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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 13, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Even as the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis races towards achieving herd immunity in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, there is some vaccine hesitancy among young people between ages 18 and 30 which Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris is seeking to reduce by personally encouraging them to take the vaccine. Prime Minister Harris spent the better part of the day Saturday June 12 at the Sylvia Garnette Primary Health Care Facility where he was, as he has been doing on all Saturdays, encouraging persons from his constituency (St.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 13, 2021 (SKNIS): Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff at the JNF General Hospital in Basseterre, St. Kitts, is asking all non-essential workers to stay at home for the next two weeks as the country moves quickly to contain the rapid community spread of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. An extended curfew period was imposed on St. Kitts and Nevis on June 12, 2021, for the next 14 days in the first instance, restricting movement between 6 pm and 5 am daily. While persons will be allowed to move during the morning and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 13, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws announced that the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is monitoring 123 active cases of COVID-19, with 32 cases recorded within the last 24 hours as authorities grapple to contain the community spread by introducing stringent measures to restrict movement and thereby break the transmission cycle. The total number of confirmed cases since the introduction of the virus into the Federation on March 24 last year is 187 with 64 cases recovered and no deaths. The announcement was made while presenting the Health Emergency Operating Committee (HEOC) Situation Report…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2021 (SKNIS): The two leading Faith-based associations in St. Kitts have pledged full cooperation with the government as it rolls out more stringent protective actions to flatten the curve of the second wave of COVID-19. At the June 12, 2021 edition of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) COVID-19 Briefing Reverend Canon Dwane Cassius, spoke on behalf of the St. Kitts Christian Council and the St. Kitts Evangelical Association and said that the church would do its part in this national effort. The latest measures came into effect at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2021.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2021 (SKNIS): Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, announced on the Saturday, June 12 edition of the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing that the Ocean Terrace Inn (OTI) have temporarily suspended all quarantine services until further notice. “The Ocean Terrace Inn is no longer providing quarantine services at this moment until further notice. I am appealing to all persons who would have had reservations until the end of July to make reservations with other quarantine sites or vacation-in-place sites,” said Mr. Samuel. He encouraged persons to contact Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour; Royal St.…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 21 of 2021 Public Health (Restriction of Movement) (No. 2) Regulations In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Public Health Act, Cap. 9.21, the Minister of Health with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers makes the following Regulations: [Published 11th June 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 34 of 2021] Citation and duration.These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Restriction of Movement) (No. 2) Regulations, 2021.These regulations shall come into force from 6 p.m. on Saturday 12th June, 2021 and shall expire at midnight on…

FIFA and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration, with the aim of promoting sports integrity and social responsibility while furthering the development of football in the region. The landmark agreement was signed by CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a virtual ceremony attended by the presidents of the national football associations of CARICOM countries, Ministers of Government and Representatives of the countries, as well as Concacaf President Victor Montagliani. “We are delighted to enter into this agreement with the Caribbean Community, the aim of which…

Charlestown, Nevis, June 8, 2021…Several Hollywood actors are in Nevis to star in the new MSR Media romantic comedy “A Week in Paradise”, which started shooting on the island this week.MSR Media announced on Monday, June 07, 2021, that Malin Åkerman (Watchmen), Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman), Philip Winchester (Strike Back) and Jack Donnelly (Atlantis) have been cast in the romantic comedy feature film. MSR’s Philippe Martinez will direct the film, written by Kate Wood (Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop).“A Week in Paradise” is the third successive movie that MSR Media has filmed on Nevis, and is the first film that falls under a recently penned three-year…

Bridgetown, Barbados June 10, 2021 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Regional Training Centre and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) collaborated to host a webinar on the application of KoBoToolbox, a data collection and management tool widely used in humanitarian emergencies. The virtual event was held on June 9th, 2021 and chaired by Richardo Aiken, CDB Community Development Specialist, with a total of 220 persons from CDEMA Participating States, CDB Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and Canada registered. Webinar participants included national disaster management officers, community development practitioners, shelter management personnel, monitoring and evaluation officers, staff of agencies responsible…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Aviation): Staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation (MOFA&A) were challenged to sharpen their skills in delivering top quality diplomacy with a recent information-filled lecture delivered by one of Saint Kitts and Nevis’ daughter of the soil. Dr. Professor Jessica Byron, a native of Saint Kitts and Nevis, now serving as Director in the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago delivered a lecture in early June entitled “Challenges of 21st Century International Relations: SIDS Outlook.”…