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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 01, 2020 (SKNIS): The Republic of China (Taiwan) continues to stand in solidarity with St. Kitts and Nevis to fight COVID-19. On August 31, 2020, His Excellency Tom Lee, Taiwan’s Resident Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, handed over four ventilators and 3000 rapid test kits to assist the Federation in the continued fight against the virus. “Today, I am very pleased on behalf of the Taiwan Government to make another donation of four ventilators and 3000 rapid test kits. There is no doubt that those two items are very essential especially when St. Kitts and Nevis is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 31, 2020 (SKNIS): Her Excellency Ambassador Sherry Tross, St. Kitts and Nevis’ High Commissioner in Ottawa, Canada, procured over 3000 kilograms of green-certified lotion, soaps, hand sanitizers and concentrated disinfectant for use in hospitals and nursing homes across the Federation. At a brief handing over ceremony on Monday, August 31, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation, the Honourable Mark Brantley, lauded the good work of the High Commissioner and others, noting that they continue to work for the good of the people. “I would like to take a moment to congratulate Her Excellency Sherry Tross and…

Please see pdf link below with press release from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Re: “High Commission and Diaspora in Canada Join Efforts to Support Health Care in the Federation” at handing over ceremony which took place on August 31, 2020 at the JNF General Hospital Conference Room. High Commission and Diaspora in Canada Join Efforts to Support Health Care in the Federation

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 31, 2020 (SKNIS): Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Jonel Powel, says sporting activities in schools will be resuming in a strategic and targeted manner. The minister highlighted this during his exclusive interview with SKNIS on August 28 where he explained that “within the Department of Sport we have put together a task force which is working with all the national associations and sporting disciplines to ensure that there are certain protocols in place specific to each discipline to allow for the resumption of those sports.” He further highlighted that the task force includes…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 31, 2020 (SKNIS): API Harowe Servo St. Kitts Limited, one of the oldest manufacturing operations in the Federation, has been lauded for its sterling contribution to the COVID-9 Pandemic response. The organization was responsible for producing a key component needed in the production of ventilators that are used globally. “The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is proud that the management and staff of API Harowe played a major role in the global fight against COVID-19 in providing critical components for ventilators for use worldwide,” said Premier of Nevis and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation, the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 31, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, is extending best wishes to the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, as the twin island nation celebrates its 58th anniversary of Independence today, Monday, August 31, 2020. Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence from Great Britain on August 31, 1962. In a penned letter to his CARICOM colleague, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister Harris stated that, “Such celebrations offer us the opportunity…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 31, 2020 (SKNIS): At a brief but significantly ceremony on Monday, August 31, 2020, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated ten (10) ventilators to St. Kitts and Nevis in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation and Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley described the donation as generous, adding that St. Kitts and Nevis and the United States of America (USA) have enjoyed mutually beneficial relations since the Federation’s Independence in 1983. “This handing over ceremony represents the fruits of diplomacy. Today’s proceedings are indicative that our mutual commitments…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 31, 2020 (SKNIS): The National Housing Corporation (NHC) will “broaden its wings” over the next five years as it seeks to fulfil the demand for housing by residents of St. Kitts. This week, NHC is celebrating its 24th anniversary of providing high quality, affordable homes to well-deserving families. The management and staff of the corporation organized a week of activities to commemorate the occasion. It runs from August 30 to September 05, 2020 Minister responsible for Human Settlement, Honourable Eugene Hamilton, led NHC officials in the first activity on Sunday where they worshipped at the Antioch Baptist Church…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 29, 2020 (SKNIS): The curfew that has been in place since March 25 of 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic has been lifted totally, but all protocols and measures implemented by the COVID-19 National Task Force and mandated by law to mitigate the transmission of the coronavirus remain in place. The new Statutory Rules and Orders No 39 of 2020 Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No.14) Regulations came into operation from 5:00 am on Saturday 29th August, 2020, and shall expire at midnight on Saturday 26th September, 2020. All hygiene protocols must be followed by businesses and enterprises,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 28, 2020 (SKNIS): Efforts to ensure equitable learning throughout St. Kitts and Nevis are being made by the Federal Ministry of Education as educators, parents and students prepare for the safe reopening of schools on September 07, 2020. During a national address on Thursday, August 27, 2020, Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonel Powell, said that gaps in educational opportunities and access have been further exposed and, in some cases, widened by the COVID-19 global pandemic. “To address this, diagnostic assessments will be conducted as students return to school,” the minister stated. “Additionally, tutoring and learning programmes to address…