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Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are pleased with the pace of the Roll Up to Roll Out COVID-19 vaccination programme, which as of April 06, 2021, has registered 9,774 jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.The total represents 29.6 percent of the population.Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, said that the goal is to vaccinate 33,037 persons or 70 percent of the population in order to reach herd immunity. However, the CMO said that the national effort requires an all of society approach.“Some say that they are going to be part of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 7, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the JNF General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, says the Federation of St.Kitts and Nevis is aiming for a full reopening in October of 2021. He said this on April 6 during the virtual forum series ‘Leadership Matters’ hosted by the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris Dr. Wilkinson said, “The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has done exceedingly well in the fight against COVID-19, and we are grateful that to date we have had no major hospitalisations nor deaths from the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Racquel Brown, said that being vaccinated is necessary in order to open a doorway of opportunities within the tourism sector in St. Kitts & Nevis. Ms. Brown, during her concluding remarks on the April 06 edition of Leadership Matters, noted that it is realistic for all to understand that stay over tourism and film are opportunities for the destination to be showcased.“There is a range of opportunities, however, no matter what the opportunity is, we need to have the vaccination. That is the only way we are going to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (SKNIS): Persons receiving a jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to bring along a friend or two, who are also willing to get vaccinated to avoid delays at health centers across the Federation.One vial of the vaccine is used to provide 10 jabs. Given the limited global supply and rising demands, local health officials are mindful to carefully manage the vaccines.“We really do not want to waste any of the doses, and so I want to recommend that if you are coming for your vaccine bring nine other persons with you,” Dr. Laws…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 07, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis received its full complement of 21,600 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility today (Wednesday, April 06). The21,600 doses of vaccine from the COVAX Facility, in addition to the 20,000 doses received courtesy the Government of India, now allows for St. Kitts and Nevis to fully vaccinate 20,800 persons – representing 62 percent of the target population of 33,236. PrimeMinister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, while speaking at a special ceremony at the RLB International…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 7, 2021 (DBSKN) — When the first round of SKN Strongest Man & SKN Fittest Woman Competition took place on Sunday April 4, men competitors dutifully turned out and as was the case in 2019 when the competition was held for the first time, women competitors were a no show. Two categories of bench press competition were held at Vibes Beach Bar on The Strip in Frigate Bay, which saw competitors from Life Fitness Centre carry the day. Competitors lifted weights in the first category and did reps in the second category. Mr Halliday Sody lifted…

The Tourism Stakeholders Meeting with the Minister of Tourism The Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grant, has beenrescheduled to 9:30AM Wednesday 14th April, 2021 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort Ball Room. The meeting was initially set for Thursday 8th April, 2021.Due to COVID-19 protocols only 150 persons will be allowed to attend this meeting. Please register in advance by contacting Ms. Chimarie Morillo at the St. Kitts Tourism Authority by either of the following: Email: chimarie.morillo@stkittstourism.knTelephone: 465-4040 For those who will be unable to attend, the meeting will be streamed live on Facebook via the Faces of St. Kitts Tourism page.All…

The Bank of Nevis Ltd (BON) opened its branch in Basseterre, St. Kitts, this morning (April 6, 2021) after having completed the administrative and other related procedures for the acquisition of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The Bank of Nevis Ltd also acquired majority shares in RBTT Bank (SKN) Limited, located in Nevis. It should be noted that BON commenced operations on December 8, 1985, when the Bank was created in an effort and desire to provide banking services to the local Nevis community. BON commenced operations with a staff of five and capital of approximately $250,000. As of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 06, 2021 (SKNIS): Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Dr. Timothy Antoine, welcomed the Bank of Nevis to the “Premier League” during a ceremony on Tuesday (April 06, 2021) to mark the opening of its first branch on the island of St. Kitts.The branch opening followed the recent acquisition of assets and liabilities owned by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) St. Kitts.“As far as I am concerned, any bank in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) that has assets in excess of one billion dollars is in the Premier League of Banks in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 06, 2021 (SKNIS): After being in operation for some 35 years, the Bank of Nevis limited has finally opened its doors in St. Kitts, a move Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley, and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation described as a “welcome development”.“I think that that is a welcome development, and it shows how inextricably bound up these two islands have become that in terms of family ties we know that those of ours existed but now in terms of business and commerce, that the two islands are certainly moving together as one,”…