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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – With an unprecedented number of claims being made against the Severance Payment Fund in the last year alone, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is taking active steps to make the processing of these claims more efficient. Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, while speaking at his monthly press conference on March 23, 2021, said the concerns of many regarding delays in the processing of their severance claims have been discussed at length by his Government at recent Cabinet meetings. The reasons…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Speaking at the Prime Minister’s Monthly Press Conference on March 23, Minister of Education, Honourable Jonel Powell, gave an update on the pending construction of the new Basseterre High School (BHS).Minister Powell said that the plans to construct the new school have been mobilized.“We have made the initial mobilization payment already and we are now in the process of finalizing the Employers’ Liability Insurance that is required to begin the hoarding process and to erect fencing and signage at the site,” he said.The minister noted that the Department of Public Works is preparing…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris stated that the Federation has found a new niche in tourism in the movie-making industry. He said this during his monthly press conference on March 23, at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room in Lime Kiln. The Honourable Prime Minister said that this new niche in Tourism “is a new and exciting opportunity that came our way as a result of our track record at managing COVID-19.” He said, “Presently two (2) movies are being filmed in St. Kitts and Nevis,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Speaking at a press conference on March 23, Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris reported that there is a global shortage of vaccines as production has not kept pace with expectation. Additionally, there has been a rise in vaccine nationalism, where rich countries are hoarding vaccines and supply chains have become unreliable, the Prime Minister said.   Prime Minister Harris said that last Friday at the Meeting of the OECS Authority and again on March 23 at a virtual meeting of the ACT-Accelerator Facilitation Council, he raised the matter in his capacity as CARICOM…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The investment climate in St. Kitts and Nevis is improving according to key indicators across multiple sectors. At his monthly press conference on Tuesday (March 23, 2021), Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris highlighted some of these areas where progress is evident as the twin-island Federation seeks to rebound from the local economic challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. “The statistics reveal that 183 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have been approved so far for 2021 compared to 143 licenses issued in 2020, up 28 percent for the comparative period,” Dr. Harris stated. The government…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – More and more persons in St. Kitts and Nevis are taking advantage of the significant duty free concessions being offered as part of the Government’s First Time Homeowners Mortgage Programme. Whileaddressing the nation at his monthly press conference earlier today (Thursday, March 23), Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris stated that more than 40 persons have been approved for the waiver of duty on construction materials for their home. “My Government continues to support our people who are constructing their first home through the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health came in for high commendation from Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, for utilizing every health centre in St. Kitts and in Nevis for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.“I want to commend the Ministry of Health for making all eleven (11) Health Centers on St Kitts available for persons to access the vaccine. As it is now, all eleven (11) health centres in St. Kitts and six (6) health centres on Nevis provide vaccines during the period 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.,” said Prime Minister Harris during his monthly Press Conference…

It is customary for the Chancellor of The UWI to appoint a Commission every ten years to undertake a review of the governance and structure of the University to identify ways in which the University can address challenges and institute the necessary changes to maintain its viability and standing as the premier regional tertiary educational institution in the Caribbean. On 14th December 2018, Chancellor Robert Bermudez appointed a Commission headed by the Rt. Hon. Sir Dennis Byron (former President of the Caribbean Court of Justice; and a permanent Judge and President of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The other…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been circulated for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday 25th March 2021, at 10:00 am. Notice has been given. The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, Sustainable Development, National Security, Constituency Empowerment, Human Resource Management and Information, Dr. Timothy Harris, will move the second reading of Gaming Control Bill, 2021, which had its first reading on March 18, 2021; Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which had its first reading on November 17, 2020; and Companies (Amendment)…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, March 23, 2021: The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), hosted its third annual Evening of Poetry on March 22 at the CFBC Poinciana Conference Room. The event, was held in recognition of World Poetry Day which was celebrated on March 21 and also to showcase the linguistics expressions of our nationals. The decision which proclaimed March 21 as World Poetry Day was approved in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) at its 30th session which was in Paris, France. Ms. Dorothy Warner, Secretary General of the St. Kitts Nevis National Commission for…