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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Jeremy Warner entered the Police Training School in early May 2021 to start his journey of becoming a police officer. He was nursing injuries that made it impossible to perform any of the physical activity that is standard for all recruits.“I felt as if I was at a disadvantage,” Warner said, joking that he felt he may have been cursed. His goal of becoming the Best Recruit of Course #45 seemed out of reach. “But I was determined, and I was starving for [the] Best Recruit spot,” he added.Six months later, the 20-year-old…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Twenty-six men and women graduated from the Police Training School on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, officially signaling the start of their careers as members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force.The graduation ceremony was held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. It was attended by Governor-General His Excellency Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton, Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, the Governor-General’s Deputy, Mr. Michael Morton, and Mrs. Morton, and other senior government officials.The course ran for six months with the recruits completing various law enforcement…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 23, 2021 (SKNIS): Hundreds of persons in St. Kitts have benefited from a generous donation of turkeys and hams through the benevolent gesture of Gurdip “Dev” Bath, a national of St. Kitts and Nevis, along with some of his associates.Mr. Bath is no stranger to giving and has assisted the Federation on several occasions. In October of this year, Mr. Bath coordinated the procurement, packaging, shipping and clearing of a 40 ft container of dry foods donated by Pacious Pte Ltd and administered through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for charitable purposes in relation to the…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, 21st December 2021 — The St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board executed its twelfth consecutive year of distributing care packages through its annual Christmas Cheer Project. The project aims to deliver food items to some of the most socially vulnerable groups, including recipients of Social Security’s Assistance Pensions and Invalidity Pensions. One hundred (100) persons received care packages containing Milk, Oats, Vienna Sausages, Tuna, Sardines, Macaroni & Cheese, Crackers, Rice, and Toiletries. The Social Security Board is cognizant of the importance of providing much needed relief especially considering the COVID-19 Pandemic and financial impact on struggling…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 23, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) welcomed 26 new members to its rank and file, and those officers have been reminded that the noble task of protecting their fellow citizen and keeping this country safe now falls squarely on their shoulders.The 26 officers officially became members of the Police Force following their graduation from Course #45 on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 during a ceremony held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort.Delivering the featured remarks at the ceremony, Prime Minister and Minister of…

December 23, 2021 (St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO) –Just before the Christmas recess, St. Kitts and Nevis addressed the sixteenth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on progress being made to implement an ICH policy framework across the Federation. The Committee, holding its session virtually over 13 – 18 December 2021, was chaired by Mr. Punchi Nilame Meegaswatte, Secretary-General – Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO, brought together hundreds of participants – representatives of States Parties, non-governmental organizations, cultural institutions and other stakeholders – from across the globe, to…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 23, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — The first anniversary of Agri-Christmas Night Market at the Basseterre Public Market on Wednesday December 22 was a runaway success in terms of patronage, with Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris spending nearly one and a half hours patronising the various stalls, leaving the market at 10:10 p.m. Vendors at the market were elated when Prime Minister Harris toured the various stalls, for not only talking with them and posing for pictures with them but felt honoured when he picked items from their display and bought them. Many of them called…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, during the December 21, 2021 edition of “Leadership Matters” said that an M.R.I. machine is to be outfitted at the JNF General Hospital and that several critical components have been included in the 2022 Budget to help further strengthen the health care system of St. Kitts and Nevis. “We hear concern regarding the cost of healthcare and we are mindful that Team Unity is working vigorously to deliver a national health insurance policy… In this regard, the cost of healthcare since…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The process of regularizing workers on the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP), who work in the public sector, is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2022. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, made the announcement on Tuesday’s (December 21) edition of Leadership Matters. He addressed the matter after a question was posed by a viewer/listener of the programme who asked for specifics about the timeline for the regularization of the STEP interns. The question also included the STEP workers eligibility to be included in the government’s…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 22, 2021 (SKNIS): The completion of the two-storey, multi-structure National Security and Judicial Complex in Sandy Point represents a significant moment for the community and is expected to boost community development, law enforcement and police morale. Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Christopher #5, the Honourable Shawn Richards, said that the new edifice provides a permanent home for law enforcement and also houses officials from the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services; and Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise Department. An independent area is also designated to house the Magistrate Court for…