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SAINT  CHRISTOPHER  AND  NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 44 of 2021 Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 15) 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 10th December 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 77 of 2021] Part I Preliminary Citation and duration.These Regulations may be cited as the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 15) Regulations, 2021.These Regulations shall come into force from Saturday 11th December, 2021 and shall expire on Friday 31st December, 2021.Interpretation. In these Regulations, “Court” includes the Magistrates’ Courts and the Eastern…

IICA’s Director General, Manuel Otero, and the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina, Juan Manzur, explored ways of stepping up Argentina’s technical assistance and technology and knowledge transfer activities, with the Institute serving as a bridge to other sub-regions in the continent whose levels of food insecurity are a cause for concern. Buenos Aires, 10 December 2021 (IICA). The Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina, Juan Manzur, and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, have stressed that agriculture is a pivotal element for the economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, and given the South American country’s vital…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 10, 2021 (RSCNPF):A number of measures have already been implemented by the Police to help improve the experience of the public during the holidays. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Adolph Adams, oversees the Operations Directorate of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. ACP Adams stated that safety and security contributed significantly to the way in which people conducted business. “As we approach the Christmas and carnival season, the period which we all know as the busiest period in our Federation, a time when we see most of our families and visitors coming to our…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 10, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — A ministry started by Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Ambassador Ian Patches Liburd, long before he entered into elective politics is bringing early Christmas cheer to the residents of East Basseterre. It was Christmas come early for the children of St. Christopher One on Wednesday December 8 when the upper section of Stainforth Street, where Ambassador Liburd has his constituency office, was closed to accommodate the distribution of Christmas toys to the many enthusiastic children most who were accompanied by their parents or older…

On its 75th anniversary, UNICEF warns that COVID-19 is rolling back virtually every measure of progress for children, including a staggering 100 million more children plunged into poverty NEW YORK, 9 December 2021 – COVID-19 has affected children at an unprecedented scale, making it the worst crisis for children UNICEF has seen in its 75-year history, the United Nations Children’s agency said in a report released today. The report Preventing a lost decade: Urgent action to reverse the devastating impact of COVID-19 on children and young people highlights the various ways in which COVID-19 is challenging decades of progress on key childhood challenges such as poverty, health, access…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 09, 2021 (SKNIS): Lejourn Thompson and Tchaikowsky York proudly endorsed the Volunteer Corps and encouraged their peers to be open-minded about the experiences afforded to them. The young men shared their personal stories as volunteers with the programme on Wednesday, December 08, 2021. They did so at a ceremony at the Immaculate Conception Catholic School (ICCS) Auditorium. At the ceremony, 316 tertiary level students were inducted into the 2021-2022 Volunteer Corps. As an enrollee on the Support for the Advancement of Future Education (SAFE) programme Mr. Thompson, now a second-year student at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 09, 2021 (SKNIS): Three hundred and sixteen tertiary level students in St. Kitts have joined the 2021-2022 Volunteer Corps. The students, drawn from the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), as well as the Advanced Vocational Educational Centre (AVEC), are recruited to the Corps as enrollees in the Support for the Advancement of Future Education (SAFE) programme.The students were welcomed to the Volunteer Corps by the Honourable Jonel Powell, Minister of Education and Youth. He addressed the new members during the official induction ceremony on Wednesday, December 08, 2021, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic School (ICCS) Auditorium.“You…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 09, 2021 (SKNIS): All inbound passengers into the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis are required to complete and submit the Customs, Border and Health Entry Form found at www.knatravelform.kn before departure. The Form must be approved by the Ministry of National Security for entry, but entry may also be denied.All travellers to the Federation including returning nationals, tourists or international travellers must submit a COVID-19 Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain reaction Laboratory-Based Molecular Test (RT-PCR Test) done within 72 hours of travel at an ISO 17025/CLIA accredited laboratory.Additionally, vaccinated returning nationals, inbound tourists or international travellers…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 09, 2021 (SKNIS): Reverend Stanton Adams, Pastor and Island Coordinator of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has invited the church community to check on the most vulnerable members in society, especially in the context of COVID-19. “As a church community, we need to be checking on the vulnerable members of our community, not just the faith community, but the wider community…because we are talking about women and girls and since the topic said COVID-19, the research globally is showing that because of all the lockdowns the United Nations has said that domestic violence has soared in certain countries…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 09, 2021 (SKNIS): Gender-based violence remains one of the most prevalent and persistent issues facing women and girls globally. However, Reverend Pastor Mark Christmas, Superintendent of the Methodist Churches in St. Kitts, said that the use of language can lend itself to cases of gender-based violence. “One of the things I want to throw in the mix where gender-based violence is concerned is that it runs a gamut. My research has told me that part of it has to do with the language we use. Our language, on a large scale, is masculine. And so, when it…