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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Speaking at a press conference on March 23, Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris reported that there is a global shortage of vaccines as production has not kept pace with expectation. Additionally, there has been a rise in vaccine nationalism, where rich countries are hoarding vaccines and supply chains have become unreliable, the Prime Minister said.   Prime Minister Harris said that last Friday at the Meeting of the OECS Authority and again on March 23 at a virtual meeting of the ACT-Accelerator Facilitation Council, he raised the matter in his capacity as CARICOM…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The investment climate in St. Kitts and Nevis is improving according to key indicators across multiple sectors. At his monthly press conference on Tuesday (March 23, 2021), Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris highlighted some of these areas where progress is evident as the twin-island Federation seeks to rebound from the local economic challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. “The statistics reveal that 183 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have been approved so far for 2021 compared to 143 licenses issued in 2020, up 28 percent for the comparative period,” Dr. Harris stated. The government…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – More and more persons in St. Kitts and Nevis are taking advantage of the significant duty free concessions being offered as part of the Government’s First Time Homeowners Mortgage Programme. Whileaddressing the nation at his monthly press conference earlier today (Thursday, March 23), Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris stated that more than 40 persons have been approved for the waiver of duty on construction materials for their home. “My Government continues to support our people who are constructing their first home through the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health came in for high commendation from Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, for utilizing every health centre in St. Kitts and in Nevis for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.“I want to commend the Ministry of Health for making all eleven (11) Health Centers on St Kitts available for persons to access the vaccine. As it is now, all eleven (11) health centres in St. Kitts and six (6) health centres on Nevis provide vaccines during the period 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.,” said Prime Minister Harris during his monthly Press Conference…

It is customary for the Chancellor of The UWI to appoint a Commission every ten years to undertake a review of the governance and structure of the University to identify ways in which the University can address challenges and institute the necessary changes to maintain its viability and standing as the premier regional tertiary educational institution in the Caribbean. On 14th December 2018, Chancellor Robert Bermudez appointed a Commission headed by the Rt. Hon. Sir Dennis Byron (former President of the Caribbean Court of Justice; and a permanent Judge and President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The other…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been circulated 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. Notice has been given. The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, Sustainable Development, National Security, Constituency Empowerment, Human Resource Management and Information, Dr. Timothy Harris, will move the second reading of Gaming Control Bill, 2021, which had its first reading on March 18, 2021; Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which had its first reading on November 17, 2020; and Companies (Amendment)…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, March 23, 2021: The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), hosted its third annual Evening of Poetry on March 22 at the CFBC Poinciana Conference Room. The event, was held in recognition of World Poetry Day which was celebrated on March 21 and also to showcase the linguistics expressions of our nationals. The decision which proclaimed March 21 as World Poetry Day was approved in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) at its 30th session which was in Paris, France. Ms. Dorothy Warner, Secretary General of the St. Kitts Nevis National Commission for…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 23, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — The St. Kitts Cricket Association (SKCA) which has made the Conaree Cricket Centre its home has come in for high praise from the Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon Jonel Powell for the investment it has made at the venue. Minister Powell, who made the remarks on Saturday March 20 at a St. Kitts Cricket Association breakfast meeting held at the Conaree Cricket Centre, praised the association for making the venue a nucleus of excellence and encouraged all other sporting associations to take a page out of the book of…

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 — Member States of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have approved the harmonised OECS Labour Force Survey (LFS) questionnaire and are readying to incorporate it into their respective national labour statistics programme. This approval was handed down at a special meeting of the OECS Labour Force Survey (LFS) Taskforce convened virtually on February 18, 2021. The Taskforce directed the pre-testing of the now fully-functional, digitised questionnaire in every Member State. The resulting LFS statistics have a variety of uses and users. Labour statistics have a significant part to play in the achievement of decent work…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The exceptional management of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through its National COVID-19 Task Force, is reaping benefits as the country has recently benefited from a multi-million dollar investment in the film industry by MSR Media, a boutique Film and TV Production Company based in York, England.Because of the restriction in the United Kingdom caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, MSR Media Chief, Producer, Philippe Martinez, chose St. Kitts & Nevis to shoot his latest upcoming series of films for the comedy “One Year Off.” The film is…