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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, August 9, and Monday, August 16, 2021, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Several issues affecting the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were deliberated on. Cabinet deliberated extensively on matters to do with economic recovery in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it would affect the tourism industry and health.The Cabinet was briefed by the National COVID-19 Task Force and considered the mitigating measures necessary to ensure the economic recovery needed…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 23, 2021 (SKNIS): It has been the story of most countries around the world—lows and highs, ebbs and flows, nadirs and zeniths—this is the era of COVID-19, an elusive coronavirus that has brought the world almost to its knees with infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. And to say nothing of what it has done to the global economy and people’s mental health. St. Kitts and Nevis, not being unique to the rest of the world, is managing the deadly pandemic as best as it could. The country has had its ups and downs in relation to infections. In…

His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President ofSuriname has stated that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must do all it can to assist Haiti to overcome the challenges it is facing. Speaking during a courtesy call on the new CARICOM Secretary-General Her Excellency Carla Barnett at the CARICOM Secretariat’s Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters on Wednesday, the President emphasised that Haiti must not be left behind. Haiti was struck by a catastrophic earthquake last Saturday which has claimed close to 2,000 lives and a tropical storm on Tuesday that hampered recovery activities. President Santokhi said that CARICOM must work with hemispheric and wider international partners as to ensure that democracy, democratic institutions and the rule of law is maintained in Haiti. He expressed his country’s full support to the integration movement and to the new Secretary-General, Dr Barnett who took up the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (August 18, 2021) – St. Kitts & Nevis welcomes fully vaccinated international air travelers from the UK effective September 1, 2021. The travel restriction for UK international travelers ends on August 31, 2021. British Airways has announced the resumption of service from Gatwick to the Federation on Sunday, October 3, 2021. Please note the flight schedule for British Airways below: The flight will operate two consecutive Sundays, October 3rd and October 10th, providing once a week service for those two weeks.Twice-weekly service on Saturdays and Wednesdays commences on Saturday, October 16th. The vaccination rate in St. Kitts and Nevis continues its upward momentum, with…

BASSETERRE (19TH August, 2021): St. Kitts partnered with Porthole Cruise and Travel Magazine to develop a Destination Wedding feature published yesterday. Titled “St. Kitts Makes for the Perfect Destination Wedding,” the article highlights St. Kitts’ unique venues that make exceptional locations for wedding ceremonies and memorable photography “so your special day is exactly what you’ve always dreamed of.” The dedicated feature, accentuated by the beautiful camerawork of Modern Elegance Photography, is focused on presenting St. Kitts’ abundance of diverse, historic and traditional settings for saying “I Do.” Included in the feature are Brimstone Hill National Fortress Park, under the shade of…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 23, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris will hold a press conference on Tuesday, August 24, from 3:00pm in the Conference Room at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lime Kiln, Basseterre. Prime Minister Harris will update citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis on a number of matters of national importance including the relief measures introduced in July as well as plans by the Team Unity Government to revitalize the country’s tourism sector. The prime minister’s press conference will be carried live on Freedom…

Buenos Aires, 23 August 2021 (IICA). Pablo Oliveri is an agricultural engineer. He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a postgraduate degree in Rural Development, and has transformed his passion for rurality into images. For nearly 30 years, he has specialized in photography and has taken hundreds of trips portraying the life and work of those who sustain global food security with their efforts every day. “At some point, I started taking photos and realized that this is what I wanted to do. I fell in love with photography and, being an agronomist, I combined it with my knowledge of agricultural issues.…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 35 of 2021 Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 7) Regulations, 2021 In exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Emergency Powers Act, Cap. 19.02 the Governor-General makes the following Regulations: [Published 20th August 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 52 of 2021] Part I Preliminary Citation and duration.These Regulations may be cited as the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 7) Regulations, 2021.These Regulations shall come into force from 5:01 a.m. on Monday 23rd August, 2021 and shall expire at 5:00 a.m. on Monday 6th September, 2021.Interpretation. In these Regulations, “Court” includes…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 21, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials within the Intellectual Property Office of St. Kitts and Nevis (IPOSKN)outlined and explained four basic types of IP rights and protections including trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets, all of which are important to establishing rightful ownership and preventing the unlawful use of one’s property. “…When you start thinking about the algorithms and the circuit boards and apps, the physical component of it, provided that they are new – and new means does not exist anywhere else in the world – they could be subject to a patent. So when we start talking about things…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 20, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Sports has endorsed the establishment of an Open Water Floating Pool at Bird Rock. The pool was officially opened during a ceremony on Thursday, August 19, 2021. The new pool is an initiative of the St. Kitts and Nevis Swim Federation. The aim is to develop competitive swimmers who can go on to represent St. Kitts and Nevis at regional and international swimming events. Valencia Syder, Permanent Secretary responsible for Youth and Sport, noted that the initiative is one that is welcomed by the government. “On behalf of the Minister [of…