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Males and females in St. Kitts and Nevis between the ages of 16 and 29 years are invited to apply to serve as members of the Youth Ambassador Corps. Applicants must reside in St. Kitts and Nevis and be available to serve for two years. Experience in community service and youth-related initiatives are necessary. Candidates must also work well with others. Forms can be collected at the Department of Youth Empowerment located on the top floor of The Cable Building, Cayon Street, Basseterre. The application deadline is August 13, 2021. For more information, contact the Department of Youth Empowerment at 467-1393 or…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July18, 2021 (SKNIS): St.Kitts and Nevis has capably flattened the curve and successfully prevented its health care system from becoming overwhelmed with patients from the dreadful COVID-19 disease. Since the start of the second wave of infections from May 19, 2021, the country has recorded 505 cases in 60 days with 438 recovered cases and three deaths. Eighty-eight (88) percent of all confirmed cases have recovered. Thirty-one patients admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the JNF General Hospital have been discharged and one patient remains hospitalized, according to the country’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws. Medical Chief of Staff at the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 18, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts & Nevis has managed remarkably well the second wave of COVID-19 cases since May 19 when it was announced that the country had entered the stage of local transmission with a worker in the tourism industry becoming infected. Since then the country has recorded 505 cases in 60 days with 438 recovered cases and three deaths. Eighty-eight (88) percent of all confirmed cases have recovered. The country’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws announced on June 26, 2021, that a new strain of the virus, Lambda, had been identified in the second…

At the invitation of the Government of Saint Lucia, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Monday, 26 July 2021. The ten-member Mission will be headed by Ms. Fern Narcis-Scope, Chief Elections Officer of Trinidad and Tobago. The CARICOM Election Observation Mission proposes to meet with the electoral officials, leaders of political parties and other stakeholders of Saint Lucia. It will also monitor the election campaign environment and the voting process including the opening of the poll, the casting of votes, the closing…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 17, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – After learning that bus operators still had a number of concerns and questions regarding the recently announced stimulus relief package targeting owners of passenger buses, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris convened a meeting with the presidents of the various bus associations to help allay those concerns and to reassure them of his government’s continued commitment.OnThursday, July 08, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis announced the reinstatement of the annual Import Duty exemption for 16 tyres (4 tyres per quarter), four pairs of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Janelle Lewis Tafari, Chair of the Welfare, Relief Supplies, and Shelter Management Sub-Committee, said that the committee is tasked with meeting all contingencies at emergency shelters in St. Kitts. “Our committee is responsible for ensuring that persons have access to basic needs. We are responsible for ensuring that supplies are entered into the country, they are processed and they get into the hands of persons who need the supplies,” said Mrs. Lewis Tafari, during the July 14 edition of Working for You. Mrs. Lewis Tafari said that the committee plays a pivotal role…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to increase the capacity and resiliency of the health sector to meet the potential challenges posed by the COVID-19 global pandemic. At the July 14, 2021 briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, indicated that the Federation will receive two field hospitals at the end of August this year. Each field hospital can house up to 40 beds. One of the field hospitals will be based in St. Kitts while the other will be based…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2021 (SKNIS): The Office of the Prime Minister wishes to inform the general public that the National Honours Award Nominations forms are now available at the Security Desk at Government Headquarters, Church Street. The forms are to be completed and accompanied by a detailed profile of the nominee and submitted to the Cabinet Secretariat, Office of the Prime Minister, Government Headquarters, Church Street, no later than 16th August, 2021. Forms submitted late will not be considered.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to honour its commitments to eligible citizens and residents, who file for severance after being made redundant.According to statistics from the Department of Labour as of July 08, 2021, a total of 2,443 severance claims have been submitted. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, spoke about the latest figures on the July 13 edition of Leadership Matters.“I am happy to report that the Federal Government has paid out $37.9 million to 2,333 claimants. This is the largest payout in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts & Nevis has demonstrated remarkable management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the community outbreak on May 19, 2021, with the Lambda variant of SARS-CoV-2, which has seen 499 cases shy of two months, the country’s expert all-of-society approach in containing the virus has resulted in 81 percent of cases recovered from the dreadful disease. In the first wave of the virus, the country’s exceptional administration of the pandemic for 14 months only resulted in 45 confirmed cases.The Ministry of Health’s Situation Reports for the past four days have recorded a total of 14 new COVID-19…