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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2021 (SKNIS): With the increasing demand for water and the decrease in supply, it is important to implement conservation techniques to alleviate impending shortages, says Ryan Phillip, Geologist and Assistant Water Engineer at St. Kitts Water Services Department.Mr. Phillip, while speaking on the March 17 edition of “Working for You”, said that because of the changes in our daily lives and more demand for the use of water, it is important to implement sustainable practices such as water conservation. “For us to combat this national and global issue we would have to plan and plan…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2021 (SKNIS): A strong no-nonsense message was sent when eight (8) American citizens were arrested, formally charged, and fined for breaching their quarantine conditions on the island of Nevis. The eight offenders appeared before the Charlestown Magistrate Court via a virtual hearing on March 17, 2021. According to Superintendent Cromwell Henry speaking at the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Press Briefing on March 17, each of the eight plead guilty and was each charged EC$ 4,000 (US$ 1500) to be paid forthwith or serve six months in prison. They remain at the quarantine facility…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 18, 2021) — The Ministry of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) in conjunction with the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) and the Ministry of Health will be hosting a number of COVID-19 Vaccination Information Sessions for the tourism sector. These forums will provide relevant and accurate vaccine information for all hospitality employees. The sessions will be held at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC), during which all COVID-19 protocols will be observed. Masks or face coverings are required. The first of three sessions will commence on Monday March 22, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Notice has been given for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday 25th March 2021, at 10:00 am. The Order Paper and other papers will be disseminated later.The National Assembly will be broadcast live on ZIZ Radio (96 FM) and participating radio stations. It can also be viewed live on TV Channel 5 in St. Kitts and Channel 98 in Nevis. It will also be streamed live at www.zizonline.comCopies of Bills can be found on the website (sknis.gov.kn) of St. Kitts and Nevis…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 18, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has fortified its legislative framework to combat and eradicate money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and use of weapons of mass destruction with the passage of the Miscellaneous (Financial Services) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the National Assembly today, Thursday, March 18. TheMiscellaneous (Financial Services) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 provides for various amendments to facilitate the comprehensive implementation of measures to boost national security, strengthen investigative techniques, and foster greater coherence within the financial services sector in keeping with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Phase 1 of the refurbishment of the Garden’s Playing Field in McKnight is now complete.A brief ceremony was held on Wednesday (March 17, 2021) at the facility where members of the Garden Hotspurs Football Club joined with officials from the Ministry and the Department of Sports, to mark the occasion and inspect the upgrades.Contractor Auckland Maynard of Special Touch Welding carried out the work, which included replacing the roof, refurbishing gates, installing new windows, and other construction tasks, and painting the facility.LED lights were also installed as part of the upgrade project.Construction began…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 18, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Thursday’s (March 18) Sitting of the National Assembly got underway with the Federal Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, defending the Government’s vaccination plan and public education programme on the efficacy and importance of being vaccinated. Theminister was at the time responding to a question posed by Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Denzil Douglas. Thequestion posed by the Member for St. Christopher Six stated, “As part of the COVAX arrangement for accessing vaccines for St. Kitts and Nevis and the region, which vaccine…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Two water engineers at the St. Kitts Water Services Department are making a clarion call for water conservation to be taken seriously in light of reduced rainfall due to climate change, and with an increasing demand for the precious resource the supply for the general population is threatened as a result.Cromwell Williams, Hydrogeologist and Acting Water Engineer, and Ryan Phillip, Geologist and Assistant Water Engineer, while appearing on “Working for You” on March 17, said the water situation is dire.The sustainable use of water is imperative in ensuring that there is a reserve…

Thursday, March 18, 2021 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission announces the convening of the 6th Meeting of the OECS Authority, to be held under the Chairmanship of Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The meeting will be held on Friday 19th March, 2021 and will receive the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and his team. Director General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules, is anticipating a productive outcome with the WHO and hopes that this meeting will help bridge the vaccine gap for OECS Member States.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis through the Ministry of Sustainable Development has decided to offer discounted land rates, interest-free, to approximately 90 residents who reside on properties at La Guerite Extension without title, right or lease. “For a number of years, the residents of the La Guerite Community have been living in unsustainable conditions and the government vowed that they would change this and bring it to a place where they can feel proud to live. The government then decided to give them ownership of the land that they have been living…