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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Approximately 1,800 papaya seedlings were distributed to farmers across St. Kitts on Thursday, October 21, 2021, as part of activities by the Ministry of Agricultural to commemorate World Food Day. The handover ceremony was held at the Taiwan Technical Mission at Needsmust. Several Red Lady and the Tainung #2 papaya seedlings were also planted on the mission farm. Acting Director of Agriculture, Dr. Tracy Challenger, noted that the tree-planting and donation to farmers are a component of the food security strategy. “Without plants, we would not have a balanced diet so we need to…

22 October, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – Newly appointed Deputy Governor of theEastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Dr Valda Henry, is excited about the prospects of transforming the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union as she embraces her new role. Dr Henry assumed duties as Deputy Governor of the ECCB on 20 September. Reflecting on her first month in office, Dr Henry says that she has been busy meeting with Directors and staff. She says she is particularly passionate about one of her specific assignments, that of transforming management and culture across the Bank. Dr Henry admits that transformation is a big task hence, it must begin with changing the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Chairperson of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Mr. Abdias Samuel, has lauded the efforts and thanked Mr. Gurdip ‘Dev’ Bath, a national of St. Kitts and Nevis, and Pacious Pte Ltd for their support towards the COVID-19 response in St. Kitts and Nevis. Pacious Pte Ltd donated a 40 ft container of dry foods through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for charitable purposes. The food was purchased from Sysco International Food Group INC. Mr. Gurdip ‘Dev’ Bath was instrumental in coordinating the procurement, packaging, shipping and clearing of the container. Some of the…

Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 11) Regulations, 2021In exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Emergency Powers Act, Cap. 19.02 the Governor-General makes the following Regulations:[Published 20th October 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. 65 of 2021]Part I Preliminary Citation and duration.(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Emergency Powers (COVID-19)(No. 11) Regulations, 2021.(2) These Regulations shall come into force from 5:01 a.m. on Thursday 21st October, 2021 and shall expire at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday 4th November, 2021.Interpretation.In these Regulations,“Court” includes the Magistrates’ Courts and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court;“COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act” means the COVID-19…

The Hundredth Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) was held on 22 October 2021, via videoconference, under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Joseph Easton Farrell, Premier and Minister for Finance of Montserrat. The Monetary Council received the Governor’s Report on Monetary, Credit and Financial Conditions in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) for the period January to September 2021. Monetary Stability The Council was apprised of the following: Monetary, credit and financial conditions remained stable through the first nine months of 2021 despite a lower level of economic activity. The foreign reserve backing for the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 22, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Team Unity-led Government of St. Kitts and Nevis remains fully committed to the regularization of workers attached to the Skills Empowerment Training Programme (STEP) into the public service as Government Auxiliary Workers (GAE). This reassurance was given by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris on Tuesday (October 19) during his Leadership Matters programme. Prime Minister Harris said the STEP Regularization and Pensions Reform Committee, which was established in 2020, continues its diligent work towards achieving this goal. “We have a committee that is…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 22, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Fireworks characterised the eighth segment of play in the 26th edition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League played on Thursday evening October 21, at the new Lodge-Ottley’s Community Centre, with two of the seven games being almost one-sided. Former champion team Lodge Domino Club did almost the unthinkable when they whitewashed Saddlers Domino Club 13-0 in a game that lasted under three hours. The pair of McAllister Thomas and Javed Thomas of Lodge won seven games, one of them a bonus game after they would have scored 100 points before their…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are successfully managing the third wave of COVID-19 as statistics show a decrease in the number of positive cases and a significant increase in the number of recoveries. At Tuesday’s edition (October 20) of the National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 Briefing, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson cited statistics that indicated the Federation is on the back end of the third wave. It showed that from October 13 to 19, there were 123 new cases with 682 recoveries. The…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2021 (SKNIS): Social activities in St. Kitts and Nevis are likely to be increased in the coming weeks and months given the authorities’ significant improvement in the control and management of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the October 20 edition of the National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 Briefing, Superintendent of Police Cromwell Henry noted the improving situation on the ground and commended residents. “As our situation improves, we promise you that you will see a gradual easing of the restrictions and we have done so,” he said. “As we become more liberal with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2021 (SKNIS): The ‘All of Society’ approach implemented by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic has been critical in protecting both lives and livelihoods. Acting Chief Medical Officer and Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF) Dr. Cameron Wilkinson during the October 21, 2021, NEOC press briefing urged the private sector to play a greater role in the fight against COVID-19. “We speak about the “All of Society’ approach all the time and I want to make an appeal to the business sector because…