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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has publicly thanked the President of the United States of America, President Joe Biden, for his administration’s favourable response to the pleas of developing nations for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Prime Minister Harris’ commendation came as St. Kitts and Nevis received the first of three expected tranches of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines from the United States of America on Thursday, August 12. This first tranche included some 11,700 doses of the…

Three (3) prisoners have been charged for the offence of Escaping Lawful Confinement from Her Majesty’s Prison. Estevan Lawrence of St. Peters, Lashorn Hendrickson of Ponds Extension and Jonathan Rawlins of Newtown were charged for the offence which they committed on July 24, 2021. Hendrickson and Lawrence received an additional charge for the offence which they also committed on July 01, 2021. The charges were laid following an investigation into the matter by the Criminal Investigation Department of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. − 30 −

Kingston, Jamaica, August 13, 2021Caribbean Youth engaged in a virtual discussion on bodily autonomy hosted by the UNFPA Sub Regional Office (UNFPA SROC) on Wednesday. The “Youth Round Table Talk”, which included youth discussants from a cross-section of the Caribbean, was hosted to launch UNFPA’s annual State of World Population Report (SWOP) in the Region. The theme for this year is “My body is my own: Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination”. According to the report, bodily autonomy is the power to make our own choices about our bodies, and to have those choices supported by everyone around us,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): The first batch of 11,700 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines has arrived in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis to further strengthen the Federation’s ongoing vaccination drive. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, Minister of Health, the Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett emphasized the importance of the donation made by the U.S Government and urged members of society to get vaccinated. “This is the first of three tranches of a total of 35,100 doses to be received from the United States of America. At this critical juncture where there is substantial focus on COVID-19 vaccines…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 13, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — With the arrival of the first tranche of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines, on Thursday August 12, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has said that this gives the country more choices as adolescents could get their own protection by getting vaccinated. “I am happy that we have received the Pfizer vaccines, and our health professionals here could perhaps say more about what is special and unique with regard to the Pfizer vaccines,” said Dr Harris at the ceremony held at the Welcome Centre of the RLB International Airport after 11,700 Pfizer Covid-19…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is guided by regional standards recommended by the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), the regional center for promoting efficiency and competitive production in goods and services through the process of standardization and the verification of quality. This was according to Stuart Laplace, Director of St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of standards (SKNBS) during his appearance on the August 11 edition of ‘Working for You’, while addressing where the Federation stands concerning Standards Mark on a CARICOM level. “At the CARICOM level, of course, there is the…

TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 8:30 AM ECT FRI, AUG 13, 2021 THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS…TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AL95 COULD BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE AND AFFECT THE AREA…A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT MEANS THAT, IN THIS CASE, A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WITH OVER A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE IS IN OUR MONITORED AREA. WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME BUT MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.GIVEN THE FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES…

Winds: East – northeast at 10 to 18mph.Seas: 1 to 1.5metres or 3 to 5feet.Weather Forecast for St. Kitts & Nevis: Today will be partly cloudy to cloudywith a 60 percent or a moderate chance of showers. Tonight will be mostly cloudywith a 60 percent or a moderate chance of showers.Eastern Caribbean Forecast: An active tropical wave moving through theEastern Caribbean will generate unsettled conditions today and tonight. Instabilityand moisture associated with the wave could maintain cloudy periods with showersfor the Virgin Islands southward the Windwards Islands. Daytime heating couldtrigger a moderate chance of showers across Trinidad and Tobago as…

TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES2:00 AM ECT FRI, AUG 13, 2021THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS…TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AL95 COULD BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE ANDAFFECT THE AREA…A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ANDTHE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT MEANS THAT, INTHIS CASE, A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WITH OVER A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OFBECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE IS IN OUR MONITORED AREA. WATCHESAND WARNINGS ARE NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME BUT MAY BE REQUIRED INTHE NEXT 48 HOURS. GIVEN THE FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING AL95 FORECAST TRACK,SIZE AND INTENSITY, IT…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 12, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are recommending that pregnant women who are able to get vaccinated to protect against the deadly COVID-19 virus should safely do so. The decision is in line with recommendations from the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At Wednesday’s (August 11, 2021) briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, said that expecting mothers must first present a note from their doctor before receiving a jab. “If you consent, and request a letter from your Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,…