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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, and in particular the Forensic Department, has had major successes in solving crimes. This is according to the Director of the Forensic Department, Latoya Lake-Marshall during her appearance on the virtual forum series, Leadership Matters, on March 01. In response to a question posed on the recent successes of the department, Mrs. Lake-Marshall said, “Based on the statistics, we have solved quite a bit of murders from 2018 to present via ballistics links from our lab [with our] comparison microscope led by our ballistics examiner.”“When I…

The Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held on 1-2 March 2022. Chair of the Conference, the Prime Minister of Belize, the Honourable John Briceño presided over the proceedings. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne (virtually); Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Honourable Philip Davis; Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C; MP; Prime…

The Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of theCaribbean Community (CARICOM) was held on 1-2 March 2022. Chair of the Conference, thePrime Minister of Belize, the Honourable John Briceño presided over the proceedings.Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,the Honourable Gaston Browne (virtually); Prime Minister of The Bahamas,the Honourable Philip Davis; Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley,Q.C; MP; Prime Minister of Dominica, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit; Prime Minister ofGrenada, Dr. the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell; President of Guyana, His ExcellencyDr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali; Prime Minister of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, young men and women are now realizing their full potential thanks, in part, to the successes of the Alternative Lifestyle Pathway Programme (ALPP).During the March 01, 2022 edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, Coordinator of the ALPP Major Kayode Sutton highlighted some of the successes this innovative programme has had on the lives of at-risk individuals and the respective communities.“I would like to remind the public that the ALPP started on 13 March, 2019. It has been in place for only three years to date and has gone…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Incoming travelers will experience even less restrictions as the Federal Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis granted approval for three changes to the Federation’s health and travel protocols effective March 01, 2022. This was revealed by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws, at the March 02, 2022, NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing held at the NEMA Conference Room. “No quarantine for persons coming in with any of the five following vaccines and these vaccines have not yet achieved WHO Emergency Use listing: these are Abdala, Soberana 2, Soberana Plus, Medigen and Sputnik V,” said CMO Laws.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): With the fourth wave of COVID-19 cases – the Omicron variant – now under control in St. Kitts and Nevis, several internal protocols will end shortly, said Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital during the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing on Wednesday, March 02. “We have passed the surge in COVID-19 cases we experienced in the fourth wave which started on December 24 of last year, we don’t need to be operating in emergency mode anymore now and we will begin to see a significant relaxation…

Dear Stakeholders, The Emerald Princess will call to St.Kitts tomorrow, Friday 4th March instead of today, Thursday 3rd March, 2022. In addition, the Aurora will not make its scheduled call to St. Kitts tomorrow, Friday 4th March, 2022. Please note the revised cruise schedule for the week, ending Saturday 5th March, 2022: Friday 4th March, 2022: Queen Mary 2 – Port ZanteEmerald Princess – Port Zante Saturday 5th March, 2022: MSC Seaview – Port ZanteNorwegian Epic – Port Zante #

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr. the Hon Timothy Harris, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis has made significant investments within the security sector to curb the increase of violent crimes that plagued the Federation for over a decade.One such investment has been in an intervention initiative called the Alternative Lifestyle Pathway Programme (ALPP), which targets individuals who were engaged in criminal activity or under the influence of gangs.During the March 01, 2022 edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, Major Kayode Sutton, who is the Coordinator of the ALPP, commonly referred to as the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 02, 2022 (SKNIS): The Disaster Management Offices of St. Kitts and Nevis are scheduled to undergo a Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Audit, a project that is described as timely and significant for the Federation. This was according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Consultant for the Audit, Denise Murray, on the Wednesday, March 02 edition of Working for You. “[For us] here at CDEMA and across the Caribbean, it is a timely exercise whereby we are engaging the Federation in an audit tool. Think of it as an assessment, think of it as a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 02, 2022 (SKNIS): A wide range of stakeholders from the public and private sectors are expected to participate in the upcoming audit of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD), which is slated to commence in St. Kitts and Nevis on March 03 and 04 respectively. “Disaster Management is not the persons at the office or it is not a building, it is an all-of- [society] approach so we have to interact with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the faith-based organizations, the government agencies… and we also have volunteers…