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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the New Horizons Juvenile Rehabilitation Center will be the special guests on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. The special guests will be Ms. Adele Williams, New Horizons Director; Ms. Shaneze Sam, New Horizons Case Worker; and Mr. Culbert Browne, New Horizons House Parent. The discussion will focus on Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Treatment. The purpose and mission statement of the facility will be discussed, how the center functions on a daily basis, education and skill development programmes, behaviour management, and several other related issues will be treated. Hosted by Lesroy…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Social Development, Janelle Lewis Tafari, extended heartfelt appreciation to individuals and organizations that stepped forward to support the government’s care package initiative for families in quarantine and isolation. At the June 21, 2021, National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 Briefing, Mrs. Lewis Tafari said that as of Friday, June 18, 195 households received assistance under the programme. That equates to 686 individuals in total. Care packages include food supplies and toiletries. The Ministry of Health also supplies medication to persons in need. Psychosocial support is provided by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded another COVID-19 related death, bringing the number of deaths from the dreadful disease to three in less than one week as the number of confirmed cases increases through community spread. The recent death was recorded in St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Situation Report No.453 for Tuesday 22nd June 2021. Additionally, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Her Majesty’s Prison increased from 37 to 39 inmates in isolation after it was first announced at a joint press conference between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry…

Brasilia, 22 June 2021 (IICA) – Barbados is working hard to ensure access to water resources for agriculture to withstand the longer periods of drought that are likely due to climate change, explained Indar Weir, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of the Caribbean country, during an interview with Agro América, a program broadcast on the Brazilian TV channel AgroMais.“Water is a serious problem for food production in Barbados and one of the greatest challenges facing farmers. To combat this, we’re building reservoirs across the island to ensure the availability of water during the dry season”, explained the minister. In Barbados,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health’s robust contact tracing continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 with twenty-seven (27) positive results within the last 24 hours. St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Situation Report No. 453 as of Tuesday 22nd June 2021, states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 377 with 289 active cases, 85 recovered cases and three deaths. 362 of those cases were recorded in St. Kitts while 15 were registered in Nevis. To date, there have been 19, 607 negative results. The country’s vaccination programme has been making steady progress with…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris today (Tuesday, June 22) held fruitful discussions with officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during a virtual meeting, which focused on the economic performance of the twin island Federation. The IMF team was led by Mr. Bas Bakker, Division Chief of the Carribean II Division in the Western Hemisphere Department. He was supported by Mr. Gonzalo Salinas, Economist; Analyst Janne Akseli Hukka; Carolina Brozdowski, and Analyst, Raadhika Vishvesh. Duringthe productive discussions, Prime Minister Harris stated that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federal Ministry of Health is awaiting results from samples sent off to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for genome sequencing to determine the strain of the present COVID-19 virus that is in St. Kitts and Nevis. However, as the Ministry awaits that determination, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws said that the present COVID-19 virus in the country appears to be more transmissible and deadly than the first wave of the SARS CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 disease. On June 21, 2021, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (RSCNPF): The Police have issued 191 tickets between the period May 21 to June 20 for the offences of Failing to Wear Masks in Public and for Hosting Social Events Without Permission. The offences are both breaches of the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations under which St. Kitts and Nevis has been operating. This information was disclosed by Superintendent Cromwell Henry at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) press briefing which was held on Monday, June 21, 2021. During his presentation, he gave an update on the enforcement efforts of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The ongoing vaccination programme across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has been of great success thus far in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. During the June 21, 2021, NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France Hospital (JNF), Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, indicated that efforts to reach herd immunity through vaccination will continue as the Federation tackles a new wave of cases. “Herd immunity is not a panacea, herd immunity is not an on and off switch and there is not a herd immunity day where…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts Department of Meteorological Services has announced that there is the formation of a tropical wave 850 miles east of the Windward Islands. Honourable Wendy Phipps, Chair of the Disaster Mitigation Council, informed the public during the June 21 edition of the National Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Press Briefing. Honourable Phipps said that “We are advised by the St. Kitts Department of Meteorological Services that although it does not pose a major threat to us here in St. Kitts and Nevis, it is still something that we need to watch out…