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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2020 (SKNIS): COVID-19 has advanced the use of technology in our everyday lives. As such, Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Tricia Esdaille encouraged students to consider taking up Information Technology (IT). “As we look at the subjects across the board that our students are taking, I do want to encourage students that will sit this year and the future years to really look at the area of Information Technology,” said Dr. Esdaille. “When we look at business, technology and TVET subjects we find a lot of people sit things like EDPM and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2020 (SKNIS): Non-nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis desirous of working in the Federation require a permit to do so. Against this backdrop, the Ministry of National Security is reminding employers of work permit procedures. A release from the Secretariat of the Ministry of National Security touched briefly on the Immigration Act. “As per Section 17 of the Immigration Act, an application for a work permit can only be made for a specialized position while the applicant resides outside of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The release further stated that the position must be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2020 (SKNIS): Despite the many challenges faced as a result of COVID-19, Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Tricia Esdaille said that persons from St. Kitts and Nevis who sat the CXC exams performed remarkably well. “Overwhelmingly, I do believe that St. Kitts and Nevis has done incredibly well this year. When I look at the results, I see a trend in our secondary schools. There are some schools, that despite the challenges, would still have entered a significantly large number of students and this is to be commended,” said Dr. Esdaille…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2020 (SKNIS): The 8th Annual Independence Drill Competition held on Friday (September 25, 2020) was different but maintained the excitement that comes along with the popular event on the official Independence calendar of activities. The event features members of law enforcement and support security agencies performing military drills before a panel of judges. In the end, points are awarded to the best participants to determine the best individual and team winner. Hundreds of patrons usually jam the Bay Road area adjacent to Ram’s Supermarket to enjoy the showcase and shout for their favourites. This was not the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 28, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On Sunday, September 27, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris told nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis who reside in the diaspora that regardless of where they live now, they too can still play an important role in the development of their homeland. Prime Minister Harris was at the time speaking during a historic St. Kitts and Nevis Diaspora Virtual Forum, which also featured participation from Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards and Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley. The forum was organized…

In exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Emergency Powers Act, Cap. 19.02, the Governor General, makes the following Regulations: [Published 25th September 2020, Extra Ordinary Gazette No. 74 of 2020] 1. Citation and duration. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 15) Regulations, 2020. (2) These Regulations shall come into operation from 12:01 a.m. on Sunday 27th September, 2020, and shall expire at midnight on Sunday 18th October, 2020. 2. Interpretation. In these Regulations “public place” includes an indoor or outdoor area, whether privately or publicly owned, to which the public…

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, a pleasant good afternoon… Mr. President, let me on behalf of the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Our virtual convocation this year – the 75th anniversary of the United Nations – is testimony to the truly unusual times in which we live. I must also seize the opportunity to pay tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres for his leadership during this difficult period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of this debate…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 26, 2020 (SKNIS): History was made at the 8th Annual Independence Drill Competition on Friday (September 25, 2020) when 19-year-old Shynequa Isaac of the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force Cadet Corps earned the top award for best at individual drill. The young lady outshined 14 other participants who took part in the contest which showcases military drills. Her victory marked the first time a member of the Cadet Corps won the event. It was also the first time a female won best at drills and made her the youngest winner in the event’s eight-year history. “I still can’t believe…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 25, 2020 (SKNIS): The bilateral relations between St. Kitts and Nevis and India are expected to improve going forward. High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, in a letter to congratulate the twin-island federation on the occasion of the 37th Anniversary of Independence, noted that the warm and friendly relations between both countries lay the perfect foundation for further collaboration. “Our shared views in common issues and position in our international fora symbolize our intent for further progress and development for the people of our countries,” Dr. Srinivasa wrote in the letter. Similar sentiments were…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 25, 2020 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education will be holding a press conference on CXC Result on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant Conference Room. Panelists will include Minister of Education, Honourable Jonel Powell, who will make an address, Permanent Secretary William Hodge, Senior Assistant Secretary, Dr. Tricia Esdaille, Chief Education Officer, Dr. Debbie Isaac and a principal. There will be discussions on the results of the CXC exams, which were held later this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The exams did not take the usual format and for most of them only…