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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…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, said that unvaccinated persons in society are not discriminated against, instead, the fight continues in order to protect those who are not able to be vaccinated. “There is no discrimination against the unvaccinated and we need to stop talking about unvaccinated as if it is a race or gender that cannot change,” said Dr. Wilkinson, while responding to a question on the July 14 edition of the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing. “Our fight all along has been for the unvaccinated.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws is appealing to citizens and residents that they must remain vigilant and comply with the pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical measures because the COVID-19 pandemic is not going anywhere anytime soon. The Chief Medical Officer said living with COVID-19 involves the effective face, space, and hand measures. These are: always wearing a face mask when in public, frequently sanitizing hands, and maintaining a safe distance of six feet from others. She also advised persons to boost their immune system, exercise regularly, avoid large crowds, and stay at home unless necessary.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Prior to the hurricanes of 2017, the National Disaster Management Act stipulated that persons can only enter an emergency shelter 72 hours after the impact of the natural disaster, however, that system has since changed. During the July 14 edition of ‘Working for You’, Deputy National Disaster Coordinator, Claricia Langley-Stevens, explained that the National Emergency Management Agency recognized that the model of opening shelters prior to the impact of a storm worked better. She said, “In 2017, we found at the mitigation level that it was necessary to activate some of our primary shelters…