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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, 1st July 2021 — July 1st 2021, mark the 25th year since the introduction of Self-employed Coverage by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board. The aim from inception in 1996, was to ensure that entrepreneurs were provided with income protection and to uphold Social Security’s mandate to offer universal coverage for all workers. Before 1996, Self-employed Persons were unable to access the range of benefits offered by Social Security. To address this, the Social Security Act, No. 13 of 1977 was amended with Self-employed Regulations thereby providing the legal framework by which Self-employed persons derived…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 02, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of National Unity continues to provide homes to the indigent and vulnerable. The most recent example of this was the handing-over ceremony on July 1, 2021, of a brand new home to Ms. Carleen Richardson, a resident of Tabernacle Village. The brief but significant ceremony, which was facilitated through the Department of Community Development and Social Services, had in attendance Prime Minister and Constituency Representative for Number 7, which includes Tabernacle, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris; the Hon. Wendy Phipps, who was the Minister Responsible for Community Development and Social Services at the time of conception of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 01, 2021 (SKNIS): The country’s vaccination ROLL UP 2 ROLL OUT programme has been making steady progress but more work needs to be done if the country is to achieve herd immunity. As the first phase of the vaccination programme came to an end on June 30, 2021, the Ministry of Health in its vaccination report #109 reported that 41,850 total doses had been administered representing 69.4 % of persons who have had at least the first dose. 18, 913 persons have received their second dose amounting to 57.2 percent. In order for herd immunity to be achieved 70 percent of the total adult population, which equates to 33,…

TAPATROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 3:10 PM ECT THU JUL 01 2021…TROPICAL STORM ELSA FORECAST TO STAY CLEAR OF THE AREA…THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM ELSA, WHICH WASPOTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE FIVE. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BECOME A STRONG TROPICAL STORM IN 24 HOURS AND IMPACT PARTS OF THE CARIBBEAN.THERE IS GROWING CONFIDENCE THAT THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORMELSA WILL PASS A SAFE DISTANCE, OVER 200 MILES, AWAY FROM THENORTHEAST CARIBBEAN AND SPARE THE AREA ANY SUSTAINED STORMFORCE…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 01, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health’s robust contact tracing continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 with eleven (11) positive results within the last 24 hours and 22 persons fully recovered. St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Situation Report No. 462 as of Thursday, July 01, 2021, states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 457 with 255 active cases, 199 recovered cases, and three deaths. 440 of those cases were recorded in St. Kitts while 17 were registered in Nevis. To date, there have been 20, 966 negative results.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 1, 2021 (SKNIS): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Sharon Rattan, said that the new Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI) project to be implemented will help the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in the future planning of Basseterre. During her June 30 appearance on ‘Working for You’ she explained that in this project, “We are going to be investigating what data there are so that we can build a risk profile of Basseterre.” The permanent secretary said that it is important that the Federation understands the risk that is associated with the…

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. Wednesday, 30 June 2021– With the successful delivery of yet another new, four-day online training module, which ended on June 24th, The UWI’s Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) wrapped up its 2020/2021 academic year. Titled ‘Caribbean Small States and the Diplomacies of Climate Change: Negotiations in Practice’, the training received praise from the inaugural cohort of participants, who hail from Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, and St. Kitts and Nevis. They comprise lawyers and analysts attached to ministries with responsibility for the environment, as well as diplomats and other foreign ministry officials. The module placed…

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2021 – Lilia Burunciuc is the new World Bank Country Director for Caribbean countries, effective July 1, 2021. She will be based in Kingston, Jamaica. Ms. Burunciuc brings a wide range of development experience to her new position. A Moldovan national, she first joined the World Bank in 1996 and has held leadership positions in several countries and regions of the world, including in Europe and Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to her current assignment, Ms. Burunciuc served as Country Director for Central Asia. “I look forward to continuing and deepening the World Bank’s strong…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 01, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of International Trade, Industry, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Labour, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, said that Cabinet is considering permanent placement for sidewalk vendors to allow them to ply their trade in a safer manner. This will be more specifically targeted at non-agriculturally-based vendors. The Basseterre Market Complex will house vendors selling agricultural produce such as fruits and vegetables. “The Cabinet is currently looking at a programme or project in terms of the permanent placement in appropriate locations for small businesses, micro-enterprises, as well those who are presently plying their trade on the sidewalks, which we know is risky, and…