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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 04, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, strongly encourages individuals to step forward to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or a booster shot as the Federation grapples with nine COVID-19 related deaths in two weeks. The Omicron variant is the dominant strain currently in circulation in St. Kitts and Nevis. It is highly transmissible and the World Health Organization reports that elderly persons and those with underlying chronic conditions face an elevated risk of death compared to other groups. Unvaccinated persons face a higher risk of becoming severely ill or dying. Nine persons…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) wishes to advise that theCaribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate®(CSEC®) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence® (CCLSC®) examinations will be administered in their original format; that is, for CAPE® and CSEC® Papers 01, 02 and 031/School-Based Assessments (SBAs) or Paper 032 for private candidates, and for CCSLC®, Papers 01 and 031/School-Based Assessments. CXC® will maintain the strategy of 100% SBA moderation across allcentres, for all subjects in 2022.Examination dates are as follows:• May/June CAPE® examinations: 2 May – 10 June 2022• May/June CSEC®: 2 May – 3 June…

asseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, updated entertainers and promoters on the good news of a possible return to major events, hopefully by March 2022. “The National COVID-19 Task Force in our deliberations has agreed to have the Cabinet consider the commencement of major events – fetes and activities as of the month of March. As per the date, we will communicate that with you as soon as we get the consideration and deliberation of the Federal Cabinet of Ministers,” said Mr. Samuel at the February 02, 2022, NEOC COVID-19 Press…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2022 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on January 24th, 27th, 28th, and 31st, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. During their meeting, Cabinet deliberated on matters which could impact the Federation. Cabinet was brought up to date on a post-mortem on the re-opening of face-to-face classes in all the schools and also received a report on the Irish Town Primary School. The Cabinet was also given an insight into the supply chain disruption issues and efforts of the Ministry of Trade in coordinating with the Ministry of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2022 (SKNIS): As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to have an unprecedented impact worldwide, Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, has appealed to the general public to protect vulnerable groups in the community.The appeal was made at the February 02, 2022, NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room. “Vulnerable groups are one the groups that we have to protect in our country and this appeal is for you to protect that particular group in our society. Please do your best and do it now. If you are…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in St. Kitts and Nevis continue to steadily decline as health officials move forward with the successful Roll Up 2 Roll Out Vaccination Campaign while promoting non-pharmaceutical measures to reduce the spread of the deadly virus that has claimed 37 lives in the Federation. Over the period January 26 to February 01, 2022, there were 115 cases detected with 322 recoveries. In contrast, newly diagnosed cases stood at 305, with 936 recoveries between the period January 18 to 25, 2022. “The number of cases is going down and we are…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 02, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris held brief but meaningful bilateral discussions with Non-resident High Commissioner of the United Kingdom (UK) to St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Scott Furssedonn-Wood earlier today, Wednesday, February 02, 2022. During Wednesday’s meeting, Prime Minister Harris and High Commissioner Furssedonn-Wood addressed a number of matters that both anticipate will further strengthen the relationship between St. Kitts and Nevis and the United Kingdom. The St. Kitts and Nevis prime minister impressed upon His Excellency Furssedonn-Wood the…

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 255 babies age less than one-month die each dayMontevideo/Washington, DC, 1 February, 2022 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Latin American Centre for Perinatology (CLAP), today launched a campaign to raise awareness and promote quality care for newborns during the first 28 days of life – the time during which the risk of infant mortality is highest. The “28 Days, Time to Care and Love” campaign seeks to increase the knowledge, skills and self-confidence of mothers, fathers, families and caregivers of newborns, and also raise awareness among health professionals of the importance of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 01, 2022 (SKNIS): Today, February 01, 2022, is observed as the day marking the 44th year since the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board was established in St. Kitts and Nevis. During a national address commemorating the anniversary on Tuesday, the Minister responsible for Social Security, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, said that “Social Security has demonstrated time and time again its thrust to ensure the sustainability of the economy through its various corporate social responsibility programmes.” He added that “Annual donations to health and national security, capital investment in local development projects, support to youth programmes and…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 31, 2021):Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Alexis Jeffers joined several Ministers of Agriculture, senior officials, and dignitaries from across the Caribbean, Latin America, and African States to witness Dr. Manuel Otero assume office as Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for the 2022 – 2026 period.During the ceremony held on January 17, Minister Jeffers, who was a specially invited guest congratulated Dr. Otero, a well-known Veterinarian from Argentina as he was sworn in to serve his second consecutive term as head of the specialist agency. As the round-table…