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dismisses the application filed byJennifer Harding-Marlin (St Kitts and Nevis) Tokyo, 19 July 2021 – The Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued itsdecision in the matter OG 20/03 Jennifer Harding-Marlin v. St Kitts & Nevis Olympic Committee(SKNOC) & International Swimming Federation (FINA). The International Olympic Committee(IOC) and the St. Kitts & Nevis Swimming Federation (SKSF) were involved in the procedure asinterested parties.The CAS Panel has dismissed Jennifer Harding-Marlin’s application requesting that the St. Kitts andNevis Olympic Committee be directed to nominate her for the Women’s 100 meters backstroke at theTokyo 2020 Olympic Games…

The St. Kitts-Nevis University of the West Indies Alumni Association (SKNUWIAA) held elections on Friday, July 16, 2021. The new Executive Board members are: President: Ms Jihan Williams Vice-President: Ms Desi Brown Secretary: Mr Michael Blake Assistant Secretary: Mrs Mentrice Arthurton Treasurer: Ms Laverne Brookes Assistant Treasurer: Mrs Charisse Dolphin-Gumbs Publications & Promotions Officer: Mr Lesroy Williams Members & Data Officer: Ms Kayla Farrell Youth Alumni Facilitator: Mr Xaiver-Jon Bass Social Media Facilitator: Ms Jacqueline Bryan Executive Member: Dr. Joan Rawlins Executive Member: Ms Philicia Walters The President serves a two-year term while the other members of the Executive serve…

Issued at: 5pm Monday, 19th July 2021. Present Weather: Partly cloudy with slight dust haze. Winds: A moderate breeze of 17mph from the East Temperature: 29°C / 84°F Max Temp: 31°C / 88°F Humidity: 75% Sea Level Pressure: 1017.7mbs or 30.05″ 24hr rainfall at the R.L. Bradshaw Intl. at 2 pm: Nil” Amount of rainfall for the month of July: 24.4mm / 0.96″ Sunrise: Tom 5:46am Sunset: Tom 6:48pm Weather Forecast Valid until 8 pm Tomorrow. Winds: East with speeds ranging from 14 to 20mph with possible gusts to as high as 31mph. Seas: 0.9 to 1.8metres or 3 to…

The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) welcomes recent developments in the movement for reparatory justice, especially in the Caribbean and across the United States, and the wide media coverage of the movement in the aftermath of the globalization of the Black Lives Matter campaign. Rastafari, civil society organizations, and prominent public figures in the Caribbean like Hon. Michael Lester “Mike” Henry and Hon. Olivia Grange in Jamaica, Hon. Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Hon. Mia Mottley of Barbados and Hon. Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, have consistently emphasised the urgent need for reparations and recompense, especially for the crime of chattel…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (19th July 2021)—The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. is advising the public of scheduled maintenance outages for the week Monday 19th July – Friday 23rd July. The scheduled maintenance outages are necessary to perform maintenance as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability. DATE TIME AREA(S) TO BE AFFECTED Monday 19th July 2021 9:00am-11:00am Gillard Meadows, New Road, Airport Tower and Carifesta Village Royal St. Kitts Hotel, Golf View Villas and Taxi Stand Tuesday 20th July 2021 9:00am- 3:00pm Turtle Beach Wednesday 21st July 2021 9:00am- 3:00pm Fountain Estate, Bayford’s Estate 1:00pm- 3:00pm Stapleton Gardens Thursday 22nd July 2021 9:00am-3:00pm Harris’s Village, Upper Stone Castle, Belle Vue Village De Village, in the vicinity of Wilkin Street Friday 23rd July 2021 9:00am- 3:00pm Parson’s Ground Village 9:00am-11:00am Saddlers, Pipeline and Lower Project

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Monday, 19th July, 2021:​ Minister of Education, Hon. Jonel Powell expressed gratitude to participants for their interest in the teaching profession during the opening ceremony for the 2021-2022 academic year teacher recruitment workshop. The opening was held on the Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) virtual platform. Minister Powell explained at the event earlier today (Monday July 19th) that there has been an increase in the standard of teaching within the federation. “We are experiencing an explosion of highly qualified candidates applying to become teachers. Through a rigorous process of teacher recruitment. Persons selected to teach have surpassed the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 19, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is pleased to inform the general public that the High Commission of St. Kitts and Nevis in London has embarked on an initiative to showcase nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis who are published authors. The August 2021 month-long activity dubbed ‘Month of Literacy’ will see the use of theLondon High Commission’s social media and other platforms to feature the published literaryworks of sons and daughters of the St. Kitts-Nevis soil. One of the objectives of this enterprise is to highlight the scholarly achievements of…

Males and females in St. Kitts and Nevis between the ages of 16 and 29 years are invited to apply to serve as members of the Youth Ambassador Corps. Applicants must reside in St. Kitts and Nevis and be available to serve for two years. Experience in community service and youth-related initiatives are necessary. Candidates must also work well with others. Forms can be collected at the Department of Youth Empowerment located on the top floor of The Cable Building, Cayon Street, Basseterre. The application deadline is August 13, 2021. For more information, contact the Department of Youth Empowerment at 467-1393 or…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July18, 2021 (SKNIS): St.Kitts and Nevis has capably flattened the curve and successfully prevented its health care system from becoming overwhelmed with patients from the dreadful COVID-19 disease. Since the start of the second wave of infections from May 19, 2021, the country has recorded 505 cases in 60 days with 438 recovered cases and three deaths. Eighty-eight (88) percent of all confirmed cases have recovered. Thirty-one patients admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the JNF General Hospital have been discharged and one patient remains hospitalized, according to the country’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws. Medical Chief of Staff at the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 18, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts & Nevis has managed remarkably well the second wave of COVID-19 cases since May 19 when it was announced that the country had entered the stage of local transmission with a worker in the tourism industry becoming infected. Since then the country has recorded 505 cases in 60 days with 438 recovered cases and three deaths. Eighty-eight (88) percent of all confirmed cases have recovered. The country’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws announced on June 26, 2021, that a new strain of the virus, Lambda, had been identified in the second…