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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 9, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, on Sunday May 9 joined officers of the St. Kitts-Nevis Fire and Rescue Services (SKNFRS) for a thanksgiving service at the Molineux Wesleyan Holiness Church ahead of a six-week training course for recruits. “The Bible says in Proverbs 3:5-6, ‘In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy path’,” said Acting Chief Fire Officer, Garfield Hodge. “So in marking our commencement of our six-week training, we came here to church today seeking God’s guidance and His protection and…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 9, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Even though she is on vacation, a senior nurse with over 21 years of experience is offering her services to ensure the success of the current Covid-19 vaccination rollout that has targeted over 70 percent of the population for the country to achieve herd immunity, for it to return to some form of normalcy and put people back to work. “I am presently on vacation which started on April 12 and it is going to finish on Tuesday the 11th of May, but I am here doing vaccinations,” said Nurse Norine Gabriel of the…

Myfellow residents and citizens. Iwish all mothers in our federation a joyous and blessed Mother’s Day. Onbehalf of our Federation, I must thank all our mothers – biological and adopted mothers, for all your caring, sharing and every other good deed that you do. You are the glue that holds us together. It is your work that builds and keeps families and our communities strong and our families close. Mother’sDay is the one day of the year we take a step back and remind ourselves of all that our mothers and grandmothers do for us. Much of your work is…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is continuing efforts to increase the teaching of regional integration and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in CARICOM classrooms via a new initiative due to start Monday, 10 May 2021. Ms. Eletha Stewart-Johnson, a teacher in Social Studies and History at Queen’s College in Guyana, will teach virtually, students at the Ladyville Technical High School in Belize. The lesson begins at 12.30 EST/10.30 Belize time and will focus on an introduction to CARICOM. The students in Belize will participate with their lecturer, Mr. Abdiel Medina who is a teacher in Social Studies. Students…

Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) engaged with US National Security Advisor, Mr. Jake Sullivan on Friday 7 April. The discussions, in which the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves participated, were viewed as introductory as well as an opportunity to exchange views on issues of mutual interest. Emphasis was placed on the importance of addressing the Covid 19 pandemic and its economic effects through access to vaccines and to economic recovery financing. Matters relating to security and climate change were also discussed. Ministers were particularly pleased with the reset of…

May 8th, 2021 Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris of St. Kitts and Nevis extends his heartfelt sympathy to the people of Anguilla and the wider Caribbean on the passing of the Honourable Hubert Benjamin Hughes, who has died at the age of 87 years old. The Honourable Hubert Benjamin Hughes was born on October 15th, 1933 in the village of South Hill. “Former Chief Minister Hughes was an amiable personality, full of life, a patriot of Anguilla and deeply, passionately connected to the country and people of St. Kitts-Nevis,” Prime Minister Harris said yesterday, Friday, May 7th, 2021. “On…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, has saluted residents of St. Kitts and Nevis, who stepped forward to help put an end to the global COVID-19 pandemic by taking a jab.On Thursday, May 06, 2021, the twin-island Federation crossed the 40 percent mark of persons who have received a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.A dashboard issued by the Ministry of Health revealed that at the end of business day on Thursday, 10,356 doses of the vaccine were administered in St. Kitts, and 3,303 doses in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 7, 2021 (SKNIS): An official from the Department of Environment, Dr. Eric Browne, said the viral video of the fumarole in the mountain ridge of the island of St. Kitts is not a cause for concern as the volcano still continues to be inactive.The conversation surrounds the viral video circulating on social media platforms that have caused some alarm in the general public due to the recent volcanic eruption which occurred at the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. During the new podcast called ‘Under the Umbrella’ hosted by Abdias Samuel, National Disaster Coordinator on…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 6, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Officers of the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services joined their counterpart from around the world in the celebration of International Firefighters’ Day on Tuesday May 4 by taking part in a ‘Run through Town’ exercise, and conducting a mini fire drill in downtown Basseterre. “Today is International Firefighters’ Day, and as part of the commemoration for the International Firefighters’ Day, the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services would have participated in what we call ‘Run through Town’,” said Acting Chief Fire Officer, Mr Garfield Hodge, on Tuesday…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2021 (SKNIS): Travellers to St. Kitts and Nevis who submit a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test, and are fully vaccinated, can now enjoy reduced quarantine costs if staying at the Ocean Terrace Inn. On April 27, 2021, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris announced that effective May 01, 2021, fully vaccinated inbound air travellers are required to quarantine for nine days, down from 14 days. The decision was made based on advice from health experts. Abdias Samuel, Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, said that the overall cost will be appropriately adjusted as a result of…