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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): The Licensing Authority in St. Kitts and Nevis has waived the inspection for vehicles scheduled to be licensed in June and July – that is, vehicles ending with license plates six and seven – according to Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, during the June 29, 2021, edition of Leadership Matters. “The licensing authority has approved the waiving of the vehicle inspection for vehicles ending with six and seven, paving the way for vehicles to be licensed without such inspection certificate,” said Superintendent Henry. Persons who are impacted by the lockdown currently in place due to the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) has issued 282 tickets to persons who have breached the COVID-19 Regulations, said Superintendent of Police Cromwell Henry, during Leadership Matters on June 29, 2021. “The police have been very busy enforcing the restrictions under the Regulations. To date, we have issued 282 tickets to persons for failing to wear their masks in public and for hosting or attending social events that were not authorized. Thirty-three persons have been arrested so far for breaching the nightly curfew,” said Superintendent Henry. Equally important, Superintendent Henry noted…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis is on track to register another significant milestone in the fight against COVID-19 via its successful Roll Up 2 Roll Out vaccination campaign. Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, was a guest on the June 29 edition of Leadership Matters where it was reported that 69.1 percent of the target population have received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, while 53.8 percent are fully vaccinated. The goal for health authorities is to have at least 33,037 persons fully vaccinated to reach…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that the decision taken by the Government to exercise the Emergency Powers and institute a 24-hour lockdown in St. Kitts was not one that was made lightly, but it was one that his Cabinet felt was necessary in order to save lives and livelihoods across the Federation. “Let us faithfully comply with the health protocols designed to keep us safe. Let us abide by the stay at home regulations. Let us comply with the curfew. The lockdown…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): Attorney General and Chair of the Disaster Mitigation Council, Honourable Vincent Byron Jr, said that efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus since March 2020 when it was first introduced into the Federation have been exceptional. “People come to St. Kitts and Nevis because they feel we have in place regimes that are better than anywhere else in the region,” said Attorney General Byron at the Emergency Sitting of Parliament on June 28, 2021, where a Resolution to extend the State of Emergency until December 31, 2021, was passed. The Attorney General said that MSR Media,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): While making a presentation at Monday’s (June 28, 2021), Emergency Sitting of the National Assembly, the Hon. Akila Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health, supported the Resolution to extend the State of Emergency (SOE) in St. Kitts and Nevis until December 31, 2021. Minister Byron- Nisbett commended the ongoing fight against COVID-19 and referred to the SOE as a necessary tool to equip the government in their successful fight against COVID-19. “Over the past year, we have been in a fierce battle against an invincible but deadly enemy. This enemy has caused great havoc across…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): In the past 48 hours, St. Kitts and Nevis has registered 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 50 recoveries, according to the latest statistics from the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws in the Ministry of Health. On Monday 28th June, 2021, there were 10 reported positive cases and 127 recovered cases followed by four positive cases and 177 recoveries on Tuesday 29th June, 2021. The COVID-19 Situation Report No.460 states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 443 with 263 active cases and three deaths. 428 of those cases were…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (SKNIS): In light of the current state of play in relation to the 14-day lockdown due to the COVID-19 situation in the Federation, a decision has been made by the Federal Cabinet in collaboration with the St. Kitts Christian Council, the St. Kitts Evangelical Association, the Denomination of Seventh Day Adventists and the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs to record a National Day of Prayer Service that will be broadcast on ZIZ Radio (96 FM) and Television (Channel 5 in St. Kitts and Channel 98 in Nevis) on Saturday, July 3, 2021, from 5 pm…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2021 (Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs): Persons placed in isolation/quarantine are currently being assisted through the provision of care packages, coordinated by the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Mrs. Janelle Lewis-Tafari explained that “With the spread of COVID in our communities, a number of households have had to be placed in quarantine and isolation. Unlike travellers…many of the members of these households would not have been prepared to have their movements restricted. As such, many of them are unable to meet some of their needs, including their…

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority wishes to advise all taxi and tour bus operators who are not ‘ Travel Approved’ that you are not identified as essential workers under the SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 25 of Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 2) Regulations, 2021. As a result, you are required to apply for a curfew pass from the office of the Commissioner of Police if contacted to provide transportation services to Nationals and Residents during the State of the Emergency for the period Sunday 27th June to Sunday 11th July, 2021. Applications for passes are to be submitted…