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Countries will need to maintain or increase ICU bed capacity even further if infections continue to rise at current rates. In the past week, nearly 40% of all global COVID-19 deaths took place in the Americas. Washington, D.C. May 5, 2021 (PAHO) – Hospitalizations and deaths of younger people are surging as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates across the Americas, said Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). “Adults of all ages – including young people – are becoming seriously ill. Many of them are dying,” Dr. Etienne said during her weekly media briefing. “In Brazil, mortality rates have…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 5, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has informed that while conditions set for the first cruise ship that returns to St. Kitts and Nevis in July are that the crew and passengers must be fully vaccinated, the cruise people have in return said that when they go sightseeing they should only be dealing with people who are fully vaccinated. The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is on the itinerary of the Seabourn Odyssey, a ship in the ultra-luxury Seabourn Cruise Line. When it resumes Caribbean sailings in July this year,…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 05, 2021) — The following is a press release from the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) regarding updated travel guidelines for Nevis.Due to the success of vaccination programs in source markets and on the island, Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has announced a change in the travel requirements for international travellers vaccinated against COVID-19, effective May 1st, 2021.Fully vaccinated international travellers must submit their official vaccination card upon completion of their travel authorization process at http://www.knatravelform.kn in addition to their 72-hour RT-PCR test and other required passenger documentation.Following are the travel requirements for international travellers from May 1st, 2021:1.…

Acting on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis – through the National Covid-19 Task Force – hereby advises that the travel advisory originally issued on February 7, 2021 and extended twice thus far, has been further extended for an additional 30 days, and becomes effective as of May 4, 2021. This advisory is intended for travellers from Brazil, the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa, and is now expanded to include India. This new travel advisory comes as a result of the Government’s firm interest in continuing to protect our borders…

International Firefighters’ Day is observed on May 4 annually. It was first instituted on January 4th, 1999 due to the death of five (5) firefighters in tragic circumstances in a bushfire in Australia.On December 2, 1998, a tragic event shook the Linton Community, Australia, and the entire world. Firefighters in Linton, Australia, a populated region in Victoria, were fighting a large bush fire and called for mutual aid. This urgent mutual aid call brought the Geelong West Fire Brigade to the scene, not knowing the despair and tragedy that was in store. Garry Vredeveldt, Chris Evans, Stuart Davidson, Jason Thomas,…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, May 04, 2021: The Washington Archibald High School (WAHS) won the first St Kitts and Nevis Marine Drone Challenge, hosted by the St Kitts and Nevis Robotics Association on Saturday May 01 2021. The announcement was made at the closing ceremony held at the Timothy Beach Resort, under the theme Diving deep into the Marine Environment, Ensuring our Country’s Development on Sunday May 02, 2021. Speaking on behalf of the WAHS team Michael Shaw, (student) expressed how challenging and time consuming the task to prepare their drone was. One of the problems outlined by Shaw was that…

San Jose, 4 May 2021 (IICA). Overall, 64 Panamanian rice farmers received training in the implementation of sustainable and climate-adapted agricultural practices, while reducing costs, increasing output, lowering input use and improving natural resource use efficiency. Training was also provided to 143 Salvadorian livestock farmers, who are working to reduce their carbon footprint and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These are just some of the results of the “Support for the Formulation of Appropriate Mitigation Actions in Central American Agriculture” project.The initiative, launched in June 2019, is part of the EUROCLIMA+ program, funded by the European Union (EU). The Inter-American Institute for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 4, 2021 (SKNIS): Dr. Cuthbert Sebastian Jr., Emergency Room Physician at the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital, will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.  Dr. Sebastian Jr. will be discussing the pressing issues of the day surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation will hinge upon the importance of vaccination, address the issue of vaccine hesitancy, and outline why the vaccine is our best hope for returning to some semblance of normalcy, among other pertinent issues.        Hosted by Lesroy Williams, “Working for You” offers news,…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 04, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Ten weeks after taking his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris today (May 04) visited the Sylvia Garnette Primary Health Care Facility in his hometown of Tabernacle where he was administered his second vaccine shot and will be deemed fully vaccinated in two weeks time. PrimeMinister Harris was one of about 70 persons to take the vaccine when the Government rolled out its mass vaccination programme on February 22. Aftertaking his second jab, the honourable prime…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 04, 2021) — The importance of community health nurses was highlighted by senior health officials at the 6th annual Community Health Districts reporting exercise which was held at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall on April 30, 2021. Ms. Latoya Jeffers, Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Health, speaking on behalf of Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health, underscored the critical role the nurses play in health care on Nevis. “Community Health Nursing is a very vital component of Public Health as it aids with prolonging life. It is essential because there is ease of access…