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LOCAL NEWS -
Articles posted on Friday 13 November, 2020
Development Bank partners with National Carnival Committee as Premium-Gold sponsor for Sugar Mas 49
The National Carnival Committee has come in for high praise for ensuring members of the public that even in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Sugar Mas 49 will still be celebrated albeit in a shortened for...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Minister of Health leads delegation at the resumed virtual 73rd World Health Assembly
Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, lead a delegation at the resumed 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) for the World Health Organization (WHO). The resumed WHA73 is taking place virtually from 9t...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Premier Brantley hopeful Discounted VAT Rate days will boost economic activity on Nevis
Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), is hopeful that the two discounted value added tax (VAT) rate days in December will help to give an economic boost to bus...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
NIA Junior Minister of Health Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams delivers address for World Diabetes Day 2020
The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy Williams, Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on the occasion of World Diabetes Day 2020 on November 14. ...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
14 to receive honorary doctorates at The UWI’s 2020 Graduation ceremonies
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will confer 14 honorary degrees at its 2020 graduation ceremonies. The ceremonies, which are scheduled to take place from January 11–16, 2021, in a mix of blended, virtual...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Her Majesty’s Prison in St. Kitts & Nevis has strict measures to avoid COVID-19 outbreak
Her Majesty’s Prison in St. Kitts & Nevis has in place strict measures and protocols to protect staff and inmates from contracting the COVID-19 virus. The measures and protocols have been in place since March 22, 20...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
HMP and Department of Gender Affairs embark on initiative to ensure inmates reintegrate smoothly int...
Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in St. Kitts and Nevis and the Department of Gender Affairs have embarked on an initiative aimed at ensuring that once an inmate is discharged from prison he or she can smoothly reintegrat...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Chase and Pooran elevated to VC position in WI Teams
AS the West Indies players gear-up for battle beginning next week against their New Zealand counterparts, the selectors have elevated Nicholas Poor and Roston Chase to positions of Vice Captain for the T20 and Test ...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Primary school students on Nevis receive donation of supplies from CCM Women's Arm
Sixteen students on Nevis have received school supplies donated by the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) Women’s Arm as part of the group’s week of activities....
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
PAHO calls for improving diabetes control to prevent complications and severe COVID-19
On the eve of World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urges better control of diabetes to prevent related complications as well as potentially life-threatening complications as...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Nevis authorities managing increase at COVID-19 quarantine sites
Authorities on Nevis say they are managing an increase in the number of persons at COVID-19 quarantine facilities since the re-opening of the St. Kitts and Nevis borders to commercial travel on October 31, 2020. ...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Chamber President commends St. Kitts & Nevis Government for putting lives before livelihoods in hand...
Shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis acted quickly by rolling out a careful ...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
General public encouraged to take precaution to protect themselves and others against dengue fever
With the increase in rainfall in St. Kitts and Nevis over the past couple of days, persons are encouraged to monitor their homes and surroundings to protect themselves and others against dengue fever. ...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Nevis’ Junior Minister of Education reports school’s successful transition to COVID-19 era
Hon. Troy Liburd, Junior Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) says all schools on Nevis reopened in September into an era of COVID-19 and from all reports it has been a successful response....
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
CMO Dr. Laws says general public has a responsibility to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 infections
St. Kitts and Nevis officially reopened its borders to international commercial flights and travellers on October 31. As such, Dr. Hazel Laws, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), has encouraged the general public to adhere...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Flow service interruptions following island-wide outage
On Thursday 12th November the residents of St. Kitts experienced an electricity outage around 7:15am, which was later confirmed by the St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC) as affecting the entire island. The power...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Severance payouts increase as claims near 2,000 applications
Claims for Severance Payment continue to be processed at the Department of Labour in St. Kitts as applications near the 2,000 mark....
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Construction worker dies after falling off of building
THE cause of 44-year-old Lesley Small’s death has been revealed to be severe cranioencephalic trauma due to a contusion....
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Road Rehabilitation Project enters most difficult phase
The Island Main Road Rehabilitation Project which has entered its second phase is currently undergoing the most challenging stage from Camps round-a-bout to the airport round-a-bout....
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Families, communities and churches play an integral role in raising productive children
Terrance James, Commissioner of Corrections at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP), said it is important for families, communities, and churches to interact meaningfully with children as they play an integral role in raising...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
US Embassy Resumes routine Tourist and Business Visa Services
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public that beginning Monday, 16th November 2020, the Consular Section of the United States Embassy in Barbados will resume routine tourist and business v...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Staff at HMP committed to rehabilitating inmates, say Officials
Staff at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in St. Kitts and Nevis is committed to rehabilitating inmates so that they can lead productive lives and not return to prison upon release according to Terrence James, Commissione...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Unicomer Helps over 3000 Customers Restore their Credit Through their New Credi-Care Program
‘Grateful’, ‘relieved’ and ‘impactful’, were just a few of the words used by customers to express their feelings towards Unicomer’s newly expanded credit recovery program. Launched in the OECS in October, Credi-Care...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
REGIONAL NEWS -
Articles posted on Friday 13 November, 2020
CARICOM SG congratulates re-elected Vincentian Prime Minister
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on his historic victory in the General Elections of 5 November 2020....
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
St. Vincent News
20th Annual Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture features Cricket West Indies’ President, Ricky Skerritt R...
President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Ricky Skerritt will share his plans for getting better results on the field of play from the region’s cricketers, when he delivers this year’s annual Frank Worrell Memorial le...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Jamaica News
CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Belize
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belize, by way of Diplomatic Note dated 13 October 2020, invited the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to field a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe t...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Belize News
CDEMA launches new Caribbean Risk Information System Platform
The Caribbean Risk Information System (CRIS) platform was officially launched on November 12, 2020, by CDEMA, to fulfil its mandate of enhanced knowledge management in the Caribbean. The CRIS was designed to serve a...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Barbados News
Anguilla Social Security Board & UWI Open Campus Anguilla Held a Distinguished Lecture on 5th Novemb...
The Anguilla Social Security Board (ASSB) and The University of The West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Anguilla held its Distinguished Lecture on November 5 2020 at the Atlin Noraldo Harrigan Parliamentary Building (Hous...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Anguilla News
Digicel and SafeToNet, making the internet a safer place for children
With the Covid-19 pandemic driving more people online, Digicel recognises the need to place additional emphasis on digital security. Children in particular are vulnerable as they navigate online learning and increas...
Posted: 13-Nov-2020
Jamaica News