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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 02, 2020 (SKNIS): The full reopening of the hotel sector in St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to come within the next few weeks. Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Timothy Harris is urging hotels to be diligent in their preparations so as to limit any spread of COVID-19. Hoteliers and other stakeholders in the tourism industry are currently participating in training organized by the Ministry of Tourism. The mandatory sessions are designed to sensitize stakeholders on the minimum health and safety COVID-19 protocols. Additionally, regulation 18 of the COVID-19 Emergency Powers outlines the conditions where a hotel…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 01, 2020 (SKNIS): Management of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) would like to inform the general public that the website sknis.kn is under maintenance and should be back up shortly. The website is currently being migrated from one platform to another for added security and a new look and feel. In the meantime, persons can utilize the department’s Facebook Page St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service – to stay updated on matters of national interest among others. Management of SKNIS apologizes for any inconvenience caused during this time. -30-

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 01, 2020 (SKNIS): United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Her Excellency Linda Taglialatela publicly commended the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis for its continued success in ensuring that citizens and residents remain safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Her Excellency Taglialatela expressed this during her August 31 virtual presentation to hand over 10 ventilators from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. “We recognize the government’s strong leadership in keeping the people of St. Kitts and Nevis safe during the pandemic. St. Kitts and Nevis has been one…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 01, 2020 (SKNIS): Nationals living abroad continue to be engaged in the national development policy of St. Kitts and Nevis. Against this backdrop, a Diaspora Policy was approved to guide government’s engagement with nationals. “Only a month ago the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis through its Cabinet approved the Diaspora Policy. This policy, developed through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will seek to guide our engagement as a country with our diaspora,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation, the Honourable Mark Brantley. Minister Brantley was at the time commending Her Excellency Ambassador Sherry Tross, St.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 01, 2020 (SKNIS): Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, said that contributions to the health sector in St. Kitts and Nevis are most welcome particularly in the context of the war against COVID-19. Minister Byron-Nisbett was present during three ceremonies on Monday (August 31) where donations of health-related equipment and supplies were handed over to the government ministry. Specifically, four ventilators and 3,000 coronavirus rapid test kits were presented by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan); 10 ventilators were donated by the United States Agency for International Development; and 3,000 kilograms of sanitizing agents…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 01, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Team Unity Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken the difficult decision to curtail the Independence 37 calendar of events in light of  the ongoing threat posed by COVID-19. Speaking Tuesday (September 01) evening on the widely popular virtual series, Leadership Matters, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris revealed that this year’s Independence events have been modified to minimize health risks to persons. Some events have been cancelled, while others have been scaled back or will be delivered virtually. According to the prime minister, among…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 01, 2020 (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 03rd September, 2020 at 10:00 am. Notice has been given. The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, Sustainable Development, National Security, People’s Empowerment and Constituency Empowerment, Dr. Timothy Harris, will seek leave to introduce and have read a first time Advance Cargo Information Bill, 2020; Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Judicial Officers Pensions) Bill, 2020; and National Assembly Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Additionally, the Honourable Prime Minister will move the second reading of Advance Cargo Information Bill, 2020.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 07, 2016 (SKNIS):  With the anticipated opening of the Park Hyatt Hotel in St. Kitts in March 2017, the Honourable Vance Amory, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Labour with responsibility for Social Security in the Federal Government, was given a briefing about the hotel and its plans to contribute to the development of St. Kitts and Nevis and its economy. Park Hyatt’s General Manager, Julian Moore, met with Premier Amory on Tuesday, September 06, to update him on the project’s development. “He has come to discuss some of the matters which we require as a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 30, 2016 (SKNIS): Workers in the various ministries and departments in Government Headquarters had only to go to the second floor of the building to get a Hepatitis B vaccine, thanks to an outreach programme undertaken by the Community Health Services in the Ministry of Health. Registered Nurse Doris Bradshaw revealed that this took place the morning of August 29 in the Parliamentary Lounge where workers cued up to get their shots. “We are presently doing an outreach for the Hepatitis B vaccine,” Ms. Bradshaw revealed.  We have already engaged in different work areas, frontline workers. Many persons…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 30TH, 2016 (PRESS SEC) – The official reopening of the Mary Charles Hospital in Molineux will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 at 4:30pm, equipping the Keys to Saddlers Medical District with state-of-the-art healthcare thereby bringing it on par with the other districts. “The Government took the decision that the same standard to which Pogson [Hospital in Sandy Point] was replaced and rebuilt and JNF [Hospital in Basseterre] would have been rebuilt is the same standard that we have chosen for Mary Charles,” the Honourable Wendy Phipps, Minister of State within the Ministry of Health…