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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): While making a presentation at Monday’s (June 28, 2021), Emergency Sitting of the National Assembly, the Hon. Akila Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health, supported the Resolution to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) in St. Kitts and Nevis until December 31, 2021. Minister Byron- Nisbett commended the ongoing fight against COVID-19 and referred to the SOE as a necessary tool to equip the government in their successful fight against COVID-19. “Over the past year, we have been in a fierce battle against an invincible but deadly enemy. This enemy has caused great havoc across…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): In the past 48 hours, St. Kitts and Nevis has registered 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 50 recoveries, according to the latest statistics from the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws in the Ministry of Health. On Monday 28th June, 2021, there were 10 reported positive cases and 127 recovered cases followed by four positive cases and 177 recoveries on Tuesday 29th June, 2021. The COVID-19 Situation Report No.460 states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 443 with 263 active cases and three deaths. 428 of those cases were…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): In light of the current state of play in relation to the 14-day lockdown due to the COVID-19 situation in the Federation, a decision has been made by the Federal Cabinet in collaboration with the St. Kitts Christian Council, the St. Kitts Evangelical Association, the Denomination of Seventh Day Adventists and the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs to record a National Day of Prayer Service that will be broadcast on ZIZ Radio (96 FM) and Television (Channel 5 in St. Kitts and Channel 98 in Nevis) on Saturday, July 3, 2021, from 5 pm…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs): Persons placed in isolation/quarantine are currently being assisted through the provision of care packages, coordinated by the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Mrs. Janelle Lewis-Tafari explained that “With the spread of COVID in our communities, a number of households have had to be placed in quarantine and isolation. Unlike travellers…many of the members of these households would not have been prepared to have their movements restricted. As such, many of them are unable to meet some of their needs, including their…

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority wishes to advise all taxi and tour bus operators who are not ‘ Travel Approved’ that you are not identified as essential workers under the SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 25 of Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 2) Regulations, 2021. As a result, you are required to apply for a curfew pass from the office of the Commissioner of Police if contacted to provide transportation services to Nationals and Residents during the State of the Emergency for the period Sunday 27th June to Sunday 11th July, 2021. Applications for passes are to be submitted…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): Health and emergency officials leading St. Kitts and Nevis’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic were saluted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Civil Aviation, Honourable Mark Brantley, for their dedicated and selfless public service. While making a presentation at Monday’s (June 28, 2021), Emergency Sitting of the National Assembly, Honourable Brantley, who is also the Premier of Nevis and Member of Parliament for Nevis #9, highly commended the Federal Minister of Health, Honourable Akilah Byron Nisbett and Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration, Honourable Hazel Brandy-Williams. He highlighted the contributions…

Cayon, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (Man and the Biosphere Committee): “The UNESCO-accredited Man and Biosphere site in St. Kitts and Nevis is undertaking a major clean- up and physical enhancement operation, courtesy of funding provided by the UNESCO Participation Programme. It aimed is at enhancing the attractiveness as the only biosphere site in the English-speaking Caribbean Region commissioned in 2011. The UNESCOSt. Mary’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Committee has undertaken the task of cleaning up the Cayon River, Hermitage Estate and the Hermitage and Keys Bay areas. These activities are ongoing amidst the setbacks caused by the current…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has paid out more than $36.6 million in severance payments to honour 2,295 claims filed in 2020 by persons made redundant as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Labour, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, shared the information on Monday, June 28, 2021, during an Emergency Sitting of the National Assembly. Minister Phipps, who serves as a Senator in the Federal Parliament, gave a complete breakdown of the figures. “As of today’s date, Monday, the 28th of June, 2021, the total number of severance claims received was 2,429,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (SKNIS):After much debate,the Resolution to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) in St. Kitts and Nevis until December 31, 2021, was successfully passed in the Federal Parliament on Monday, June 28. His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL.D, Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis, first issued a proclamation dated June 15, 2021, declaring the State of Emergency. The Proclamation came into effect from 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2021, until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 06, 2021. Mover of the Bill, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, laid…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (SKNIS): The Sitting of the National Assembly that was scheduled to be held on Thursday, July 01, 2021, at 10:00 am has been cancelled.