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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 05, 2021 (RSCNPF): The Violent Crime Unit is investigating an officer-involved shooting incident that occurred in Sandy Point on January 30, 2021. Sometime after 4 p.m. on Saturday, a man contacted the Sandy Point Police Station. He reported that his neighbour had beaten his 7-year-old son and requested assistance. The Police responded. Preliminary investigations so far have revealed that the Police arrived at the scene and the assailant was behaving in a violent manner and used threatening language. He refused to cooperate with their instructions. The Anti-Gang Unit was summoned to provide assistance. While there, the assailant continued behaving in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 05, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Youth Empowerment is hosting a series of training in the coming weeks and months designed to improve the effectiveness of youth groups in meeting their goals in service to their respective communities.In an interview with the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) on Thursday, February 04, 2021, Shenisia Puran, Youth Officer, said that the capacity building training sessions are timely and aim to “improve the quality and effectiveness of youth development services and to create youth access opportunities and play a significant role in community development.”Ms. Puran said that the…

The Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture, and more specifically the Department of Sport, on the advice of the Cabinet and the National COVID-19 Task Force, has taken the decision that permission to host all inter-team and inter-club competitive matches shall be granted to the exclusion of spectators until further notice. This decision has been taken on the heels of an upsurge in COVID-19 reported cases in the Caribbean Sub-region as well as travel source markets to St. Kitts and Nevis. The Department of Sport is committed to supporting sport development and competition in the safest possible manner for athletes,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 04, 2021 (SKNIS): Event planners in St. Kitts and Nevis are strongly encouraged to adhere to the provisions for hosting social events as outlined in the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Act. During Wednesday’s (February 03) edition of the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) COVID-19 Briefing, Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, noted that events including those held on public beaches can contribute to an increased risk of the spread of the virus in communities if persons are in breach of not adhering to the health and safety protocols as stipulated in the Act.   “We are well aware that social…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 04, 2021 (SKNIS): According to Samuel Berridge, who works in the Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is more powerful when it speaks with one voice on regional and international matters. He said this while appearing on “Working for You” on February 03, 2021.“Just the functional co-operation element of it, by the states co-operating and collaborating, we were able to save a lot of resources,” said Mr. Berridge. “The very impetus for regional integration is to bring about the pooling of resources. Whenever we go to international…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 04, 2021 (SKNIS): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is seeking to strengthen regional integration and further advance the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) to include all persons.“There is a built-in agenda and that’s the aspirational aim for the full free movement of everybody. That is why we have the CARICOM passport… that gives you six months,” said Samuel Berridge, Assistant Secretary, Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit (RIDU) in the Office of the Prime Minister, during his appearance on ‘Working for You’ on Wednesday, February 03, 2021.“There is the built-in agenda, so there is government procurement, there are…

PRIME MINISTER HARRIS REITERATES GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 04, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Farmers and fisherfolks in St. Kitts and Nevis were today, Thursday, February 04, reminded of their important role in the overall growth of the Federation’s economy, and of the Team Unity administration’s unwavering support for the development of the agricultural and fisheries sectors. “We are well placed as a country to begin the recovery from the worst COVID-19 economic impact. Indeed, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that St. Kitts and Nevis can realise…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 04, 2021 (SKNIS): Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry advised the general public to adhere to all COVID-19 health and safety protocols and to stay on guard as each person is ultimately responsible for his or her safety and protection from the deadly virus. The call for strict adherence and a greater personal responsibility was made in light of what Superintendent Henry described as an “uncomfortable situation” that recently occurred with a person in quarantine. “This particular lapse of which I speak resulted in a positive COVID-19 case being discharged from quarantine into the community via public transportation. As a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 4, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to CARICOM, His Excellency Lionel Sydney Osborne said that the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) is working and it has had a significant impact on the lives of the people of the region in general and St. Kitts and Nevis in particular. Speaking on the weekly radio and television show ‘Working for You’ on February 3, 2021, H.E. Osborne listed the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), and IMPACS (Implementation Agency for Crime and Security) as some of the organs of CARICOM that have had major successes…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 3, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Welfare of the people is paramount and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has assured that his Team Unity Administration, which cares for the poor and the vulnerable, will in 2021 spend over $100 million in social safety net support to empower the people and enhance their dignity. “In 2021 we will spend of 43 million dollars to help the vulnerable, the indigent and at-risk members in our society,” said Prime Minister Harris as he addressed the Nation on Tuesday February 2, when he appeared on the first edition of Leadership Matters…