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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 7, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — The St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN) Moves is an initiative of the Ministry of Health aimed at reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by creating a healthy lifestyle culture, and for it to succeed in its mandate, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris is recommending that it should inculcate persons at a young age. The St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN) Moves which is observing a slate of celebratory events spanning a seven-week period to mark its second anniversary, held the marquee celebratory event – a health walk – on Saturday August…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 07, 2021 (SKNIS): On Friday 6th August, 2021, the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) through resident Ambassador His Excellency Michael C.H. Lin (LIN, Chau Horng), donated 20 brand new Oxygen Concentrators to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis. Present at the handing over ceremony were the Hon. Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation, the Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health and Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson. Ambassador Lin praised St. Kitts and Nevis for its handling of the COVID-19 virus. “On behalf…

Geneva–6 August 2021–The World Health Organization (WHO) has been made aware of correspondences being circulated by scammers (acting under the name of Capital Finance, Inc. London), falsely notifying recipients of such correspondences that they have been selected as a beneficiary/winner of a US$1 million lottery compensation prize payment for losses and damages suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These fraudulent correspondences falsely allege that the so-called “COVID-19 Lottery Compensation Prize” is brought to you by WHO, in association with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). These scammers—who claim to be a financial management…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 06, 2021 (RSCNPF): The Traffic Department has made changes to the way the driver’s written and road tests are administered in order to better safeguard the health of the candidates and invigilators. As a result of the community spread of the COVID-19 virus, all driver’s road and written tests were suspended in June. Road tests resumed on July 19, 2021, but are now taking place under different conditions. Previously, each instructor was allowed to register up to five students per session. There were two sessions per day – one in the morning and the other in the afternoon…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 6, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis will not receive cruise ships until vaccination and testing protocols can be identified. This was stated by the Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, Honourable Lindsay Grant, during a tourism press conference on August 6, 2021, at the Arrivals Hall at Port Zante.  He said, “In May, the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) no sail order placed a halt on cruising from the United States and cruise lines in their best interest decided to resume cruising from the Caribbean and Caribbean homeports.” “Governor DeSantis in Florida and the CDC…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 06, 2021 (SKNIS): Members of the Federal Parliament (MP) in St. Kitts and Nevis paid tribute to Bishop Reverend Dr. William M. Connor OBE on Thursday, August 05, 2021, with a Resolution in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Sunday school giant and pioneer of the local Baptist movement. Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs and MP for St. Christopher #8, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, moved the Resolution. It included an account of the vast contributions and numerous achievements of Dr. Connor, also affectionately known as Brother Connor. “We all know Dr. Connor, who served his country very…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 06, 2021 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister Shawn Richards commended two athletes from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis for their outstanding representation at the 2020 Olympic Games being held in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23 to August 08, 2021. Team St. Kitts and Nevis, two-time Olympian Jason Rogers and NACAC Games 2021 Silver Medalist Amya Clarke arrived in Tokyo, Japan, on July 19. Clarke and Rogers competed in the women’s and men’s 100-meter events respectively during the period July 30 to August 01. Three-time Olympian and Semifinalist Rogers qualified for the 100-meter semifinals with a time…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 6, 2021 (SKNIS): Director of the Public Works Department (PWD), George Gilbert, said that phase three of the Joseph N. France General Hospital will address drainage issues at the northwestern end of the hospital.In an interview conducted on August 4 with SKNIS, Mr. Gilbert said that the heavy rainfall on 4th August led to flooding on the corridors at the northwestern end of the hospital.“We apologize for the inconvenience which was caused on August 4, and we assure you that as part of phase three and the roof rehabilitation, which is in progress, that that will help to…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Friday August 6th, 2021:​ The Ministry of Education wishes to inform the general public that its Central Administrative Office has resumed operations from the third floor of The Cable Building on Cayon Street, as of FridayAugust 6th, 2021.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 06, 2021 (SKNIS): On the August 04 edition of ‘Working for You’, Assistant Registrar at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) Mrs. Kayrisa Kelly outlined the options available for persons interested in enrolling at the college but who are awaiting their final CSEC results. “To enter into the college, we are actually using the CSEC timetable to maintain the integrity and quality of our programme. We want to make sure that you would have at least attempted the subjects that are required for entry into the particular programme of interest. So, that pertains to our full-time courses, not…