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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 09, 2020 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce on October 9 donated vouchers totalling $40,000 to the St. Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society and the Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services through its COVID-19 Relief Drive Initiative to help persons affected by the pandemic. Giselle Matthews, President of the St. Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, said that it is important that the Chamber of Industry and Commerce indulges the community and that the thrust of the new board is to be an active Chamber involved…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 09, 2020 (SKNIS): Sanjana Bhoojraj of the Deane Glasford Primary School is the winner of this year’s Ministry of Education 37th Independence Celebration’s Primary Schools Elocution Contest. Sanjana competed against seven other students including Taijah Peats of the Maurice Hillier Memorial Junior School, Shakaylia Tatem of the Tucker Clarke Primary School, Faith Richards of the Dieppe Bay Primary School; Alania Maximique Isiah of the Saddlers Primary School; Rainer Martin of the Immaculate Conception Catholic School; Taveah Williams of the Newton Ground Primary School; and Mia Isaac of the Cayon Primary School. First runner up was Taveah Williams of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 09, 2020 (SKNIS): Giselle Clarke-Farago, newly appointed Honorary Consul of Spain to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, presented her credentials to the Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation, at a brief but significant ceremony on Friday, October 09, 2020.Minister Brantley welcomed Mrs. Clarke Farago and congratulated her on her appointment.“I want to welcome you to the diplomatic corps. I want to thank you and I want to thank the government, of course, for appointing you and certainly, we look forward to working closely with you,” said Minister Brantley. “St. Kitts and Nevis…

Paris, France, October 08, 2020– Interest by French golf enthusiasts in experiencing the virtues of St. Kitts and Nevis’ golf facilities is growing in momentum, reports the Federation’s Honorary Consul in France, Dr. David Doyle.With international travel slowly picking up, the leading French weekend news anchor, Le Figaro Magazine, has launched a series of advertisements promoting St. Kitts and Nevis for its annual Figaro Golf Cruise programme for the Winter 2020/21 cruise season. “The Federation benefits from this Golf Cruise programme not only in terms of raising awareness amongst the French golf community, but also from features and articles in Le Figaro newspaper and…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 08, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris this week reiterated the importance of citizens and residents adhering to the established protocols relating to COVID-19, particularly as the Federation’s borders are expected to be fully reopened to international travel at the end of this month. PrimeMinister Harris said it is imperative that the Federation maintains its status as a low risk territory for COVID-19, as this will be one of the key attractions for persons looking to travel at this time. Inthe latest Risk Assessment Level…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 08, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Permanent Secretaries from the various Government ministries on St. Kitts convened an important meeting earlier today, Thursday, October 08, to discuss a number of matters that are critical to the overall functioning of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. Themeeting was held at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room and was chaired by Cabinet Secretary, Mrs. Josephine Huggins, with the support of the Chief Personnel Officer, Ms. Sheridane Warner. There, the Permanent Secretaries were updated on the important issue pertaining to the regularization process…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 08, 2020 (SKNIS): Of the 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in St. Kitts and Nevis, 18 have recovered, says Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, while speaking at the October 07 National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) COVID-19 Weekly Briefing.This means at present there is only one active case, said Dr. Laws. She added that the patient is stable and recovering nicely.St. Kitts and Nevis has continued testing its nationals who would have returned from hot spots and any suspected cases. To date 2,586 persons have been tested with 2452 being negative. One hundred and fifteen results…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 08, 2020 (SKNIS): The economy of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to pick up as individuals and businesses adapt to the new normal created by the COVID-19 pandemic.At his Monthly Press Conference earlier this month, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris noted that the manufacturing sector is on course for a productive third quarter of 2020 with 84 percent of employees who are willing to work being back on the job.The prime minister also previously reported that the construction sector continues to be built out with the resumption of projects such as…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 08, 2020 (SKNIS): The retrofitting works at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (RLB) International Airport in St. Kitts are expected to be completed ahead of the October 31 official reopening of the Federation’s borders.During a media tour on October 07, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, gave an overview of the changes taking place at the RLB International Airport.Minister Grant indicated that the works will be done in two phases – phase one involves the retrofitting of the arrival area and the installation of the sneeze guards throughout the airport, while phase two will…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 08, 2020 (SKNIS): As of October 18, 2020, access to the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (RLB) International Airport in St. Kitts will be restricted to persons conducting legitimate business only.This was according to the Honourable Lindsay Grant, Minister of Tourism and Ports during a media tour on October 07, 2020, aimed at updating the media and the general public on the COVID-19 Retrofit Works at the airport.“Access to the airport would be restricted to persons with documented evidence and proof of the need to transact business at the airport, [as well as restricted to] airport staff on schedule…