| Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2020 (SKNIS): The Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was passed in St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly on November 17, 2020, further strengthening the effective implementation of the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2020, that was also passed on November 17. Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, guided the Bill through the various stages of the parliament yesterday. She explained that the Bill puts into legislation, the conditions which mandate the operationalization of the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) in the event of any national disaster or emergency. It currently works in tandem with the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and is an important partner in designing local COVID-19 health and safety protocols. “We are creating the legal framework that will allow it [the HEOC] to operate and function within the framework required for them to do so,” Minister Byron-Nisbett stated. The Bill was supported by Senator the Honourable Wendy Phipps, Minister of International Trade, Industry, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Labour. “When the history of COVID-19 and it’s response would have been written in term of St. Kitts and Nevis, one of the legacy projects that we can say all emerge from all of this would have been the creation, officially of the HEOC,” the senator said, noting that the powers of the Centre are now cemented in legislation. The Bill outlines the following members of the Executive Committee of the HEOC: Chief Medical Officer as Incident Commander; Medical Officer of Health for Nevis; Medical Chief of Staff; and the Health Planner along with the Director and Deputy Director of Institutional Nursing Services. Other Members of the Executive Committee are the Coordinator of Nursing Services; Chief Epidemiologist; Operations Manager Hospital Services, and the Medical Statistician. -30- |
Thursday, July 2
Trending
- Afreximbank and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis Announce Changes to ACTIF2026
- DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SIGNS SKILLS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AT INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE IN GERMANY
- PRIME MINISTER DREW PLEASED WITH STRONG PROGRESS AND JOB CREATION AT BASSETERRE HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SITE
- GOVERNMENT BREAKS GROUND ON NEW CRUISE TERMINAL AT PORT ZANTE, ADVANCING SAINT KITTS’ HOME-PORTING AMBITIONS
- PRIME MINISTER, THE HONOURABLE DR. TERRANCE DREW, TO CHAIR CARICOM’S COMMITTEE ON ISSUES AFFECTING RASTAFARIANS
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Reaffirms Commitment to Multilateralism and Regional Cooperation at the 56th OAS General Assembly
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Strengthens Regional Leadership at the 31st ACS Ministerial Council in Panama
- Partial Submersion of MV Apple Syder Experience South of the Basseterre Ferry Terminal
HON. AKILAH BYRON-NISBETT, MINISTER OF HEALTH
ST. KITTS & NEVIS INFORMATION SERVICE
St.Kitts Nevis Information Service © 2026 The Government of St. Kitts & Nevis
- Privacy Policy
- Terms
- Accessibility