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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 29, 2021 (SKNIS): The food truck vending site along North Independence Square Street in Basseterre is ready and operations will commence shortly, said Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ron Dublin-Collins, while providing the public with an update at the Prime Minister’s Monthly Press Conference held on September 28 at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room. “The work is now complete, and this week we will see the setting up of the site in terms of the placement of the trucks in the area. So right now, the site is ready and we are…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 29, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Timothy Harris has stated that Ministers of Government are not exempt from adhering to the established COVID-19 protocols that were implemented to minimize the spread of the deadly disease in the Federation.From the onset, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis implemented several international best practices to combat the spread of the virus including the mandatory wearing of face masks in public spaces, the use of hand sanitizers, social and physical distancing as well as the frequent washing of hands.“There is…

BASSETERRE (29th September, 2021): St. Kitts Tourism Authority CEO, Racquel Brown, was recently interviewed by Travelweek, a leading travel trade publication in Canada. The interview is featured as the ‘top story’ on the site that is popular with travel agents and the Canadian travel industry at large. The CEO took the opportunity to share that Canadian travellers are a major “priority” to St. Kitts in its tourism recovery efforts. She also noted that the return of the Celebrity Equinox reaffirmed the island’s status as a marquee port and signaled it is on the road to recovery. The story highlighted the highly anticipated return of…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, September 29, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — In an exciting and hotly contested game, defending champion team in the longest running domino league in the Federation scrapped through with a narrow win over a former champion team on the opening night of the 26th edition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League on Tuesday evening September 28. Defending champion team, Tabernacle Domino Club, captained by Kerone Roache faced former champion team, Lodge Domino Club, at the Tabernacle Community Centre in what turned out to be a game that could have gone either way, but at the end of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Members of the Pesticides Control Board will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. The special guests will be Mr. Hiram Williams, Member of the Pesticides Control Board; Mr. Keithley Amory, Member of the Pesticides Control Board, and Mr. Melvin James, Former Chair of the Pesticides Control Board. The discussion will focus on the problems associated with the use of highly hazardous pesticides; alternatives to toxic pesticides; and storage and disposal of pesticides, among other related issues. Hosted by Lesroy Williams, “Working…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is resolute that the best way forward for St. Kitts and Nevis to return to a near state of normalcy and to get back on the positive economic pathway it was on before the advent of the pandemic, is for its citizens and residents to make the responsible choice of getting inoculated against the deadly COVID-19 virus. “My government has at the fulcrum of its 4-pronged strategy to fight COVID-19 a life first strategy. I mourn with those…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health continues its robust vaccination roll-out programme and was bolstered by the recent acquisition of 1,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. In an interview earlier today, Minister of Health, the Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett stated that the vaccines will aid in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 virus and urged the populace to get vaccinated at the soonest. “The Ministry of Health is very grateful to have received some extra doses of the Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine. We have received so far about 1,000…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2021 (SKNIS): The manufacturing sector continues to be a key contributor to the economic success of St. Kitts and Nevis despite COVID-19 challenges, said Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his monthly press conference held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room on September 28. Prime Minister Harris mentioned some of the most significant players including JARO Limited, Carib Brewery (St. Kitts & Nevis) Limited, Kajola Kristada Limited and API Harowe (St. Kitts) Limited to name a few and reflected on their contribution to the economy and their employment figures. “All…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has paid out some $4.6 million that have benefited more than 2,000 applicants who qualified for assistance under the Income Support Programme, introduced in July 2021. The programme aids persons who remain unemployed or who have suffered the loss of income since March 2020 as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. At his Monthly Press Conference on Tuesday (September 28, 2021), Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, noted that monies were distributed in two tranches to successful candidates. Each qualified applicant…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 28, 2021 (SKNIS): During his monthly press conference held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room on September 28, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris stressed the importance for more persons to get vaccinated as the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis will, at some point, be required to open up fully and return to normal operations. “We cannot forever remain in a semi-bubble. This country has to open up fully at some point to business, to students, to tourists, to investors. Tourists will again walk our shores. Ironically, the greatest threat of COVID-19…