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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.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Five (5), the Honourable Shawn Richards, supported the Resolution before the Honourable House to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) in St. Kitts and Nevis until December 31, 2021. “I give my full support to the Resolution which is currently before this Honourable House Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recognize that yes, a State of Emergency is going to restrict certain basic rights and liberties, but I also recognize Mr. Speaker, the main objective behind the State of Emergency, which is to allow Mr.…

Dr. Meguid was well known as an icon in the tourism industry in the Federation ofSt. Kitts and Nevis, but more so in Nevis, where he was highly respected as aleading hotelier on Nevis.Lady Simmonds joins with me in extending heartfelt condolences to his family andto the staff of the Mount Nevis Hotel. We mourn with you and pray that you mayfind comfort even in this time of bereavement.Shortly after our Nation celebrated Independence, we opened our United NationsMission in new York , and Dr. Meguid, in association with Sir Kutayba Alghanimjoined the staff of the Mission. Dr. Meguid offered…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has extended the State of Emergency for a period of six months, as part of its continued fight to protect the lives and livelihoods of citizens and residents and contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19 disease that has now resulted in the deaths of three individuals in the Federation. The extension of the State of Emergency takes effect from July 07, 2021. This date coincides with the end of the current State of Emergency which was…

28 June, 2021, Bridgetown, Barbados – Seafood products are among the most widely traded food commodities in the world, with estimated trade value of around USD 149.4 billion for 2020 according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s Food Outlook publication dated June 2021. The growing global demand for seafood products has tremendous potential to benefit developing countries, whose share of seafood exports represents more than half of the global total in both volume and value. However, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, which accounts for 20 percent of the world’s total catch and can be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Honourable Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nevis #9 in the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly supported the extension of a State of Emergency in the Federation that will give greater powers to authorities to implement measures to save lives from the deadly Novel Coronavirus. An Emergency Meeting of the National Assembly was convened on June 28, 2021, to provide parliamentary approval to extend the current State of Emergency up to December 31, 2021. A State of Emergency was first declared by His Excellency the Governor-General on…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Federation’s vaccination programme continues apace with close to 69 percent of the Government’s target population having received at least their first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and close to 48 percent of the same population having received both vaccine shots. The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, like all nations around the world, has long maintained that the vaccine is the most important weapon at this time in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “The time will come when we will learn to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2021 (SKNIS):  The State of Emergency (SOE) that was declared in St. Kitts and Nevis on June 15 to help effectively manage the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Federation to be extended until December 31, 2021, by a Resolution of Parliament. This was announced by the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during an Emergency Sitting of the National Assembly on Monday, June 28, 2021. Dr. Harris presented the Resolution of the National Assembly made under section 19(3) of Saint Christopher and Nevis 1983 Constitution Order. “…AND WHEREAS the COVID-19 virus continues…