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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 9, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — St. Kitts and Nevis has successfully kept the negative effects of Covid-19 at bay by using non-pharmaceutical measures and with the availability of vaccines, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris is advising it is now reliant on all to make the right decision which could determine whether the country recovers fast or slowly. Prime Minister Harris made the observation when he delivered feature remarks at the ‘Government of St. Christopher and Nevis 2021 Dialogue with Private Sector on the Nation’s Recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic’ held on Thursday…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 09, 2021 (SKNIS): His Excellency The Governor-General Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL. D, “has conveyed our deep condolences to Her Majesty The Queen on the sad passing of His Royal Highness.” In a press release from Government House dated 9th April 2021, His Excellency The Governor-General informed that he was advised by Buckingham Palace of the passing of His Royal Highness, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Consort of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second on Friday 9th April 2021. His Royal Highness was 99 years old. “Prince Phillip accompanied The Queen on her Royal Visits…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris has reached out and offered support to Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, and by extension the Government and people, in light of the Windward island declaring a red alert and issuing an evacuation order on April 8 following the evaluation of seismologists, who warned that the La Soufriere Volcano is displaying signs of an imminent eruption. Prior to the evacuation order by Prime Minister Gonsalves, the island had been witnessing several days of heightened seismic…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 08, 2021 (SKNIS): The Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health, said that World Health Day 2021, which was observed on April 07 stressed the importance of building a more equitable and healthier world as highlighted in this year’s theme: “Building a Fairer and Healthier World for everyone.”Minister Byron-Nisbett was at the time delivering remarks at a ceremony on April 07 at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport when St. Kitts and Nevis received 21, 600 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility.“Today, in particular, and more than before, we must foster an all of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Wednesday’s arrival of 21,600 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in St. Kitts and Nevis was described as a historic milestone in the ongoing fight against the global pandemic.Prime Minister Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris, Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, and a host of other government officials were present at the R. L. Bradshaw International Airport to witness the arrival of the vaccines provided through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility.Katrina Smith, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Representative, congratulated the government for its successful management of the COVID-19. To…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has mobilised to support St Vincent and the Grenadines as it faces the possibility of an imminent eruption of La Soufriere Volcano. Following an evacuation order of the immediate area around the volcano by Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, CARICOM Member States have offered support to house evacuees from the affected area. The scientific team from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre (SRC) has been in the country constantly monitoring the volcano and rendering scientific advice to the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management…

San Jose, 8th April 2021 (IICA) – Sustainable agriculture, good practices, bioeconomy, trade, food safety and quality, resilience and the link between agriculture and tourism will be some of the key areas of focus of collaborative efforts between the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP). Under a recently signed technical cooperation agreement, the organizations will work to develop a more sustainable and resilient agriculture sector in the Caribbean region. The agreement was signed by Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, and Jeremy Knops, General Delegate of COLEACP, at a virtual signing ceremony, with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 08, 2021 (SKNIS): The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has made a clarion call for rich countries to show more solidarity and compassion in helping Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in procuring more COVID-19 vaccines.Speaking at a ceremony at the RLB International Airport in Basseterre where 21, 600 doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine were received through the COVAX facility on April 7, 2021, Dr. Harris said, “No country is safe, no nation is secure until all countries are safe.”“In my capacity As Prime Minister of St. Kitts and…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 08, 2021) — The following is a press release from the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) regarding Nevis’ nomination by the World Travel Awards™ (WTA) for the 28th annual World Travel Awards to be held later this year in the Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination 2021 category. The World Travel Awards™ (WTA) was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence. Despite the ongoing global challenges in travel, the appetite for travel has…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 8, 2021 (MMS-SKN) – With just less than five percent of the total world population having received the Covid-19 vaccine, and the fact that 76% of all Covid-19 vaccines manufactured have been purchased by nine of the wealthiest countries in the world, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris is making a passionate appeal for an equitable distribution of the vaccines. “In my capacity as Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, and in my role as CARICOM Lead Head for Human Resources, Health and HIV, I want again to call on the wealthier nations to…