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Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 10, 2021 (SKNIS): Self-employed persons registered with the St, Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board are eligible to benefit from the new Income Support Programme announced by Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, on Thursday, July 08, at his monthly press conference. The measure provides $1,000 per month, for the next three months to persons who remain unemployed since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, self-employed persons who meet the stipulated requirements can also apply. “Anyone who can show that they have been out of work and are a registered employee,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 09, 2021 (SKNIS): The new economic relief measures unveiled by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis on July 08, 2021, have provisions to directly assist victims of domestic abuse as well as the differently-abled, two vulnerable groups frequently overlooked by some segments in society. At his monthly press conference on Thursday, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, noted that his government is keen to support these two groups as it seeks to address the economic and social fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic. “The government has taken note of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 9, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris said that his Team-Unity administration continues to provide ongoing support to the agriculture sector and small businesses. He said this during his opening presentation at the July 8 Press Conference at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room.   Prime Minister Harris said that the support will come in the form of an “Injection of 15 million dollars to boost production and ensure food security; allocation of additional lands for farming and a temporary waiver of water payments by farmers.” He stated that…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 09, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis stand in solidarity with the people of the Republic of Haiti and the Haitian community residing in the Federation in the wake of the recent assassination of that country’s President, His Excellency Jovenel Moïse. PrimeMinister Harris, while speaking at his Thursday, July 08 press conference at the NEMA Conference, stated that his Government is making every effort to keep citizens and residents, particularly those from Haiti, informed on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Men who experience domestic violence and abuse often don’t seek help for fear of not being believed or being perceived as less masculine if they report abuse, said Toshika Millington, Constable in charge of Investigations at the Special Victims Unit (SVU). “It can be incredibly challenging when you are a man because of all the stigma, the fear, misinformation, societal pressures that only men seem to experience,” said Constable Millington, during her July 07 appearance on Working for You. “We know that while domestic violence does not discriminate when it comes to gender,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Gender equality in law enforcement is of paramount importance to the Special Victims Unit (SVU) of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force in St. Kitts and Nevis. As such, Detective Sergeant Consie Rogers, Head of the SVU, said that the unit does not engage in gender discrimination and bias. “Within our unit, we do not discriminate because we know that domestic violence does not pick out, anyone can be a victim,” said Detective Sergeant Rogers during her July 07 appearance on Working for You. “Most times, males are the perpetrators but sometimes…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 8, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — With the country faced by the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis injected $15 million to boost production and to ensure agricultural food security which according to Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has returned dividends. “My Government continues to provide ongoing support to the Agriculture Sector and the Small Business Sector, and I want to identify some of that support, because in the context of Covid-19, issues of food security loom large,” said Dr Harris on Thursday July 8 when he hosted the latest edition of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation) 8th July 2021- In a Virtual Conversation on 8th July 2021, the Foreign Ministry assembled the Federation’s Honorary Consuls, Ministry staff, overseas mission and public service stakeholders to discuss how the diplomatic and consular network could support the Federation’s recovery. As the Federation continues to fight its way out of the public health crisis caused by the pandemic, and its accompanying economic malaise the Foreign Minister Brantley pointed to the peculiar vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like St. Kitts and Nevis which are expected to linger at…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonel Powell, said that the structures put in place to facilitate the local sitting of CXC Examinations are progressing smoothly. This year’s sitting, which started about two weeks ago, is taking place amidst community transmission of COVID-19. In response, health authorities instituted 24-hour curfews and limited movement provisions to break the transmission cycle. Special arrangements were created to facilitate the exams, allowing students to travel during the curfew and to minimize any possible spread of the virus. Minister Powell gave an update on the process during the Prime…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 08, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is implementing another round of income support for residents who became redundant in March 2020 and remain unemployed as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Income Support Programme was announced by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his monthly press conference on July 08. He indicated that $15 million have been allocated to the programme to alleviate hardships on persons who are still unemployed since the first wave of the deadly Novel Coronavirus last year. “A monthly…