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WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM GRACE WARNING STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES11:00 AM ECT SAT, AUG 14, 2021THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVISTROPICAL STORM GRACE A LITTLE STRONGER…CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHTA TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. KITTSAND NEVIS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREA, IN THIS CASE, WITHIN 24 HOURS.THEREFORE, RESIDENT ARE URGED TO IMPLEMENT THEIRHURRICANE PREPAREDNESS PLANS FOR A POTENTIALLY STRONGTROPICAL STORM. AT THE REASONABLE WORST-CASE SCENARIO,THE SYSTEM POSES A MODERATE THREAT, WITH THE POTENTIAL TOCAUSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM STORM-FORCE-WINDS,…

An Installation Ceremony for the new Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett,will be held on Monday 16 August 2021, from 10:00 a.m. ECT. The Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister Hon Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, will welcome the new Secretary-General and bring greetings from the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government. Dr Barnett will address the Ceremony and is expected to outline her vision and indicate some matters that will occupy her immediate attention. Belizean Dr Barnett has served in the past as the first woman and the youngest person appointed as Deputy-Secretary of CARICOM (1997 -2002). She is an economist who has also broken other barriers while working across…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris said diplomacy on the part of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with the United States of America has worked in procuring well-needed vaccines to help with the pharmaceutical measure in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 virus. The donation comes after months of diplomatic communications between Prime Minister Harris as the CARICOM Head with responsibility for Health and other CARICOM leaders. Across the globe, less developing countries are struggling to secure enough vaccines to have their populations vaccinated as the Delta variant continues to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): The travel ban on incoming travellers from the United Kingdom (UK) to St. Kitts and Nevis will be lifted on September 01, 2021. Abdias Samuel, Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, announced the change at the August 11 briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre. The latest travel advisory was issued for the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil and India on July 20, 2021, which extended the travel ban up until August 31, 2021. It was instituted for all incoming travellers, excluding returning nationals, as a result of the mutations of the COVID-19 virus. Health…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (RSCNPF): An illegal firearm was taken into custody by the Police following a search that was conducted on an abandoned building on East Park Range. During the search on Thursday (August 12, 2021), one (1) Smith and Wesson .40 Pistol was found. Officers routinely include empty lots and abandoned properties in their search operations around the Federation. It regularly results in the seizure of illegal firearms and illicit drugs. The move is part of an overall strategy to keep citizens and residents safe. To date, six (6) illegal firearms have been taken into Police custody.

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WATCH STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 4:48 PM ECT FRI, AUG 13, 2021THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVIS…TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES…A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA IN 48 HOURS. A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 51.8 WEST OR ABOUT 735 MILES EAST OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): Abdias Samuel, Chair of the National COVID-19 Task Force, said that special categories were established for persons who are eligible for quarantine waiver. This is an initiative of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis as it seeks to reunite families and bring relief to persons hard hit by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 Pandemic. “We have been saying that these criteria apply to students who are studying abroad and are living in St. Kitts and Nevis, persons who would have travelled overseas for critical care and also for the elderly over the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On Thursday, August 12, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris held a marathon session with private sector leaders, led by Mrs. Giselle Matthews, President of the St. Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room. During the near 4-hour long meeting, Government officials engaged the representatives of the private sector on a range of issues relevant to the economic recovery of St. Kitts and Nevis and the constructive role of the private sector in national…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Youth, the Honourable Jonel Powell, saluted several partners that work alongside the Department of Youth Empowerment in pursuit of its sustainable development programming. The minister’s comments were made as he delivered a national address to mark International Youth Day 2021 on Thursday. The annual event is celebrated on August 12. This year’s theme was “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.” On Thursday, the Department of Youth Empowerment organized several environmental-related activities including planting fruit trees, in observance of the day. Minister Powell referred to Pillar Six of the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis is now in possession of 11,700 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – a World Health Organization-approved vaccine that can be safely administered to persons from as old as 12 years of age. According to the WHO, a Phase 3 trial of the Pfizer vaccine in children aged 12-15 years showed high efficacy and good safety in this age group, leading to an extension of the previous age indication from 16 years onwards down to age 12 onwards. Prior to the arrival of…