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4 June, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – As the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) continues to explore the importance of Good Corporate Governance in the financial sector, the latest episode of ECCB Connects looks at how good corporate governance and the internal and external auditor help to protect the public’s interest at financial institutions. Senior Manager, Internal Audit Department, Bank of Saint Lucia Limited – Melissa Simon and Audit Partner at BDO Eastern Caribbean – Raquel Glynn, guests on the programme, explain how their roles as an Internal and an External Auditor respectively, help to safeguard the…

The St. Christopher National Trust is very disheartened about the loss of another structure at one of its Heritage Site, the Mansion Great House.On Tuesday 25th May, 2021, a fire broke out at around 10:40 P.M. in the great house at Mansion Estate, destroying what was the largest and main building on the Estate which was constructed mainly of wood with a stone-base foundation. While there is no clear evidence of what caused the fire at the Estate, it was felt that the fire was ignited by wilful acts and malice.A visit to the scene and conversation with farmer Trevor…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 4, 2021 (Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Marine Resources): The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources and farmers in St. Kitts received high commendation from Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Honourable Timothy Harris following a report of increased livestock production within the first quarter of 2021. Prime Minister Harris announced that livestock production increased by 66 percent in 2021 when compared to the same period of 2020. He made the remarks on Thursday June 3, when he hosted his Prime Minister’s Monthly Press Conference at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) conference…

The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris announced this week that based on the cluster of 16 new cases of COVID-19, the first of which was reported on May 19, 2019, involving a national with no travel history, the Government would immediately enact a series of initiatives in an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Currently, the Federation has a total number of 64 confirmed COVID -19 cases with 45 cases fully recovered and zero deaths. The 19 new patients are stable and are being monitored. While the extensive contact tracing…

Eminent Professor of Economics and Innovation, Mariana Mazzucato will outline how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can rethink their approach to innovation to build more resilient and competitive economies when she delivers the 2021 William G. Demas Lecture on Tuesday June 15, to start the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 51st Annual Meeting.   Utilising the theme, “Rethinking Innovation; Reimagining the Future,” the highly anticipated address will seek to make innovation more relevant to SIDS and to demonstrate how the concept can be used to reposition regional economies for the future and to address the vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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 three times thus far, has been further extended for an additional 7 days, and becomes effective as of June 5, 2021. This advisory is intended for travellers from Brazil, the United Kingdom (UK), South Africa and India. The extension of this travel advisory comes as a result of the Government’s firm interest in continuing to protect our borders and the health and wellness of our citizens and residents in response to…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 04, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – As authorities and health professionals continue their diligent work to contain the spread of the COVID-19 disease in St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said they are forced to fight “another pandemic best described as misinformation.” PrimeMinister Harris, who was at the time addressing the nation during his press conference on Thursday, June 03 at the NEMA Conference Room, was referring to the numerous attempts by some using traditional and social media platforms to disseminate false information regarding the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 04, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – As authorities and health professionals continue their diligent work to contain the spread of the COVID-19 disease in St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said they are forced to fight “another pandemic best described as misinformation.” PrimeMinister Harris, who was at the time addressing the nation during his press conference on Thursday, June 03 at the NEMA Conference Room, was referring to the numerous attempts by some using traditional and social media platforms to disseminate false information regarding the…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 3, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Fishers and farmers continue to do well in their trade as a result of a Team Unity Government’s direct intervention which has offered and continues to offer them stimulus packages, and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris is pleading with the general public to support them by buying local produce. “I want to remind all of us to continue, or to start if we haven’t yet been doing so, to support our farmers and fishers by buying local produce,” said Prime Minister Harris. “At the same time I want to remind…

This afternoon, Thursday June 3, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation.Within the last twenty -four hours we have recorded four (4) additional cases. These new casesare nationals and are referred to as Case # 75 through to Case # 78. The individuals are inisolation at a COVID-19 certified facility. These cases bring the total number of COVID-19confirmed cases to 78 with 64 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 51cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now twenty-seven (27) active cases.These patients are stable and are being monitored.…