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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 04, 2021 (SKNIS): Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry advised the general public to adhere to all COVID-19 health and safety protocols and to stay on guard as each person is ultimately responsible for his or her safety and protection from the deadly virus. The call for strict adherence and a greater personal responsibility was made in light of what Superintendent Henry described as an “uncomfortable situation” that recently occurred with a person in quarantine. “This particular lapse of which I speak resulted in a positive COVID-19 case being discharged from quarantine into the community via public transportation. As a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 4, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to CARICOM, His Excellency Lionel Sydney Osborne said that the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) is working and it has had a significant impact on the lives of the people of the region in general and St. Kitts and Nevis in particular. Speaking on the weekly radio and television show ‘Working for You’ on February 3, 2021, H.E. Osborne listed the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), and IMPACS (Implementation Agency for Crime and Security) as some of the organs of CARICOM that have had major successes…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 3, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Welfare of the people is paramount and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has assured that his Team Unity Administration, which cares for the poor and the vulnerable, will in 2021 spend over $100 million in social safety net support to empower the people and enhance their dignity. “In 2021 we will spend of 43 million dollars to help the vulnerable, the indigent and at-risk members in our society,” said Prime Minister Harris as he addressed the Nation on Tuesday February 2, when he appeared on the first edition of Leadership Matters…

Community Notice Nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis are invited to apply for scholarships to pursue University studies in Italy. International students can access information on universities, scholarships, and other relevant information regarding studying in Italy via the following website www.uni-italia.net/scholarships-ita To access the shortlist of universities and the courses that are available, click on the section at the bottom of the page that says “available HERE.’ -30-

Community Notice The Organization of American States invites nationals of member states to apply for scholarships to pursue online studies for Master’s Programmes and Certificate Courses. Further information about the various scholarships offered from several Universities is available at www.oas.org/en/scholarships/default.asp General questions about the application process, requirements and important dates about the scholarships should be emailed to scholarships@oas.org Applicants should submit a copy of their application to the Human Resource Management Department at Government Headquarters in Basseterre. This is necessary for further processing and onward transmission to the OAS. -30-

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 04, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is of the view that retired officers of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the Fire and Rescue Services still have important roles to play in the preservation of peace and law and order in the country. PrimeMinister Harris, who also serves as Minister of National Security, expressed this view when he met with the leadership of the St. Kitts & Nevis Police and Fire Retirees Association at the Office of the Prime Minister…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis is gearing up to roll out its National Vaccine Deployment and Implementation Plan as 21,600 COVID-19 vaccines are expected in the next month or two.The vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will be made available through the COVID-19 Global Access (COVAX) Facility. On Tuesday’s (February 02, 2021) edition of Leadership Matters, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws said that the demand for a jab far exceeds the expected supply. As such, health authorities will rely on the established Plan to inform who will receive a vaccine in this…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit (RIDU), which was designed to lead the implementation of a range of initiatives connected with the regional integration movement and the diaspora, serves multiple purposes, said His Excellency Lionel Sydney Osborne, Head of the RIDU, Ambassador to CARICOM, and OECS Commissioner. The Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit is a unit within the Office of the Prime Minister that bears the responsibility for leading the country’s thrust for deeper integration in the OECS. the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Diaspora.“We are really acting in a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 3, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the JNF General Hospital in St. Kitts, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, said that dogs can be useful in tracking people with respiratory illnesses but that they cannot locate someone who is positive with the COVID-19 virus.Dr. Wilkinson explained this during his presentation at the Prime Minister’s Virtual Forum Series ‘Leadership Matters’ on February 2, 2021.“When someone has a respiratory infection, they produce secretions, and animals can be trained to sniff out these secretions,” he said. “There was a study that was done where they got eight dogs to sniff…

In the Caribbean and around the world more people are at home due to the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns and/or the subsequent unemployment, as a result care work responsibility in the home has multiplied. In the absence of measurement, women’s total contribution to social and economic development is not being captured.Measuring unpaid domestic and care work was the focus of a UN Women-hosted seminar which included representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat, OECS Commission, CDEMA and national statistical offices, as well as researchers from the University of the West Indies and international research consultants specialising in this area.Representative, UN Women Multi-country…