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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federal Ministry of Health is awaiting results from samples sent off to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for genome sequencing to determine the strain of the present COVID-19 virus that is in St. Kitts and Nevis. However, as the Ministry awaits that determination, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws said that the present COVID-19 virus in the country appears to be more transmissible and deadly than the first wave of the SARS CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 disease. On June 21, 2021, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (RSCNPF): The Police have issued 191 tickets between the period May 21 to June 20 for the offences of Failing to Wear Masks in Public and for Hosting Social Events Without Permission. The offences are both breaches of the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations under which St. Kitts and Nevis has been operating. This information was disclosed by Superintendent Cromwell Henry at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) press briefing which was held on Monday, June 21, 2021. During his presentation, he gave an update on the enforcement efforts of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The ongoing vaccination programme across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has been of great success thus far in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. During the June 21, 2021, NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France Hospital (JNF), Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, indicated that efforts to reach herd immunity through vaccination will continue as the Federation tackles a new wave of cases. “Herd immunity is not a panacea, herd immunity is not an on and off switch and there is not a herd immunity day where…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts Department of Meteorological Services has announced that there is the formation of a tropical wave 850 miles east of the Windward Islands. Honourable Wendy Phipps, Chair of the Disaster Mitigation Council, informed the public during the June 21 edition of the National Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Press Briefing. Honourable Phipps said that “We are advised by the St. Kitts Department of Meteorological Services that although it does not pose a major threat to us here in St. Kitts and Nevis, it is still something that we need to watch out…

New FAO publication analyzes seven clear examples that show that sustainable agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean is possible. June 10, 2021, Santiago de Chile – How were farmers in Ecuador able to increase their income by 40% and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 20%? How was it possible for farmers in Uruguay to reduce their use of pesticides by 70%? And how could a clean energy initiative in Mexico’s agribusiness sector avoid the emission of 6 million tons of carbon, improving the working conditions of its workers and the environmental health of the surrounding communities? A new…

PAHO assists Latin America and the Caribbean by procuring and delivering more than 20 million vaccine doses and millions of pieces of essential medical equipment. Washington, D.C. June 21, 2021 (PAHO) – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne reported today that 1,857,523 people have died from COVID-19 in the Americas while the region has suffered an “unprecedented rise in poverty.”“These have been extremely difficult times as we have had to grapple with the world’s worst health crisis in 100 years,” Dr. Etienne said during opening remarks to the 168th Session of PAHO’s Executive Committee, adding that the…

Only one in ten people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the region, where “hospitals are full, variants are rapidly circulating,” and “vaccines are urgently needed today.” Washington, D.C., June 16, 2021 (PAHO) – Following the G7 nations’ promise to donate 1 billion vaccine doses to countries in need, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne urged them to prioritize Latin America and the Caribbean. “Those countries that are suffering the most should be at the front of the line,” she said. During her weekly media briefing, she pointed out that only one in ten people in Latin America…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Youth between the ages of 8 and 16 years in St. Kitts and Nevis can explore and develop their creative potential in July as the Department of Youth Empowerment hosts a Virtual Summer Creative Camp. The July 19 to 23, 2021, camp offers a fun and engaging experience in several areas including Painting, Jewellery Making, T-Shirt Design, Paper Plate Art, and Concrete Flower Pot. Presentations on various life skills topics will also be featured. The daily sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and wrap up at noon. Director of Youth Empowerment, Pierre Liburd, said that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) has issued 191 tickets to persons who have breached the COVID-19 Regulations, said Superintendent of Police Cromwell Henry, during The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing for June 21, 2021. “One hundred and ninety-one (191) tickets have been issued over the period May 21 to June 20 for failing to wear masks in public and for hosting social events without permission. One hundred and nineteen (119) of such tickets were issued on St. Kitts and seventy-two (72) on Nevis,” said Superintendent Henry. Superintendent Henry noted that thirty-one (31)…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 21, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to work to protect the general public from the spread of the second wave of COVID-19, bars, and shops across the Federation have been suspended from selling liquor to discourage socializing in groups at hanging out spots. This was according to Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, during The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Daily Briefing for June 21, 2021, who noted that the decision to suspend retail liquor licenses was not an attack on small businesses. “The temporary suspension of liquor licenses is not a ban…