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SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 21 of 2021 Public Health (Restriction of Movement) (No. 2) Regulations In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Public Health Act, Cap. 9.21, the Minister of Health with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers makes the following Regulations: [Published 11th June 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 34 of 2021] Citation and duration.These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Restriction of Movement) (No. 2) Regulations, 2021.These regulations shall come into force from 6 p.m. on Saturday 12th June, 2021 and shall expire at midnight on…

FIFA and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration, with the aim of promoting sports integrity and social responsibility while furthering the development of football in the region. The landmark agreement was signed by CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a virtual ceremony attended by the presidents of the national football associations of CARICOM countries, Ministers of Government and Representatives of the countries, as well as Concacaf President Victor Montagliani. “We are delighted to enter into this agreement with the Caribbean Community, the aim of which…

Charlestown, Nevis, June 8, 2021…Several Hollywood actors are in Nevis to star in the new MSR Media romantic comedy “A Week in Paradise”, which started shooting on the island this week.MSR Media announced on Monday, June 07, 2021, that Malin Åkerman (Watchmen), Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman), Philip Winchester (Strike Back) and Jack Donnelly (Atlantis) have been cast in the romantic comedy feature film. MSR’s Philippe Martinez will direct the film, written by Kate Wood (Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop).“A Week in Paradise” is the third successive movie that MSR Media has filmed on Nevis, and is the first film that falls under a recently penned three-year…

Bridgetown, Barbados June 10, 2021 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Regional Training Centre and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) collaborated to host a webinar on the application of KoBoToolbox, a data collection and management tool widely used in humanitarian emergencies. The virtual event was held on June 9th, 2021 and chaired by Richardo Aiken, CDB Community Development Specialist, with a total of 220 persons from CDEMA Participating States, CDB Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and Canada registered. Webinar participants included national disaster management officers, community development practitioners, shelter management personnel, monitoring and evaluation officers, staff of agencies responsible…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Aviation): Staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation (MOFA&A) were challenged to sharpen their skills in delivering top quality diplomacy with a recent information-filled lecture delivered by one of Saint Kitts and Nevis’ daughter of the soil. Dr. Professor Jessica Byron, a native of Saint Kitts and Nevis, now serving as Director in the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago delivered a lecture in early June entitled “Challenges of 21st Century International Relations: SIDS Outlook.”…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded 36 additional positive COVID-19 cases bringing the total number to 155 confirmed cases to date, since the virus arrived at our shores in late March 2020. The announcement was made by Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, when he addressed the nation on Friday, June 11, 2021, on the COVID-19 situation in St. Kitts and Nevis. “Yesterday, Thursday, June 10, 2021, at an emergency meeting of the Federal Cabinet, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, informed us that the number of positive cases continues…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 11, 2021 (SKNIS): The borders in St. Kitts and Nevis remain open and there is no 24-hour lockdown that was implemented. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical measures colloquially known as lockdowns including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and societal restrictions were established to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In a national address delivered by Prime Minister Dr. The Hon. Timothy Harris on June 11, 2021, further restrictions were implemented to stem the tide of COVID-19 transmissions brought about by community spread that the country is presently confronted with. “Over the past…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 11, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In its efforts to halt the spread of the COVID-19 disease within the Federation, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken the difficult but necessary decision to place the country under further restrictions as of Saturday, June 12 from 6pm for a total of fourteen (14) days to Saturday June 26 in the first instance. Itmust be stressed that there is not a 24-hour lockdown or a total lockdown. “After a thorough evaluation of the situation on the ground, the Cabinet has agreed…

My fellow citizens and residents:Over the past few weeks, our beloved Country has been faced with an outbreak of a cluster of cases brought on by the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused so much havoc across the world. As a result of this outbreak, certain restrictions had been introduced in our Federation to curtail the transmission of the virus, such as a limited curfew and regulations governing public transport. Our Ministry of Health and the Medical Team, made up of Nurses and Doctors here in St. Kitts and Nevis, have worked very hard to bring it under control.…

The Department of Statistics within the Ministry of Sustainable Development and the Nevis Island Administration wish to notify the general public that the Department is hiring enumerators to undertake the data collection process for the Population and Housing Census 2021, during the period of August to October 2021.  The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, June 18, 2021. To apply, kindly visit their office, upstairs Total Concept Building at Bladen’s Commercial Development, Basseterre or upstairs Valu Mart IGA Nevis Building, Farms Estate, Nevis.   You may also register online via the website stats.gov.kn.