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My fellow citizens and residents, your government has been working assiduously to contain the COVID-19 virus and to reopen our Country. Every decision we have made as a government, has been underpinned by our life first strategy – that is to protect the lives of all our citizens and residents.  In doing so we have been guided by the science and the advice of our technical team. The developments over the past several weeks have forced us to take some difficult decisions to contain the spread of the virus and save lives. We imposed initially a partial lockdown and curfew and…

1 SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 30 of 2021 Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 4) Regulations, 2021 In exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Emergency Powers Act, Cap. 19.02 the Governor-General makes the following Regulations: [Published 9th July 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 42 of 2021] Part I Preliminary 1. Citation and duration.(1) TheseRegulationsmaybecitedastheEmergencyPowers(COVID-19)(No.4) Regulations, 2021. (2) TheseRegulationsshallcomeintoforcefrom5:01a.m.onMonday12thJuly,2021 and shall expire at 5:00 a.m. on Monday 26th July, 2021. 2. 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…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 10, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Roll UP 2 Roll OUT Vaccination Programme is leading the independent member states of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) with the most COVID-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 persons. According to statistics gleaned from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) as of the 2nd July, 2021, St. Kitts and Nevis is ahead of all the independent members of the ECCU with 77.3 percent of COVID-19 vaccines administered per 100 persons. The other independent member states include Antigua and Barbuda with 65.5 percent; Saint Lucia with 28.7 percent; Dominica with 53.7 percent; Grenada…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 10, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, will deliver an address to the nation this evening, Saturday, July 10 at 7:00pm on ZIZ Radio and Television. TheHonourable Prime Minister will update citizens and residents on the new measures that will take effect in St. Kitts and Nevis from Monday, July 12.Tolisten to the Prime Minister’s address live at 7:00pm, persons can tune in to ZIZ Television (channel 5), ZIZ Radio (95.9, 96.1, 96.3, 96.9 FM or online at www.zizonline.com. The prime minister’s…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 10, 2021 (SKNIS): Under a State of Emergency, a strict 14-day lockdown, with 24-hour curfews and a few days of limited operation, is beginning to yield welcome results with a drastic decline in active cases of the dreadful COVID-19 disease in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Ministry of Health’s Situation Reports for the past four days have recorded a total of 10 new COVID-19 positive cases. On Tuesday 6th July, two (2) were recorded; Wednesday 7th July, two (2); Thursday, 8th July, one (1); and Friday 9th July, five (5). This is good news since May 19 when the country entered into community spread with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 10, 2021 (SKNIS): Self-employed persons registered with the St, Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board are eligible to benefit from the new Income Support Programme announced by Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, on Thursday, July 08, at his monthly press conference. The measure provides $1,000 per month, for the next three months to persons who remain unemployed since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, self-employed persons who meet the stipulated requirements can also apply. “Anyone who can show that they have been out of work and are a registered employee,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 09, 2021 (SKNIS): The new economic relief measures unveiled by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis on July 08, 2021, have provisions to directly assist victims of domestic abuse as well as the differently-abled, two vulnerable groups frequently overlooked by some segments in society. At his monthly press conference on Thursday, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, noted that his government is keen to support these two groups as it seeks to address the economic and social fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic. “The government has taken note of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 9, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris said that his Team-Unity administration continues to provide ongoing support to the agriculture sector and small businesses. He said this during his opening presentation at the July 8 Press Conference at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room.   Prime Minister Harris said that the support will come in the form of an “Injection of 15 million dollars to boost production and ensure food security; allocation of additional lands for farming and a temporary waiver of water payments by farmers.” He stated that…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 09, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis stand in solidarity with the people of the Republic of Haiti and the Haitian community residing in the Federation in the wake of the recent assassination of that country’s President, His Excellency Jovenel Moïse. PrimeMinister Harris, while speaking at his Thursday, July 08 press conference at the NEMA Conference, stated that his Government is making every effort to keep citizens and residents, particularly those from Haiti, informed on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Men who experience domestic violence and abuse often don’t seek help for fear of not being believed or being perceived as less masculine if they report abuse, said Toshika Millington, Constable in charge of Investigations at the Special Victims Unit (SVU). “It can be incredibly challenging when you are a man because of all the stigma, the fear, misinformation, societal pressures that only men seem to experience,” said Constable Millington, during her July 07 appearance on Working for You. “We know that while domestic violence does not discriminate when it comes to gender,…