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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, explained that names of COVID-19 patients are not revealed to the public to protect these persons against scorn, discrimination, and victimization. Additionally, he said it is a case of upholding professional medical ethical practice.Speaking during the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Briefing on May 26, Dr. Wilkinson said, “The reason why we tell you in this pandemic that you need to wear a mask, you need to social distance, and you need to sanitize is that you need to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 28, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to provide relief to scores of persons in quarantine as a result of a local cluster of COVID-19 cases that among other measures forced the closure of schools for the next two weeks and reintroduced a curfew from 11 pm to 5 am for 14 days in the first instance in order to try and contain the spread of the virus. On Wednesday, the Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, announced that a new committee was established to provide support to persons in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 27, 2021 (RSCNPF): On May 27, 2021, 46-year-old Alston Phillip of Hamilton Estate, Nevis was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of thirty-five (35) years for Murder and six (6) years and six (6) months each for two counts of Attempted Murder. The sentences are to run concurrently. Phillip was found guilty by a unanimous verdict on November 19, 2020, for the Murder of 37-year-old Lydia Jacobs and the attempted murder of Mishkin Brookes and Erica Williams. The offences took place on June 02, 2017, at Church Ground, Nevis.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Engineer at the Public Works Department, (PWD) Livingston Pemberton, said that public infrastructure is a public good and creates benefits for society and the economy, hence the reason why they should be cared for by all. “Public infrastructure has to be financed and the way it is financed is usually through taxes. They, people, pay the taxes and so if we want to control or reduce the quantum of taxes that we have to pay in order for us to maintain or upkeep the public infrastructure, the onus is on us to take care of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Health, the Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett, with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers, has sanctioned the Public Health (Restriction of Movement) Regulations, 2021. This regulation will now require all regional and international travellers to submit official proof of full vaccination against the COVID-19 virus prior to entry and upon entry into St. Kitts and Nevis. The regulations take effect from Saturday 29th May 2021. The aforementioned provisions do not apply to citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis. However, citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis shall still be required to submit official proof of a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 27, 2021 (SKNIS): Traffic and law enforcement officials in St. Kitts and Nevis received the “go ahead” to begin ticketing persons who are in breach of the public health and safety protocols designed to mitigate against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, spoke about the matter at the National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 Briefing on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. “If your passenger buses carry more than 50 percent passenger capacity, the driver would be liable to be ticketed. If the passengers are not wearing masks on the bus, the passengers would be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 27, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Ministry of Public Works celebrates Public Works Week 2021, officials from the Public Works Department (PWD) were guests on the May 26, 2021 edition of “Working for You”. Chief Engineer at the Public Work Department, Mr. Livingston Pemberton, commented that the traffic light project came about out of necessity to improve traffic efficiency and congestion.“We had what we call Traffic Flow Measurement Study that was done, and what we would have done is to have persons at these various intersections looking to see the number of vehicles that were travelling the different…

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) has engaged with regional governments and other key stakeholders from across the region on the conception and planning of the 2021 regional examinations and registers its appreciation for their enriching contributions. A Special Meeting of Council was held on Tuesday, 25 May 2021 and members reviewed and accepted a report from CXC’s School Examinations Committee (SEC), that made recommendations on the strategy for the 2021 regional examinations, which emanated from discussions at Caricom’s Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) 28th Special session on 12 May 2021. After careful deliberation and consideration of all the pertinent…

Exercising the powers conferred by section 10 of the Public Health Act, Cap.9.21, the Minister of Health, the Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett, with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers, has made the Public Health (Restriction of Movement) Regulations, 2021. These Regulations include a two-week period of restricted movement, which ends on Tuesday 8th June, 2021.Under these Regulations, from Saturday 29th May, 2021, regional and international travellers shall be required to submit official proof of full vaccination against the COVID-19 virus prior to entry into Saint Christopher and Nevis, and they shall also be required to present official proof of full vaccination upon arrival…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 26, 2021 (SKNIS): Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Education, Mr. William Vincent Hodge stated during the May 25, 2021 edition of “Leadership Matters” that the current situation in schools in relation to the COVID-19 virus requires parents to get vaccinated in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus.“The COVID-19 is making a huge impact on our schools. Learning is disrupted just at the brink of examinations, schools are forced to abandon their field trips and educational tours, graduations may not be held except virtually, parents are forced to stay at home…