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Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 29, 2021 (SKNIS): Elmo Burke, St. Kitts’ Senior Met Officer at SCASPA (St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority), said that the weather forecast at times does not pan out the way it was predicted, but the prediction was based on the most accurate information received at the time. Mr. Burke was at the time speaking on the April 28 edition of “Working for You.” “People have a tendency to say that the weather forecast was wrong and I always argue against that,” he said. “The reason I give is that, yes the information didn’t pan…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 26 April 2021.  Safe and effective vaccines have been available and used for more than 100 years to prevent the spread of contagious, life-threatening diseases. Vaccinations have, in some instances, eliminated diseases that cause mortality, and in the Caribbean region, vaccinations have led to significant improvements in health. This year, under the theme “Vaccines bring us closer. #GetVax” CARPHA joins its partners and the rest of the world in observing the 19th Annual Vaccination Week in the Americas. This year’s campaign which runs from April 24 to 30, seeks to demonstrate how vaccination connects us…

The St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) with the British-Caribbean Chamber of Commerce.The MOU is intended to strengthen the links between the British-Caribbean Chamber ofCommerce and the St Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, byenhancing their relationship and raising awareness in business opportunities,partnerships, joint ventures, and investment opportunities and to increase the flow ofinternational trade between the UK and St Kitts and Nevis and St Kitts and Nevis andthe UK.This MOU which is supported by the High Commission for St Kitts and Nevis in London,will act as a platform to build additional…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 28, 2021 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts Department of Meteorological Services is celebrating 50 years of service under the theme “Service with Accuracy and Reliability – St. Kitts Meteorological Service at 50,” a theme Elmo Burke, Senior Meteorological (MET) Officer at the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA), described as quite appropriate for the occasion. “Some of the core tenants in terms of the mandate of the office is to provide accurate information to the general public because the general public, as well as all of our stakeholders, requires as accurate as possible information so…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 29, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Raquel Brown, says vaccination is our only hope as the Federation looks forward to opening up the borders. She added, “We are at this time in the global space adjusting to still so much and learning so much about the pandemic.” Ms. Brown said, “The Prime Minister just made an announcement as it relates to vaccinated travellers and the reduction of quarantine and so we know that there would be a lot of questions put towards the Chief Medical Officer, Dr., and also the Federal…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 28, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis is joining with other members of the international community in marking today, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, as the World Day for Safety and Health at Work.The day was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2003 to stress the prevention of accidents and diseases in the workplace thereby capitalizing on the ILO’s traditional strengths of tripartism and social dialogue.The Department of Labour in St. Kitts organized a series of activities to celebrate the international observance and promote greater awareness of how to create safer and healthier workplaces.Last Saturday…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Vaccination Week 2021 (April 24 to 30) is being commemorated under the theme “Vaccines Brings Us Closer”. As such, it is imperative that persons receive the COVID-19 Vaccine to bring people together once again, says Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, during her address to commemorate the week.    Minister Byron-Nisbett said that the theme is a “compelling reminder of the power and strength of vaccines to save lives through collective efforts and successful immunization campaigns.”“Further, the theme is even more important when at this juncture globally the world is confronted with the…

Mexico City, 28 April 2021 (IICA). The Coronavirus pandemic has precipitated a deterioration in the economic and social situation of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, demonstrating that approaches to territorial development applied in the region in recent decades are no longer relevant, creating the need for a participatory review. This was the conclusion of international experts participating in the VI Conference and XIII Territorial Development Forum, organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Spearheaded by IICA, in conjunction with the Territorial Management Networks (GTD) of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Spain, the event is a forum…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that his Government continues to explore alternative means of diversifying the economy of St. Kitts and Nevis, noting that it is imperative, based on the challenges experienced over the past year as a result of the significant economic impact posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. PrimeMinister Harris, who was at the time speaking on the weekly Leadership Matters programme on Tuesday, April 27, said that while it is difficult in a small island state to follow multiple…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – As part of its phased response to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, acting on the advice and recommendations of local medical experts, has eased some of the COVID-19 protocols for persons who are fully vaccinated. TheGovernment describes fully vaccinated persons as individuals who have taken two doses of a 2-dose regimen vaccine. “Our medical experts have recommended that we reduce the quarantine period for the fully vaccinated inbound air travelers to St Kitts and Nevis from 14 to 9…