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Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation) 8th July 2021- In a Virtual Conversation on 8th July 2021, the Foreign Ministry assembled the Federation’s Honorary Consuls, Ministry staff, overseas mission and public service stakeholders to discuss how the diplomatic and consular network could support the Federation’s recovery. As the Federation continues to fight its way out of the public health crisis caused by the pandemic, and its accompanying economic malaise the Foreign Minister Brantley pointed to the peculiar vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like St. Kitts and Nevis which are expected to linger at…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonel Powell, said that the structures put in place to facilitate the local sitting of CXC Examinations are progressing smoothly. This year’s sitting, which started about two weeks ago, is taking place amidst community transmission of COVID-19. In response, health authorities instituted 24-hour curfews and limited movement provisions to break the transmission cycle. Special arrangements were created to facilitate the exams, allowing students to travel during the curfew and to minimize any possible spread of the virus. Minister Powell gave an update on the process during the Prime…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is implementing another round of income support for residents who became redundant in March 2020 and remain unemployed as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Income Support Programme was announced by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his monthly press conference on July 08. He indicated that $15 million have been allocated to the programme to alleviate hardships on persons who are still unemployed since the first wave of the deadly Novel Coronavirus last year. “A monthly…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis implemented new initiatives to further assist the less fortunate to better cope with the financial hardship caused by COVID-19, as well as to further stimulate the economy. One such measure was the waiver of commercial rent for small businesses for the next six months. This was announced by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris during his monthly press conference at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room on Thursday, July 08, 2021. “We will waive commercial rent for six months (July to December 2021)…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis today (Thursday, July 08) announced a slew of new measures that will help to stimulate economic activity and bring much needed relief to vulnerable groups across the Federation that were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic – one such group being passenger bus operators. Aspart of the protocols implemented to protect citizens and residents and slow the spread of COVID-19, passenger bus owners and operators were asked to limit the seating capacity to 50 percent of the established…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – At his press conference today, Thursday, July 08 at the NEMA Conference Room, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said his Cabinet took a major decision to implement a slate of new measures to help protect those most in need. These new measures are separate and distinct from those introduced as part of the $120-million stimulus package in 2020. “We will implement an Income Support Programme in the amount of $15 million to alleviate hardships on our citizens who remain unemployed since March 2020…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 8, 2021 (SKNIS): Superintendent of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Cromwell Henry, said that the National COVID-19 Task Force and the Commissioner of Police have agreed to some easing of the restrictions for fishers. He said this during his presentation at the National Emergency Operation Center COVID-19 Briefing on July 7. “We know the regulations require fishers only to operate on limited operation days between the hours of 5:00 am and 6:00 pm and we recognise that that would have put them at a bit of disadvantage in being able to sell their…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 8, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis Royal Police Force in an effort to continue to serve and protect the people of St. Kitts and Nevis, established a Special Victims Unit in 2012 to better police the rise in sexual abuse, domestic grievance, and juvenile abuse. Head of the Special Victims Unit, Detective Sergeant Consie Rogers, explained this during the July 7 edition of SKNIS’ “Working for You” and stated that “We also investigate crimes under the Offences Against the Person Act Chapter 4.21 of the Revised edition 2009 of the Laws of the Federation.” She continued,…

My fellow citizens and residents, thank you for participating in today’s Press Conference organized by the Office of the Prime Minister. This is one element of our good governance agenda, in which we regularly inform, engage, educate and update you on matters of public concern.In my address to the Nation last Friday, I promised to report to you on the nature of a relief package which my Cabinet would provide to our people especially the poor and vulnerable affected by COVID-19.  My Government has earned wide respect as a fiscally prudent administration, but it also is a compassionate one.  This…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board has increased the number of food vouchers being donated to benefit persons in St. Kitts and Nevis outside of the government’s care package initiative and Poverty Alleviation Programme. A press release from the Social Security Board states: “As our social corporate response, the Social Security Board has allocated $250 000 to a Food Voucher Initiative. RAMS Supermarkets and Horsford’s Valu Mart have collaborated with Social Security in the execution of this programme and have contributed $25 000 to the initiative bringing the total output to $275 000. Additionally,…