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 The National Trust invites you to join us on our Annual History and Heritage Hike. This year we take you on an exhilarating hike to De Poincy Chateau Fountain Estate over the mountain into Olivees and back to the National Museum.In keeping with our newly featured Hidden Gems of St. Kitts we guarantee a beautiful and fertile scenery. TO REGISTER CALL (869) 465-5584 or 662-5584 ORVISIT St. Christopher National Trust (Old Treasury Building)

More disruption expected as supply and consumption affected by lockdowns2 February 2021, Rome – Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in 2021 as lockdowns affect supply and demandacross the sector, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAO). The report, The impact of COVID-19 on fisheries and aquaculture food systems, was featuredduring the 34 th  session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) hosted by FAO.Fish supply, consumption and trade revenues for 2020 are all expected to have declined due tocontainment restrictions, the report noted, while global aquaculture…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, February 16, 2021: The Embassy of the Republic ofChina (Taiwan) announces that the 2021 MOFA Taiwan Scholarship programis open for application.Application deadline: March 1 ST 2021Scholarship benefits:● MOFA Taiwan Scholarship offers a monthly stipend and one round tripeconomy-class flight ticket for the most direct route to Taiwan● Recipients will learn Mandarin Programs offered and its duration ofprogram:● Undergraduate program: maximum of four years.● Master’s program: maximum of two years.● Doctoral program: maximum of four years.N/B: Candidates are expected to enrol in the Pre-degree Mandarin LanguageEnrichment Program (LEP) for a maximum of one year. The total duration forany…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, February 16, 2021: The Embassy of the Republic ofChina (Taiwan) announces that the 2021 Taiwan ICDF International HigherEducation Scholarship program both the undergraduate and graduateprogram is open for application.Some programs offered and related fields of study are:●Bachelor Program: tropical agriculture, business, administration,mechanical engineering, international business and trade, journalism andmass communication, among others●Master Program: technology management, information systems andapplications, international human resource development, to name a few.● Ph.D. /doctoral program: tropical agriculture, international health, Globalhealth and health securityApplication deadline: March 1 st 2021Please note:● Interested persons are encouraged to visit the university’s website atwww.icdf.org.tw and click on the…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, Cap 4.06. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression “Act” means the Criminal Procedure Act, Cap 4.06. 3. Amendment of Act. The Act is amended…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Jury Act, Cap 3.15. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Jury (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression “Act” means the Jury Act, Cap 3.15. 3. Amendment of section 2. The Act is amended in section…

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­        No. of 2021 Magistrate’s Code of Procedure Saint Christopher (Amendment) Bill, 2021. and Nevis. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure Act, Cap 3.17. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation. In this Act,…

SKELEC DISTRIBUTES LOVE BASKETS TO FORMER EMPLOYEES Basseterre, St. Kitts (16th February, 2021)—Employees at the St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. journeyed through the island on Friday 12th February distributing love baskets to former employees in recognition of Valentine’s Day. The team which represented all divisions within the company distributed food hampers dubbed ‘love baskets’ to six former employees of company. The recipients of the love baskets were: Ms. Lydia ‘Dumpling’ Manners- CleanerMr. Emmanuel ‘Malcom X’ Morris- DriverMr. Edmeston ‘Ricky’ Lewis – Foreman, Transmission and DistributionMr. Curtley ‘Culbutt’ Browne- Meter ReaderMr James ‘Barman’ Hanley- Meter Reader SupervisorMs. Janet Nias- Chief Consumer…

As of Saturday, February 13, 2021 the Federation has confirmed one additional case ofcoronavirus disease. The national landed in the Federation on January 30, 2021 from the UnitedStates of America (USA). The patient has been in quarantine at one of the COVID-19 certifiedhotels since arrival. The patient was duly notified and is now in isolation. This additional case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 41 with 29cases for St. Kitts and 12 cases for Nevis. Please note that 39 cases have fully recovered withzero deaths. There are now two (2) active cases. These patients are stable and…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 15, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis received its first two thousand (2,000) doses of COVID-19 vaccines last week, and by the end of this month the Federation is expected to receive an additional 21,600 doses as a result of its participation in the COVID-19 Global Access (COVAX) Facility. Moreover, the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has pledged $600,000 to assist St. Kitts and Nevis in procuring extra vaccines, while the Government of India and other allies have expressed their willingness to aid the Federation…