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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2021 (SKNIS): Maintaining a physical distance of three to six feet has been identified as a key measure to protect against contracting the COVID-19 virus. The advice from health officials is especially important in St. Kitts and Nevis, as most of the confirmed cases show no signs of illness.Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws spoke about this at the September 01, COVID-19 Briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre.“It’s important to note that [the] majority of the cases were asymptomatic – no symptoms at all,” she stated.A pie chart illustrated that 45.3 percent of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2021 (SKNIS): The Sandy Point Benevolent Society (SPBS) has impacted the lives of countless young persons from across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis since its conception. On Thursday, September 2, 2021, SPBS held a donation drive at the Fig Tree Basketball Court in Sandy Point where several school children received back-to-school items. Speaking at the simple handing over ceremony, SPBS President Ms. Shermin Stephens stated that given the economic situation created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the group saw the need to assist by any means possible. “The Sandy Point Benevolent Society is an organization…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 03, 2021 (SKNIS): The official Calendar of Events for the 38th Anniversary of Independence of St. Kitts and Nevis has been officially released and continues to reflect the new normal created as a result of COVID-19. Because of the COVID-19 situation, a number of activities will be held virtually. The 38th Anniversary of Independence will be celebrated under the theme “Adapt, Diversify, Recreate: Independence 38.” Activities will spread throughout September and run into October 2021. The first event on the Calendar is the Independence Fiesta Concert, which kicks off tonight, September 03. Several grand events are included…

Dear Port Zante Merchants, You are invitied to a meeting with the Minister of Tourism, The Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grant, at 10:30am on Monday 6th September, 2021 at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel Conference Room. This meeting will focus on an update on the phased approach to restarting the cruise sector and approved operations. Please register in advance by contacting Ms. Chimarie Morillo at the St. Kitts Tourism Authority by either of the following: Email: chimarie.morillio@stkittstourism.knTelephone: 465-4040 All are asked to be properly attired. No sandals, No mesh shirts, No shorts, No distressed pants or short pants and No caps, No hats or skullies.

Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 3rd, 2021)— The St. Kitts Electricity Company donated $15,000.00 to the Department of Community Development and Social Services through its Powering the Community campaign and in recognition of the company’s 10th Anniversary celebrations. In a small ceremony on Friday 3rdSeptember 2021, SKELEC handed over well needed items to the Department of Social Services and Community Development to be distributed to eight elderly persons throughout all zones in St. Kitts. The recipients of these kind gestures reside in Cayon, Newtown, Laguerite, Old Road, Tabernacle, Dieppe Bay, and the McKnight/ Westbourne Ghaut Community. The areas of support include the procurement of beds, wheelchairs,…

BASSETERRE (3rd September, 2021): September 14, 2021, will be a banner day when St. Kitts and Nevis welcomes the Celebrity Equinox back to Port Zante. Officially a stop on their 2021/2022 itinerary, the Celebrity Equinox is part of the fleet of Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group, announced Lindsay F.P. Grant, Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports.“We are excited to welcome our first ship from the Royal Caribbean Group as a highlight of our phased approach to rebuilding cruise,” said Minister Grant. “St. Kitts achieved Marquee Port status after reaching the one million passenger mark in two cruise seasons in a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 02, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are applauding a large number of citizens and residents who have willingly stepped forward to receive a jab of a COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves and their loved ones from the deadly COVID-19 virus. At the close of business day on Wednesday, September 01, 2021, statistics from the Ministry of Health revealed that 73.5 percent of the adult population had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The goal is to vaccinate at least 33,037 adults. As such, the 73.5 percent equates to 24,282 persons. The percentage…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 2, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Bryon-Nisbett, spoke to the eligibility for persons getting their electronic vaccination cards. During the September 1 edition of the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Briefing at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Headquarters at Lime Kiln, Minister Byron-Nisbett said: “You will not be able to receive your electronic version of your vaccination card, so you will need to have both jabs in arm before you can receive the electronic version of your card.” Additionally, she said, “We are going to continue with the physical copy of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 02, 2021 (SKNIS): Kervin Lloyd, representative of the Foreign Assistance Sub-Committee on the National Disaster Management Committee, said that humanitarian aid is critical after disasters and explained the process during the September 01 edition of ‘Working for You.’ “Procedurally, as soon as we get through the coordinating agency which is the [National Emergency Management Agency] NEMA, as soon as we get a report as to the initial assessment of the damage after a disaster, we immediately mobilize to contact the agencies who work with us regionally and internationally to give them a sense of what our immediate…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 02, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has registered a fourth COVID-19-related death.The information was shared by Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, during the September 01 COVID-19 briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).“On August 19, a 59-year-old individual with underlying co-morbidities died at home. The case was under police investigation and an autopsy was requested. The individual was COVID-19 positive at the time of death. The final autopsy report received today and released to the Police High Command confirmed that the findings were consistent with COVID-19 disease,” Dr. Laws stated.She assured the public…