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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 03, 2021 (SKNIS): The Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dame Susan Dougan GCMG, OBE, has thanked His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL. D, Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis, for a shipment of essential supplies that was contributed by Government House following the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano.The relief supplies were part of the first shipment sent by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 01, 2021) — The following is an address by Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Deputy Premier and Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) to launch Agriculture Awareness Month 2021. Greetings fellow citizens and residents, The Ministry of Agriculture is once again happy to be able to observe another Agriculture Awareness Month. This year makes the 9th edition of this observance, and it is designed to bring about a sharper focus on the impact of agriculture on our community. Indeed, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, there has been a renaissance of sorts as countries have paid greater…

BASSETERRE (30th April, 2021): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris announced a change to the travel requirements for those International Travelers, arriving by air, who have been fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 effective May 1, 2021. International travelers who are fully vaccinated are required to submit their official Vaccination Record Card when completing their travel authorization process at www.knatravelform.kn, in addition to their 72-hour RT-PCR test and other required arriving passenger documentation. Please see below the travel requirements for international air travelers effective May 1, 2021: A traveler is considered fully vaccinated when two weeks have passed since…

Completing his decade-long tenure at the helm of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), President Dr Wm Warren Smith said farewell to member countries and staff at a special Board of Directors meeting, followed by a staff function.During President Smith’s period in office, running from May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2021, he oversaw the response to two global crises that heavily impacted the Caribbean Region – the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis at the beginning of his first term and the Covid-19 pandemic at the end of his second. In between, CDB tackled a series of increasingly devastating storms…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 1, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — The latest edition of Prime Minister’s Monthly Health Walk, held on Saturday May 1, saw an impressive turnout of health conscious walk enthusiasts who joined Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris on the traditional route that took them from Bellevue to the Ottley’s hardcourts. “The Prime Minister’s Monthly Health Walk is an amazing event to take part in because with this type of activity it helps you to boost your immune system and also keep you healthy and fit,” said regular Prime Minister’s Health Walk participant, Dr Mathias Afortu-Ofre, at the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 01, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Environment is currently reviewing the draft National Conservation and Environmental Management Act (NCEMA) which will be the overarching legislation used to govern all environmental matters.  The proposal is being made for a new Bill called the National Conservation and Environmental Management Bill. The purpose of the meeting, which was held on April 30, 2021, at the Solid Waste Management Conference Room, was to do an internal review of the current document with the staff before further consultations are done with other agencies.  This activity is also a learning exercise for all staff to ensure…

As of today, April 30, 2021 the Federation has confirmed one additional case of coronavirusdisease. The national landed in the Federation on Wednesday April 28, 2021 from the UnitedStates of America (USA). The patient has been in quarantine at one of the COVID-19 certifiedsites since arrival. The patient was duly notified and is now in isolation. This additional case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 45 with 31cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 44 cases have fully recovered withzero deaths. There is one (1) active case. This patient is stable and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 01, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Environment is currently reviewing the draft National Conservation and Environmental Management Act (NCEMA) which will be the overarching legislation used to govern all environmental matters.  The proposal is being made for a new Bill called the National Conservation and Environmental Management Bill. The purpose of the meeting, which was held on April 30, 2021, at the Solid Waste Management Conference Room, was to do an internal review of the current document with the staff before further consultations are done with other agencies.  This activity is also a learning exercise for all…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 30, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — The Team Unity Government and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris have come in for high commendation for the way the country has been kept relatively safe, in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, compared to the rest of the world. “I would like to make a special thank you to the Team Unity Government and the Hon Dr Timothy Harris,” said President of Trans-Americainvest (St. Kitts) Limited, and Royal St. Kitts Hotel, Mr John Zuliani. “If we weren’t all safe here in St. Kitts relatively compared to the rest of…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 30, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, has commended the Zuliani family for its continued interest and investment in St. Kitts and Nevis. This was as the family broke ground on Friday April 30 for the construction of a 10,000 square foot commercial development, Royal Plaza II, at their Royal St. Kitts Hotel in Frigate Bay. “I want to thank (President of Royal St. Kitts Hotel) John (Zuliani) for inviting me to be part of the continuing expansion of the Royal St. Kitts Hotel, and to say…