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WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WATCH STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 4:48 PM ECT FRI, AUG 13, 2021THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVIS…TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES…A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA IN 48 HOURS. A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 51.8 WEST OR ABOUT 735 MILES EAST OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): Abdias Samuel, Chair of the National COVID-19 Task Force, said that special categories were established for persons who are eligible for quarantine waiver. This is an initiative of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis as it seeks to reunite families and bring relief to persons hard hit by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 Pandemic. “We have been saying that these criteria apply to students who are studying abroad and are living in St. Kitts and Nevis, persons who would have travelled overseas for critical care and also for the elderly over the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On Thursday, August 12, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris held a marathon session with private sector leaders, led by Mrs. Giselle Matthews, President of the St. Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room. During the near 4-hour long meeting, Government officials engaged the representatives of the private sector on a range of issues relevant to the economic recovery of St. Kitts and Nevis and the constructive role of the private sector in national…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Youth, the Honourable Jonel Powell, saluted several partners that work alongside the Department of Youth Empowerment in pursuit of its sustainable development programming. The minister’s comments were made as he delivered a national address to mark International Youth Day 2021 on Thursday. The annual event is celebrated on August 12. This year’s theme was “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.” On Thursday, the Department of Youth Empowerment organized several environmental-related activities including planting fruit trees, in observance of the day. Minister Powell referred to Pillar Six of the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis is now in possession of 11,700 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – a World Health Organization-approved vaccine that can be safely administered to persons from as old as 12 years of age. According to the WHO, a Phase 3 trial of the Pfizer vaccine in children aged 12-15 years showed high efficacy and good safety in this age group, leading to an extension of the previous age indication from 16 years onwards down to age 12 onwards. Prior to the arrival of…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has publicly thanked the President of the United States of America, President Joe Biden, for his administration’s favourable response to the pleas of developing nations for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Prime Minister Harris’ commendation came as St. Kitts and Nevis received the first of three expected tranches of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines from the United States of America on Thursday, August 12. This first tranche included some 11,700 doses of the…

Three (3) prisoners have been charged for the offence of Escaping Lawful Confinement from Her Majesty’s Prison. Estevan Lawrence of St. Peters, Lashorn Hendrickson of Ponds Extension and Jonathan Rawlins of Newtown were charged for the offence which they committed on July 24, 2021. Hendrickson and Lawrence received an additional charge for the offence which they also committed on July 01, 2021. The charges were laid following an investigation into the matter by the Criminal Investigation Department of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. − 30 −

Kingston, Jamaica, August 13, 2021Caribbean Youth engaged in a virtual discussion on bodily autonomy hosted by the UNFPA Sub Regional Office (UNFPA SROC) on Wednesday. The “Youth Round Table Talk”, which included youth discussants from a cross-section of the Caribbean, was hosted to launch UNFPA’s annual State of World Population Report (SWOP) in the Region. The theme for this year is “My body is my own: Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination”. According to the report, bodily autonomy is the power to make our own choices about our bodies, and to have those choices supported by everyone around us,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 13, 2021 (SKNIS): The first batch of 11,700 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines has arrived in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis to further strengthen the Federation’s ongoing vaccination drive. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, Minister of Health, the Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett emphasized the importance of the donation made by the U.S Government and urged members of society to get vaccinated. “This is the first of three tranches of a total of 35,100 doses to be received from the United States of America. At this critical juncture where there is substantial focus on COVID-19 vaccines…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 13, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — With the arrival of the first tranche of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines, on Thursday August 12, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has said that this gives the country more choices as adolescents could get their own protection by getting vaccinated. “I am happy that we have received the Pfizer vaccines, and our health professionals here could perhaps say more about what is special and unique with regard to the Pfizer vaccines,” said Dr Harris at the ceremony held at the Welcome Centre of the RLB International Airport after 11,700 Pfizer Covid-19…