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Washington D.C., 9 February 2022 (PAHO) – While cases of COVID-19 fell by a third in the Americas this week, health care workers continue to face challenging conditions due to systems that are unprepared to support them, the Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne said during a media briefing today. “When cases surge exponentially, as they have in the past few weeks, the burden falls mostly on the people that power our health systems,” Dr. Etienne said. “For them, there is nothing mild about this Omicron wave.”With infections reaching 4.8 million (a 31% drop from last week) but 33,000…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 13, 2022 (SKNIS): Law enforcement in St. Kitts and Nevis is reporting an improved 43 percent in the rate of detected crime for 2021, the highest number in the past 20 years. The internationally accepted crime detection rate is 33 percent. Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, shared the news on Thursday (February 10, 2022) during his first press conference of the year. He reported that the figure is an improvement over the 40 percent and 39.3 percent detection rate in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, it was noted that there…

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 13, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in its continued efforts to bolster the local economy has invested in capital projects including infrastructural and housing projects. Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his first press conference of the year on February 11, said “The infrastructural and housing projects should lead to more jobs for our people, resulting in higher incomes and overall improvement in the quality of life.” He continued, “The private sector investments including the Dewars Housing Development and Public-Private Sector Partnership projects such as the…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with deep regret the passing of the former Prime Minister of Belize, the Rt. Honourable Sir Manuel Esquivel KCMG. Sir Manuel’s calm presence allied to his measured statements were the hallmark of his contributions as a member of the Conference of Heads of Government. His well-earned reputation as a man of principle, honesty and integrity as well as his efforts at economic diversification endeared him to the people of Belize. In paying tribute to Sir Manuel, the Community recalls his own words to the 1986 meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government: “The most…

Basseterre, St. Kitts. February 11, 2022. The business environment in St Kitts and Nevis will be enhanced with the introduction of a National Quality Policy (NQP). This was signaled as Premier of Nevis and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mark Brantley pledged the country’s support to implementing the NQP for the twin-island.“I think this is a really important exercise and one that we are all committed to here in St Kitts and Nevis. I’m sure you’ll hear from the Minister of Trade shortly; she is the one who has line responsibility for the Bureau of Standards; but I think this…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): Every employer who wishes to employ any non-national worker in St. Kitts and Nevis must do so in accordance with the existing labour laws of the twin-island Federation, said Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. “Before you can bring a foreigner or rather a non-national into the country to work you have to make an application to National Security. Among the things you are required to submit in support of the case is that you would have advertised the vacancy in the local jurisdictions at least, for three consecutive weeks,” said Prime Minister…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Labour, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, said that severance payment is only made to workers who qualify and that the Ministry of Labour has no records to support the claims by persons who allege that they were terminated for their refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine and who have not received a payment from the Severance Fund. The Minister commented on the matter in response to a question posed by a reporter at the Prime Minister’s first press conference for 2022 held at the NEMA Conference Room on Thursday,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): Citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis were strongly encouraged to take advantage of job opportunities being advertised in the Federation. Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, made the clarion call during his first press conference for 2022, held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room on Thursday, February 10. “I want to urge citizens and residents to pay attention to advertisements regarding vacancies that are occurring both in the private and public sector. As I speak, there are several vacancies in various line ministries…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): During his monthly press conference on February 10, 2022, held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lime Kiln, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, indicates that the tourism sector is coming back to life. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector has been one of the sectors that have been most affected, impacting economies, livelihoods, public services and opportunities. “While not yet close to the buoyancy of 2018 and 2019, the 2021-2022 cruise season (October 21st to September 22nd) is off to an encouraging…