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Bridgetown, Barbados June 10, 2021 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Regional Training Centre and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) collaborated to host a webinar on the application of KoBoToolbox, a data collection and management tool widely used in humanitarian emergencies. The virtual event was held on June 9th, 2021 and chaired by Richardo Aiken, CDB Community Development Specialist, with a total of 220 persons from CDEMA Participating States, CDB Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and Canada registered. Webinar participants included national disaster management officers, community development practitioners, shelter management personnel, monitoring and evaluation officers, staff of agencies responsible…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Aviation): Staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation (MOFA&A) were challenged to sharpen their skills in delivering top quality diplomacy with a recent information-filled lecture delivered by one of Saint Kitts and Nevis’ daughter of the soil. Dr. Professor Jessica Byron, a native of Saint Kitts and Nevis, now serving as Director in the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago delivered a lecture in early June entitled “Challenges of 21st Century International Relations: SIDS Outlook.”…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded 36 additional positive COVID-19 cases bringing the total number to 155 confirmed cases to date, since the virus arrived at our shores in late March 2020. The announcement was made by Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, when he addressed the nation on Friday, June 11, 2021, on the COVID-19 situation in St. Kitts and Nevis. “Yesterday, Thursday, June 10, 2021, at an emergency meeting of the Federal Cabinet, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, informed us that the number of positive cases continues…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 11, 2021 (SKNIS): The borders in St. Kitts and Nevis remain open and there is no 24-hour lockdown that was implemented. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical measures colloquially known as lockdowns including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and societal restrictions were established to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In a national address delivered by Prime Minister Dr. The Hon. Timothy Harris on June 11, 2021, further restrictions were implemented to stem the tide of COVID-19 transmissions brought about by community spread that the country is presently confronted with. “Over the past…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 11, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In its efforts to halt the spread of the COVID-19 disease within the Federation, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken the difficult but necessary decision to place the country under further restrictions as of Saturday, June 12 from 6pm for a total of fourteen (14) days to Saturday June 26 in the first instance. Itmust be stressed that there is not a 24-hour lockdown or a total lockdown. “After a thorough evaluation of the situation on the ground, the Cabinet has agreed…

My fellow citizens and residents:Over the past few weeks, our beloved Country has been faced with an outbreak of a cluster of cases brought on by the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused so much havoc across the world. As a result of this outbreak, certain restrictions had been introduced in our Federation to curtail the transmission of the virus, such as a limited curfew and regulations governing public transport. Our Ministry of Health and the Medical Team, made up of Nurses and Doctors here in St. Kitts and Nevis, have worked very hard to bring it under control.…

The Department of Statistics within the Ministry of Sustainable Development and the Nevis Island Administration wish to notify the general public that the Department is hiring enumerators to undertake the data collection process for the Population and Housing Census 2021, during the period of August to October 2021.  The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, June 18, 2021. To apply, kindly visit their office, upstairs Total Concept Building at Bladen’s Commercial Development, Basseterre or upstairs Valu Mart IGA Nevis Building, Farms Estate, Nevis.   You may also register online via the website stats.gov.kn.

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified nationals of CARIFORUM Member Statesto fill the abovementioned position in the Caribbean Community Secretariat with assigned duty stationin Guyana. FUNCTIONS OF THE POSTThis position supports the objectives of the Institutional Support for CARIFORUM-EUDevelopment Cooperation and EPA Implementation Grant Contract with respect to advancingthe implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) through theprovision of legal advice to the joint Institutions of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA, including torepresentatives of CARIFORUM on the joint Institutions or bodies of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA,relating to the carrying out of their respective functions; to the CARIFORUM Directorate incarrying out…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 11, 2021 (SKNIS): A National Day of Prayer will be held for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season.The Federal Cabinet has identified Thursday 17th June 2021 as the day when the nation gathers to hold a special service of intercession to seek the Almighty God’s mercies and protection over the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean from depredations of natural disasters during this season.The Service will be held on the Grounds of the Pro-Cathedral & Parish of St. George with St. Barnabas from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.The Ministry with responsibility for Ecclesiastical Affairs in collaboration…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 10, 2021 (SKNIS): The unveiling of a billboard on Thursday, June 10, 2021, marked the future home of Futsal in St. Kitts and Nevis as the Ministry of Sports continues its community concept in sports to promote active recreation throughout St. Kitts and Nevis.Futsal is a FIFA recognised form of a small-sided indoor football game. It is played on a hard court, smaller than a football pitch and features two teams with five players-a-side on the field.Minister of Sports, the Honourable Jonel Powell, along with his Permanent Secretary Valencia Syder, Director of Sports, Charles Morton, and…