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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has mobilised to support St Vincent and the Grenadines as it faces the possibility of an imminent eruption of La Soufriere Volcano. Following an evacuation order of the immediate area around the volcano by Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, CARICOM Member States have offered support to house evacuees from the affected area. The scientific team from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre (SRC) has been in the country constantly monitoring the volcano and rendering scientific advice to the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management…

San Jose, 8th April 2021 (IICA) – Sustainable agriculture, good practices, bioeconomy, trade, food safety and quality, resilience and the link between agriculture and tourism will be some of the key areas of focus of collaborative efforts between the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP). Under a recently signed technical cooperation agreement, the organizations will work to develop a more sustainable and resilient agriculture sector in the Caribbean region. The agreement was signed by Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, and Jeremy Knops, General Delegate of COLEACP, at a virtual signing ceremony, with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 08, 2021 (SKNIS): The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has made a clarion call for rich countries to show more solidarity and compassion in helping Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in procuring more COVID-19 vaccines.Speaking at a ceremony at the RLB International Airport in Basseterre where 21, 600 doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine were received through the COVAX facility on April 7, 2021, Dr. Harris said, “No country is safe, no nation is secure until all countries are safe.”“In my capacity As Prime Minister of St. Kitts and…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 08, 2021) — The following is a press release from the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) regarding Nevis’ nomination by the World Travel Awards™ (WTA) for the 28th annual World Travel Awards to be held later this year in the Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination 2021 category. The World Travel Awards™ (WTA) was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence. Despite the ongoing global challenges in travel, the appetite for travel has…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 8, 2021 (MMS-SKN) – With just less than five percent of the total world population having received the Covid-19 vaccine, and the fact that 76% of all Covid-19 vaccines manufactured have been purchased by nine of the wealthiest countries in the world, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris is making a passionate appeal for an equitable distribution of the vaccines. “In my capacity as Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, and in my role as CARICOM Lead Head for Human Resources, Health and HIV, I want again to call on the wealthier nations to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are pleased with the pace of the Roll Up to Roll Out COVID-19 vaccination programme, which as of April 06, 2021, has registered 9,774 jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.The total represents 29.6 percent of the population.Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, said that the goal is to vaccinate 33,037 persons or 70 percent of the population in order to reach herd immunity. However, the CMO said that the national effort requires an all of society approach.“Some say that they are going to be part of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 7, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the JNF General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, says the Federation of St.Kitts and Nevis is aiming for a full reopening in October of 2021. He said this on April 6 during the virtual forum series ‘Leadership Matters’ hosted by the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris Dr. Wilkinson said, “The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has done exceedingly well in the fight against COVID-19, and we are grateful that to date we have had no major hospitalisations nor deaths from the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Racquel Brown, said that being vaccinated is necessary in order to open a doorway of opportunities within the tourism sector in St. Kitts & Nevis. Ms. Brown, during her concluding remarks on the April 06 edition of Leadership Matters, noted that it is realistic for all to understand that stay over tourism and film are opportunities for the destination to be showcased.“There is a range of opportunities, however, no matter what the opportunity is, we need to have the vaccination. That is the only way we are going to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Persons receiving a jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to bring along a friend or two, who are also willing to get vaccinated to avoid delays at health centers across the Federation.One vial of the vaccine is used to provide 10 jabs. Given the limited global supply and rising demands, local health officials are mindful to carefully manage the vaccines.“We really do not want to waste any of the doses, and so I want to recommend that if you are coming for your vaccine bring nine other persons with you,” Dr. Laws…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis received its full complement of 21,600 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility today (Wednesday, April 06). The21,600 doses of vaccine from the COVAX Facility, in addition to the 20,000 doses received courtesy the Government of India, now allows for St. Kitts and Nevis to fully vaccinate 20,800 persons – representing 62 percent of the target population of 33,236. PrimeMinister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, while speaking at a special ceremony at the RLB International…