Public Works,…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 13, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On the Tuesday, July 13 edition of Leadership Matters, it was revealed that the application forms for persons to access assistance under the recently announced stimulus package will be ready by Friday, July 16. The application forms relate to the $1,000 Income Support Programme for citizens who are unemployed and have not worked from March 2020, and the $400 Fuel Subsidy Programme that will provide relief to the owners of passenger buses who have been negatively impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 14, 2021 (S.T.E.P.) — Workers on the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) received their salaries in the period the country went through days of limited operations, where some businesses did not open, and also on the days the country was under a 24-hour lockdown. This was revealed on Tuesday evening July 13 by Prime Minister and Minister of Human Resource Management, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, who has responsibility for the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP), when he hosted the popular Leadership Matters, a virtual forum series, on ZIZ Television under the theme ‘Building a resilient…