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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…

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. Wednesday 16 June 2021 — On June 10th, 33 mostly Consular and Foreign Service Officers successfully completed a four-day online training module conducted by The UWI’s Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC), titled Advances in Consular Affairs in the Modern Diplomatic Mission: A Caribbean Perspective. An UWI first, this training was designed to strengthen the capacity of the consular corps of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. Representatives of nine CARICOM Member States took part in this training, with some based in capital and others posted in Port-au-Prince, Havana, London, Miami, New Jersey, New York, Ottawa, Toronto…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 21, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded its second COVID-19 related death, as health authorities work to slow the transmission of the deadly virus. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, shared the news on Monday (June 21, 2021) during a briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) at the NEMA Conference Room. “There are two COVID-19-related deaths,” said Dr. Laws. “The first was announced last week Thursday, June 17. The second occurred within the last 24 hours.” The Chief Medical Officer provided an overview of the current transmission of cases dating back to May…

On 3rd June 2021, an announcement was issued to all CPA Branches regarding the upcoming launch of the CPA 110th Anniversary Creativity Competition for Youth.The full details of the competition have now been finalised, including: Age CategoriesPrizesHow to enter and submission guidelinesTypes of submissionsSelection and award process All the necessary information for both CPA Branches and competition entrants is now available on the CPA website.Please find the information here: https://www.cpahq.org/our-networks/youth-engagement/youth-creativity-competition-2021/A number of documents are also available for download on this page. These include: An application form for participants, which must be submitted, with consent from a parent or guardian, alongside each…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 20, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health’s robust contact tracing continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 with eleven (11) positive results within the last 24 hours. St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Situation Report No. 451 as of Sunday 20th June, 2021, states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 341 with 265 active cases, 75 recovered cases, and one death. 326 of those cases were recorded in St. Kitts while 15 were registered in Nevis. To date, there have been 19, 331 negative results. The country’s vaccination programme has been making steady progress with 33,496 total doses administered representing 67.5 % of persons…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 19, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris on Saturday June 19 reiterated his call to citizens and residents to get vaccinated, as that is the only path that will take the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis out of Covid-19’s harm. “My fellow citizens and residents, we are at a critical stage in our fight against the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Prime Minister Harris who was at the time encouraging persons to take the Covid-19 vaccine at the Sylvia Garnette Primary Health Care Facility in Tabernacle. “Each of us has a responsibility to…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 20, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — A top Ministry of Health official is commending members of the nursing fraternity for the role they have been playing since February this year when the Covid-19 vaccine rollout commenced, by administering the vaccine on Saturdays to citizens and residents of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. “On behalf of the Ministry of Health, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the nurses and the nurse practitioners who are at all the health centres, and who commit their time and invest in their Saturdays in coming here to administer the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 19, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health’s robust contact tracing continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 with twenty-six (26) positive results within the last 24 hours. St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Situation Report No. 450 as of Saturday 19th June, 2021, states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 330 with 256 active cases, 73 recovered cases, and one death. 315 of those cases were recorded in St. Kitts while 15 were registered in Nevis. To date, there have been 19, 303 negative results. The country’s vaccination programme has been making steady progress with…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) has welcomedanother partner into the fold with the Thursday, 17 June 2021 signing of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with the Western Illinois University (WIU). Due to the COVID-19 travelrestrictions, this signing was held virtually and broadcast online on CXC® TV.Under this agreement, Caribbean students seeking to take advantage of degreeprogrammes at WIU will benefit from the matching of coursework requirements at WIUagainst the CXC® syllabus, which will allow for more seamless matriculation. The CXC®Associate Degree and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®)qualifications will also be recognised by WIU. As such, students can use…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Over 600 persons in St. Kitts have benefited from the government’s social assistance programme that provides meals and care packages to eligible persons. The programme was introduced last month as a result of the COVID-19 spread within the community. At the June 16, 2021, COVID-19 Briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre, the Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, said that figures from the Ministry of Social Development indicate that approximately 39 hot meals were provided on a daily basis over the past week to persons who are in quarantine. Similarly,…