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Basseterre: St. Kitts, July 05, 2021: The Ministry of Education through the support of UNESCO, held a virtual meeting with department heads and other valuable stakeholders to discuss issues relevant to the establishment of National Teaching Council (NTC) as part of the Professionalization of the Teaching Force. The July 05th meeting continues a series of consultations on behalf of Dr. Steve Nwokeocha (consultant) with the aim of developing a regulatory framework and operational guidelines for the establishment of the National Teaching Council and producing a draft operational guideline for the established National Teaching Council. This is outlined in the 2017-2021 Education Sector…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 06, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health’s robust contact tracing continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 with twenty-five (25) positive results within the last 48 hours and no recovered case. St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Situation Report No. 466 as of Monday, July 05, 2021, states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 515 with 275 active cases, 237 recovered cases and three deaths. 497 of those cases were recorded in St. Kitts while 18 were registered in Nevis. To date, there have been 21, 250 negative results. -30-

A recent outbreak of the deadly coronavirus on St Kitts and Nevis has again impacted the economy and caused the government to enact a State of Emergency. Resultantly, many persons are experiencing hardship. As our social corporate response, the Social Security Board has allocated $250 000 to a Food Voucher Initiative. RAMS Supermarkets and Horsford’s Valu Mart have collaborated with Social Security in the execution of this program and have contributed $25 000 to the initiative bringing the total output to $275 000. Additionally, both supermarkets have put measures in place to facilitate the operation. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, July 05, 2021: The Ministry of Education through the support of UNESCO, held a virtual meeting with department heads and other valuable stakeholders to discuss issues relevant to the establishment of National Teaching Council (NTC) as part of the Professionalization of the Teaching Force. The July 05th meeting continues a series of consultations on behalf of Dr. Steve Nwokeocha (consultant) with the aim of developing a regulatory framework and operational guidelines for the establishment of the National Teaching Council and to produce a draft operational guideline for the established National Teaching Council. This is outlined in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 5, 2021 (SKNIS): During the July 2, 2021, NEOC COVID-19 Press briefing, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France Hospital (JNF) Dr. Cameron Wilkinson explained the distribution and breakdown of how the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines was administered across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. “We got 4,160 vials of the COVID-19 vaccines that were supposed to be used on or before June 30th, 2021, and we have said previously that after the 30th of June we would not be using any from that stock. These 4,160 vials were intended…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 05, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is currently leading a St. Kitts and Nevis delegation to the Forty-second Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held via videoconferencing today, Monday, July 05 and Tuesday, July 06. Makingup the local delegation for the high-level regional meeting are Premier of Nevis and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Mark Brantley; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Hilary Hazel; Permanent Secretaries Ms. Kaye Bass, Mr. Osmond Petty and Mr. Ron Collins;…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 03, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health’s robust contact tracing continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 with thirty-three (33) positive results within the last 48 hours and 25 persons fully recovered. St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Situation Report No. 464 as of Saturday, July 03, 2021, states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 490 with 257 active cases, 230 recovered cases and three deaths. 472 of those cases were recorded in St. Kitts while 18 were registered in Nevis. To date, there have been 21, 102 negative results.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 03, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Social Development has expanded its care package initiative to benefit households in need of support as a result of a loss of income or reduced income due to the community spread of COVID-19 in St. Kitts and Nevis. The initiative provides meals, food supplies, and toiletries to persons in COVID-19 quarantine or isolation identified through the robust contact tracing and testing exercise by the Ministry of Health. Earlier this week, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Development, Janelle Lewis Tafari, announced the initiative’s expansion to qualifying households. “As of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 02, 2021 (SKNIS): Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, said that the National COVID-19 Task Force will continue to crack down on persons who were placed in quarantine or isolation and who continue to breach the COVID-19 Regulations. He said such behaviour will not be tolerated. Superintendent Henry was at the time speaking at the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing for Friday, July 02, 2021. “The Task Force takes a very dim view of persons who act irresponsibly and puts the public at risk. We remind persons who are in quarantine or isolation that the main condition of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 02, 2021 (SKNIS): Osmond Petty, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, announced during the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing for Friday, July 02, 2021, that just around 50 percent of the population at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) have received at least the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. “There are 179 inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison of which 89 have been vaccinated, that is just around 50 percent. Sixty-four of that 89 have been fully vaccinated with their two doses and 25 have had one dose,” said Mr. Petty. Fifty-five inmates were tested positive…