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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 29, 2021 (SKNIS): As St. Kitts and Nevis continues to deal with the third wave of COVID-19 and as hospitalization increases due to the dreaded virus, the Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, said that there are no immediate plans to reopen the private ward for general use. “Just a few days ago we were almost at full capacity with 12 persons admitted to the isolation ward. Currently, as of today [September 28], we have a total of eight persons who are admitted, three are critical on…

The CPA Headquarters Secretariat is looking for a consultant to work on a CPA Parliamentary Academy online course on the Accessibility of Commonwealth Parliaments to Persons with Disabilities. About the CPA Parliamentary Academy In May 2021, the CPA launched the CPA Parliamentary Academy – a curriculum of online and physical courses specifically for Parliamentarians and parliamentary officials. These accessible courses offer an adaptive and flexible learning approach, intended to strengthen the capacity of Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff to fulfil their constitutional and statutory obligations as well as to enhance knowledge and understanding of the role of Parliament in the process of democratic governance. Course Outline…

No.​of 2021 ​Vehicles and Road Traffic ​ ​Saint Christopher (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ​ ​and Nevis SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ​ No. of 2021 ​ ​A BILL to amend the Vehicles and Road Traffic Act Cap. 15.06. ​ ​BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Vehicles and Road Traffic(Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, “Act” means the Vehicles and Road Traffic Act Cap. 15.06. 3. Amendment of section 62. The…

No.​of 2021 ​Drugs (Prevention & Abatement of the​ Saint Christopher Misuse and Abuse of Drugs) (Amendment)​ and Nevis ​Bill, 2021 SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ​ No. of 2021 ​ ​A BILL to amend the Drugs (Prevention & Abatement of the Misuse and Abuse of Drugs) Act, Cap. 9.08. ​ ​BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Drugs (Prevention & Abatement of the Misuse and Abuse of Drugs) (Amendment)…

No. of 2021.​​Civil Aviation(Amendment)​ ​Saint Christopher ​(No. 2) Bill, 2021​and Nevis.​ ​ ​SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ​ No. of 2021 ​A BILL to amend the Civil Aviation Act, Cap. 8.03. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of theNational Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis, andby the authority of the same as follows:1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2021.2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Act” means the Civil Aviation Act, Cap. 8.03.3. Amendment of section 2. The Act is amended in section 2 by (a) replacing the definition of the expression “Appropriate Authority for Aviation Security” with the following “ “Appropriate Authority for Aviation Security and Facilitation” is the Minister who is the authority with responsibility for the development, implementation and maintenance of the national…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 29, 2021 (SKNIS): On September 27, 2021, the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) opened its new Student Services Centre at the main Arts, Science and General Studies Campus (ASGS). At the opening ceremony, the Minister of Education, the Hon. Jonel Powell toured the entire campus and reiterated the support of the Ministry of Education to the CFBC to further the development of the institution.  “It’s about partnering with the CFBC, we know that there have been some challenges in terms of having to fill certain staffing positions and we are well underway in that respect. I think it’s really…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 29, 2021 (SKNIS): The food truck vending site along North Independence Square Street in Basseterre is ready and operations will commence shortly, said Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ron Dublin-Collins, while providing the public with an update at the Prime Minister’s Monthly Press Conference held on September 28 at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room. “The work is now complete, and this week we will see the setting up of the site in terms of the placement of the trucks in the area. So right now, the site is ready and we are…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 29, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Timothy Harris has stated that Ministers of Government are not exempt from adhering to the established COVID-19 protocols that were implemented to minimize the spread of the deadly disease in the Federation.From the onset, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis implemented several international best practices to combat the spread of the virus including the mandatory wearing of face masks in public spaces, the use of hand sanitizers, social and physical distancing as well as the frequent washing of hands.“There is…

BASSETERRE (29th September, 2021): St. Kitts Tourism Authority CEO, Racquel Brown, was recently interviewed by Travelweek, a leading travel trade publication in Canada. The interview is featured as the ‘top story’ on the site that is popular with travel agents and the Canadian travel industry at large. The CEO took the opportunity to share that Canadian travellers are a major “priority” to St. Kitts in its tourism recovery efforts. She also noted that the return of the Celebrity Equinox reaffirmed the island’s status as a marquee port and signaled it is on the road to recovery. The story highlighted the highly anticipated return of…