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As Prepared for Delivery My fellow citizens and residents, thank you for tuning into tonight’s edition of Leadership Matters. This is our Federation’s most popular interactive programme engaging thousands of participants across various platforms – Facebook, YouTube, radio stations and ZIZ TV. Our focus continues to be how, in the face of the COVID-19 global pandemic, we can secure the stronger and safer future for St. Kitts and Nevis. COVID-19 presents a real and present threat to world stability, growth and development. Here in St. Kitts and Nevis, we continue to gain international recognition for our leadership and success in…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has extended heartiest congratulations to the Most Honourable Andrew Holness who was returned as Prime Minister of Jamaica following his Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) massive victory during the Thursday, September 03 General Elections. The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won 49 of 63 seats in the parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Harris penned a congratulatory letter to his CARICOM colleague, in which he stated that emerging triumphant in an election at such a pivotal and crucial time in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2020 (SKNIS): This year’s Prime Minister’s Independence Lecture Series featured speaker, Mark Pennyfeather, reflected on the theme for St. Kitts and Nevis’ 37th Anniversary of Independence: “Resilience, Innovation and Security for Independence 2020”, noting that resiliency is a hallmark of the Kittitian and Nevisian character. “A society being resilient means working together. Like when the Federation acquired Independence and brilliant minds and charismatic personalities paved the way, or like when the Federation rebounded from the great recession and hundreds of jobs were created at a rapid pace. Kittitians and Nevisians know what it means to be resilient,”…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 11, 2020 (SKNIS): The official Calendar of Events for the 37th Anniversary of Independence of St. Kitts and Nevis has been officially released with a range of activities reflecting the new normal created as a result of COVID-19. The 37th Anniversary of Independence will be celebrated under the theme “Resilience, Innovation and Security for Independence 2020.” Activities will spread throughout September and run into October 2020. Per the COVID-19 protocols, this year’s Independence events have been modified to minimize health risks to persons. Some events have been cancelled, while others have been scaled back. Among the events affected this year is the annual Independence Day Ceremonial Parade and the usual cocktail reception hosted on Independence night by His Excellency…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Three activities on the Independence Calendar have been merged into one event dubbed the Night of Performing Arts, which will take place on October 17. The Night of Choirs was scheduled for October 4; the Night of Instrumental Music was slated for October 17 and the Night of Dance was timetabled for October 25. The merger came as a result of the many challenges posed by COVID-19 over the past months. Under the regulations, large social gatherings are restricted, and this caused many groups, including school choirs to be unable to meet and practice. “Because of these…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Honourable Alexis Jeffers says his mission as Minister of Agriculture is to bring about a revolution in the Federation’s agricultural industry during an exclusive interview with SKNIS on September 10. He highlighted that “We are hoping over the next five years to stimulate the growth in agriculture where we can certainly say that we have done what we have set out to do as an administration to grow agriculture, to get more persons involved and to ensure that we are feeding our nation in a sustainable way.” “Of course, we have a huge import…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 11, 2020 (SKNIS): As the Department of Statistics in the Ministry of Sustainable Development prepares the general public for the 2021 Census, the institution is in the process of commencing an awareness drive by launching several activities ahead of the September 2021 event. One of those activities includes a Census soft launch which will go live on September 16, 2020, National Heroes Day.  The theme for the launch is “The Population and Housing Census is One Year Away!” “The soft launch is necessary to create awareness in the public about the upcoming census activities. We are starting…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws said on Wednesday (September 09), that reopening school was a necessary step as the right to education, as outlined in Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, must be protected. Friday, September 11, 2020, marks the end of the first week of school in St. Kitts and Nevis as students, faculty, staff and parents continue to adapt to the new rules brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools were closed in late March, and educational instruction shifted online following the introduction of lockdown measures to control…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis will step up enforcement of the legal requirement for facemasks to be worn by individuals when in public. Superintendent of Police Cromwell Henry noted that some persons have been playing cat and mouse with law enforcement – putting on their masks when police are nearby and then taking it off when the officers leave the area. Abdias Samuel, Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, said the time for action is now as preparations are ongoing for a phased reopening of the border in October. “We started with…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 09, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is of the strong belief that with the exceptional cadre of young persons in the Federation – who possess the talents, skills and entrepreneurial spirit necessary for nation building – the future for St. Kitts and Nevis is definitely a bright one. One such person whom the honourable prime minister referred to was 26-year old businessman, Mr. Mark Pennyfeather, a mechanical engineer by training. Mr. Pennyfeather will be the guest speaker at the annual Prime Minister’s Independence Lecture Series…