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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 6, 2021 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC) in its continued efforts to uplift and be in service to the people of the Federation has given aid to the elderly and primary school children. In the handing over ceremony from SKELEC to the Ministry of Social Development on September 3 at the St. Peter’s Community Centre, Minister of Social Development, Hon. Eugene Hamilton said, “Today I want to register my elation and excitement to be part of such a timely and significant event.” “I am therefore elated to be part of a progressive yet compassionate administration that has…

PRESS RELEASE (September 06, 2021) — The St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA) is receiving high praise following the official virtual launch of its 20th-anniversary celebrations on Sunday, September 05, 2021. Mrs. Sharalee Benjamin-Kelly, first president of SKNYPA, while a guest at the virtual launch on Sunday spoke to the success of the association. When asked what would she consider her biggest challenge as the first president of the association, Mrs. Benjamin-Kelly said “I can’t say that we really had big challenges. Fortunately for us with the work that we did with both Dr. [Geoffrey] Hanley and Mr. [Desmond…

Guatemalan coffee farmer and cooperative leader Elvia Monzón, who is part of an organization of 700 female coffee producers, and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, at the presentation of the “Soul of Rurality” award. San Jose, 6 September 2021 (IICA). Elvia Monzón, coffee producer and president of the Rancho Viejo Coffee Growers Association (AIDEC) in Guatemala, received the “Soul of Rurality” award at the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2021, bestowed by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture to noteworthy Leaders of Rurality in the Americas. With exemplary leadership, Elvia has promoted the inclusion of women in…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, September 6, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Residents of the West Basseterre-based St. Christopher Children’s Home were on International Day of Charity (IDC) the beneficiaries of back-to-school supplies courtesy of the Peoples Labour Party (PLP). International Day of Charity was observed on Sunday September 5. The back-to-school programme was a joint venture of the Peoples Labour Party (PLP) National Political Leader, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, PLP Deputy National Political Leader, who is also the Area Parliamentary Representative for West Basseterre and Minister of Health et al, the Hon Akilah Byron-Nisbett, and the Peoples Labour Party (PLP) Youth. …

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 3rd September 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 56 of 2021]Part I Preliminary Citation and duration.(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 8) Regulations, 2021.(2) These Regulations shall come into force from 5:01 a.m. on Monday 6th September, 2021 and shall expire at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday 22nd September, 2021.Interpretation. In these Regulations,“Court” includes the Magistrates’ Courts and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court;“COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act” means the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act,…

Dear Travel Approved Taxi Operators, You are invitied to a meeting with the Ministry of Tourism and the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, at 12:30pm on Monday 6th September, 2021 at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel Conference Room.This meeting will focus on an update of the phased approach to restarting the cruise sector and approved operations.Please register in advance by contacting Ms. Chimarie Morillo at the St. Kitts Tourism Authority by either of the following: Email: chimarie.morillio@stkittstourism.knTelephone: 465-4040 All are asked to be properly attired. No sandals, No mesh shirts, No shorts, No distressed pants or short pants and No caps,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2021 (SKNIS): Chair of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, said that plans have been made to create a bubble at Port Zante for service providers and guests when the Celebrity Equinox docks in Basseterre on September 14, 2021, with over 1,400 passengers.Only service providers who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to operate. Additionally, only those service providers, who underwent the travel approved seal training with the St. Kitts Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Health will be allowed into the bubble. An inspection of the service providers’ business will also be carried…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2021 (SKNIS): In the event of a disaster, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in St. Kitts and Nevis serves as a critical conduit of communication for foreign countries and their citizens or nationals who reside in the twin-island Federation.“Through our Missions, there are persons who live here who are from countries that we consider to be allies of St. Kitts and Nevis and so we serve as a conduit, as a sort of liaison between St. Kitts and Nevis and those countries in the event that we have a disaster, and those countries are…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2021 (SKNIS): Maintaining a physical distance of three to six feet has been identified as a key measure to protect against contracting the COVID-19 virus. The advice from health officials is especially important in St. Kitts and Nevis, as most of the confirmed cases show no signs of illness.Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws spoke about this at the September 01, COVID-19 Briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre.“It’s important to note that [the] majority of the cases were asymptomatic – no symptoms at all,” she stated.A pie chart illustrated that 45.3 percent of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2021 (SKNIS): The Sandy Point Benevolent Society (SPBS) has impacted the lives of countless young persons from across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis since its conception. On Thursday, September 2, 2021, SPBS held a donation drive at the Fig Tree Basketball Court in Sandy Point where several school children received back-to-school items. Speaking at the simple handing over ceremony, SPBS President Ms. Shermin Stephens stated that given the economic situation created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the group saw the need to assist by any means possible. “The Sandy Point Benevolent Society is an organization…