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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 08, 2020 (SKNIS): The cheer of the Christmas season and the sounds of traditional carols will be showcased as the Department of Culture presents the popular “In the Spirit of Christmas” programme under the theme “Our Hope is in You.” The event began on December 07 at the Antioch Baptist Church at Lime Kiln and will run until December 09, 2020. It showcases a wide variety of talents in St. Kitts and Nevis where individuals come together to share the love and bring joy to many people. “In the Spirit of Christmas” also brings that Christmas spirit, especially…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 07, 2020 (SKNIS): Ghauts play a key function in reducing floods and maintaining the lush forest ecosystems of small islands. As such, Cheryl Jeffers, Conservation Officer in the Ministry of Environment and Cooperatives, made a clarion call for the general public to protect the ghauts as much as possible. “I just want to use this opportunity to encourage persons that when we have our conservation officers who are speaking to you out there in terms of what you can, should and should not do in terms of the use of ghauts… we want to implore you to listen…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (December 7th, 2020)—The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. Is advising the public of scheduled maintenance outages for the week 8th December – 11th December 2020. The scheduled maintenance outages are necessary to perform maintenance as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability. Customers in these communities can expect an interruption of supply between the hours stated. Please note that the electricity supply may be interrupted later and restored earlier than the scheduled times.SKELEC apologizes for any inconvenience caused by these electricity supply interruptions. Persons who remain without power after the scheduled outages are asked to…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) continues to work assiduously to complete Queries and Requests for Reviews, in order to finalise grades for Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®) July/August examinations.We understand the psychosocial impact of the extended COVID-19 related circumstances and have heard the concerns of Ministry officials, teachers, parents and students. These concerns are being addressed with further consideration of the hardships that students and their parents may have been experiencing. In addition to the Requests for Reviews which have been submitted, CXC® in accordance with the Independent Review Team (IRT)…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 7, 2020 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, on Sunday December 6 joined the congregation at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Lemon Hill, Bourryeau, for worship as he celebrated the 27th anniversary of service to the country as a Parliamentarian and his birthday, where he took time to thank his supporters over the years. “It is really a good feeling to be here and I want to thank all who have taken the time out to be part of this very special service intended to acknowledge God’s presence in my…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 07, 2020 (RSCNPF): Commissioner of Police Hilroy Brandy is sending a word of caution to the potential patrons of various events that are being advertised. He is encouraging persons to ensure that an event has approval before purchasing tickets. “We know that tickets are being sold for events that I have not signed off on and some do not even meet the criteria. This is not fair to the person buying the ticket. Event organisers need to be responsible. The situation this year has presented unique challenges. This is new for all of us, but at the…

Dear Tourism Stakeholders, St. Kitts will provide “Safe Harbouring” for the Royal Caribbean Group Vessels, Grandeur of the Seas, originating from the Port of Miami/Coco Cay and Rhapsody of the Seas originating from St. Maarten. Rhapsody of the Seas will arrive into the Federation on Sunday, December 6th 2020, and meet the Federation’s COVID-19 regulations, including arrival travel requirements, and health and safety protocols for all international travelers. Grandeur of the Seas is due to arrive later next week and a confirmed date will be announced.Grandeur of the Seas has 87 crew members and Rhapsody of the Seas has 78 crew members.Upon arrival at Port Zante, the crew for both…

In my capacity as Chief Medical Officer it is my duty to inform you that as of yesterday, December 4, 2020 the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has confirmed three (3) additional cases of coronavirus disease. Based on the travel records of these three international travellers or non- nationals – one landed in St Kitts on November 20, 2020 from India, one landed in St Kitts on November 28 from the United States of America (USA) and the other landed on November 29,2020 from the USA. These three additional imported cases have been in quarantine at COVID-19 certified hotels…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2020 (SKNIS): Over 100 new students were inducted into the Department of Youth Empowerment’s Volunteer Corps Programme during a brief launching ceremony of the 2020-2021 Volunteer Corps held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic School (ICCS) Auditorium on Thursday, December 03, 2020.Minister of Youth, the Honourable Jonel Powell, welcomed the inductees and saluted the staff of the Department of Youth Empowerment for the initiative.“I commend the Department of Youth for creating this Volunteer Corps and all of those opportunities that come as a result of it. I must admit that the Volunteer Corps… shows that it is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2020 (SKNIS): International partnerships are an essential diplomatic tool to St. Kitts and Nevis and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) when discussing major issues such as climate change at global fora.Cheryl Jeffers, Conservation Officer in the Department of Environment, said that at the international level most global organizations have one simple rule. One vote per country. Such is the case at the Conference of Parties (COP). Ms. Jeffers said that SIDS usually group together and vote the same way to ensure that greater global focus is placed on issues affecting their countries.Rising sea levels is…