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PRESS RELEASEOn Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021, His Excellency The Governor-General Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL.D. was administered with his first dose of the Oxford Astra Zeneca Covid 19 Vaccine. His Excellency has reported that he is grateful that he has had no after effects from the said vaccine.Also receiving their vaccination at the same time were the sister of the Governor-General Mrs. Marguerite Foreman JP, Inspector Alphonso Hendrickson, and Major Lynn Wilkin.His Excellency wishes to commend the professionalism of Nurse Rhonda Lowry-Robinson, Deputy Coordinator of Community Health Services and Ms. Teshelle Bridgewater, Enrolled Nursing Assistant…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 04, 2021 (SKNIS): Three Bills, aimed at strengthening the judicial process in St. Kitts and Nevis, were approved by the Federal Parliament and successfully passed on Thursday, March 04, 2021.These include the Magistrates Code of Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which is a Bill to amend the Magistrate’s Code of Procedures Act, Cap 3.17; the Criminal Procedures (Amendment) Bill, 2021, a Bill to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, Cap 4.06, and the Jury (Amendment) Bill, 2021, a Bill to amend the Jury Act, Cap 3.15“They are all meant to lay the framework for the introduction of criminal procedure…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 04, 2021 (SKNIS): The effects of COVID-19 are felt globally by all sectors of society. The pandemic has deepened many pre-existing inequalities within societies such as those that are gender-based. Within the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, women are currently facing the negative effects affiliated with the COVID-19 pandemic.During the March 03rd edition of ‘Working for You’ Professor Jeune Guishard-Pine, OBE, representing Business and Professional Women (BPW), stated “in most societies across the globe, systems are unequal in relation to the access they give to women and men – that really is the underpinning of the inequality…

After years of dormancy, the Sandy Point Fisherman’s Marketing and Supplies Co-operative Society Ltd is on the rebound. From the 13th January to 17th February 2021, the members actively participated in a series of training delivered by the Department of Co-operatives. This training was to prepare members for the reactivation of their fisherman’s co-operative and to empower members to effectively manage their co-operative. The co-operative held a successful Shellfish Festival on Sunday 1st March at Fig Tree, Sandy Point as part of the climaxing of the training and reactivation process. The activity also served as a fund raising…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 04, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In keeping with his Team Unity administration’s good governance agenda, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris laid the audited financial reports for two Statutory Bodies before the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly at its Sitting today, Thursday, March 04, 2021. Prime Minister Harris, the Federal Minister of Finance, laid on the table of the Parliament the annual reports for the period 2013 to 2018 and the annual report for 2019 for the St. Christopher and Nevis Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The prime minister…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 04, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – As the vaccination of citizens and residents against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues across St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said his Team Unity administration is now shifting its attention to returning the Federation to its strong pre-COVID-19 economic position. Priorto the arrival of the first two cases of the virus into the Federation, St. Kitts and Nevis stood as an example of a well-managed small island state. PrimeMinister Harris, while speaking on the Tuesday, March 02 edition of Leadership…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 4, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to have economic growth of 5.5 percent in 2021 as the world in the process of opening back up and returning to a state of pre-COVID normalcy. This was announced by Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Hilary Hazel, on the virtual forum series ‘Leadership Matters’ on March 2 where she said that “Global growth is expected to reach around 5.5% by the end of 2021.” She continued, “In the United States of America, it is expected that that region would grow by 5.1% and this…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 3, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Social Development is moving forward with the development of a St. Kitts & Nevis National Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan, says Sharon Warner, Executive Officer in the Department of Gender Affairs, while appearing on the radio and television show “Working for You” on March 03, 2021. She stated that the intended outcome for the UNESCO funded project is “the development of a well-informed, comprehensive National Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan as an institutional framework that will assist the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in facilitating gender equality…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 3, 2021 (SKNIS): To date, 2,085 persons in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis have received their first dose of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine, says Chief Medical Officer Dr. Laws, during her remarks at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) COVID-19 Press Briefing on March 03, 2021. In week one of the rollout, which started on February 22, 2021, 1,356 persons were vaccinated. On March 03 alone, 729 persons received their vaccine. Dr. Laws shared that she was proud to be in that batch. “To date, we would have vaccinated 2,085 persons in our Federation,” she said. “In other words, we would…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2021 (SKNIS): This year’s International Women’s Day theme “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World” is significant as it not only focuses on the achievement of women but also places much emphasis on their role during the pandemic. “The theme celebrates the remarkable effort by women and girls globally in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Meanwhile, the campaign theme #ChooseToChallenge speaks to a challenging world becoming a more alert world,” said Celia Christopher, Director of the Department of Gender Affairs, during her March 03 appearance…