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Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 05, 2022 (SKNIS): Twenty prison officers benefited from a refresher training course that sharpened their skills in several areas.The course ran for two weeks in December. The first week focused on senior officers, and basic grade officers (junior officers) attended the second week. Areas covered during both weeks included an overview of the Prison’s history, Standing Orders relevant to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP), weapons training, as well as practical report writing. However, the senior officers also covered topics such as ethics, morals and values, communication and assertiveness, as well as search techniques, while the basic grade officers…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 05, 2022 (RSCNPF): The Police are investigating an incident in which several persons entered the Federation via Nevis illegally on January 02, 2022, on a vessel that ran aground at Bath Village. Later that same day, seventeen (17) nationals of Haiti comprising eleven (11) males, four (4) females and two (2) juveniles were taken into Police custody and are in quarantine. The vessel, which does not bear a name, was also seized. Following an operation conducted on a home in Nelson’s Spring on January 03, an additional seven (7) persons – two (2) nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis and five…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVISSTATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 49 of 2021COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Regulations, 2021In exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act No. 16 of 2020, the Minister in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer makes the following Regulations:[Published 30th December 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 82 of 2021.] Citation and commencement.(1) These Regulations may be cited as the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Regulations, 2021.(2) These Regulations shall come into force from Saturday 1st January, 2022.Interpretation.In these Regulations“Act” means the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act, No. 16 of 2020; “COVID-19” means…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 3, 2022- In a brief virtual inauguration ceremony held on Monday 3rd January, 2022, the Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis to the Organization of American States (OAS), H.E. Dr. Everson Hull officially assumed the Chairmanship of the OAS Permanent Council, until March 31, 2022. The new Chair, H.E. Dr. Hull in his maiden address highlighted some of the key achievements of St. Kitts and Nevis in recent years noting, “Prior to the 2020 pandemic… St. Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere acquitted itself with distinction… St. Kitts and Nevis recorded, in 2018, the third…

Dear Tourism Stakeholders, In recent communication with multiple sun destinations following the emergence of the Omicron variant, representatives of Air Canada Vacations sent the following statement regarding a service suspension to St. Kitts that I share with you below: The Travel Industry has once again been faced with unforeseeable circumstances and further exasperating this; the Canadian Federal government has reinstated its advisory against non-essential international travel for Canadians. With this said, Air Canada/Air Canada Vacations have made the decision to cease flying to St. Kitts with the last north-bound scheduled for January 30, 2022. Air Canada will be working to cancel…

January 3, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Tuna and tuna-like fishes, most notably the yellowfin and Atlantic sailfish make up about 70 percent of the reported catches in Grenada. With an estimated 2 550 tonnes of fish caught annually, fisheries play an important role in the Grenadian economy, providing employment and income, food and food security, while also being a major source of foreign exchange.As a mainstay of the economy, fish is a key feature of local cuisine and diet. The fishing sector is predominantly small-scale commercial, supplying local markets and consumers with fresh fish. Furthermore, catch from the fishing vessels contributes to…

Introduction Secretary General (SG) — Louis Almagro LemesAssistant Secretary General (ASG) — Nestor Mendez His Excellency, Ambassador Lynn Raymond Young, Coordinator of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors, Permanent Representative of Belize Her Excellency: Vice Chair — Lou-Anne Gaylene Gilchrist, Permanent Representative of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Distinguished Permanent Representatives and Alternate Representatives Good Morning. I thank you all for being here for this ceremony. I would like to say a special thanks to ASG Mendez for his leadership and for the very hard work of his support staff who have played an important role in facilitating my participation in this…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, January 2, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — As the country celebrates the New Year, 2022, which brings with it new things and new expectations, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris is advising that the Covid-19 pandemic is still around and that people have to be smart in dealing with it. “This is a brand-new year with new things and new expectations but most importantly we would want to ensure that our people and our nation continue to feel God’s mercy, God’s protection, and that our country will be even more prosperous in 2022 than it was in 2021,” pledged…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 31, 2021 (SKNIS): The National Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan is currently going through a Federal ministerial review before its presentation to the Cabinet for approval and implementation. The policy document was completed by UNESCO Consultant Dwynette Eversley earlier this month and officially presented to St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister responsible for Gender Affairs, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, during a brief ceremony on December 14, 2021. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Development, Janelle Lewis-Tafari, said that the completion of the draft document represented a critical step after years of intense research, documentation, and consultation.…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 31, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Owing to the ongoing disruptions in supply chains globally, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken the decision to extend the duty free concession on non-commercial goods until January 31, 2022.This concessionary allowance, which formed part of a comprehensive Christmas/Carnival relief package announced by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris in November where non-commercial importers were granted duty-free allowance of EC$540 or US$200 off the Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value of goods, was expected to end today, Friday, December 31,…