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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2021 (SKNIS):  During the October 13, 2021, NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF) and Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cameron Wilkinson indicated that the Rapid Antigen Test for COVID-19 may soon be used widely across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Dr. Wilkinson indicated that this comes as the science on the use of the Antigen test has substantially improved over recent time. “We believe that we may soon be able to use the Antigen test in some of these conditions. If for example there was…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2021 (SKNIS): The arrival and subsequent assembling of two 40 bed field hospitals, one for St. Kitts, and the other for Nevis, is strictly a preventative measure as authorities seek to enhance resiliency in the health sector. At the October 13 COVID-19 Briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre, Chair of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, spoke briefly about the donation of the field hospitals by the United States Government putting the time frame into context. “No, the field hospital is not that we have the expectation that we are going to have multiple…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 14, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has reassured taxi and tour operators that much is being done, in the safest possible way, to bring visitors back to the Federation’s shores, which will in turn generate increased business opportunities and revenues for all employed within the tourism sector. This assurance was given earlier today (Thursday, October 14), when members of the Federal Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, met with representatives of the three taxi associations on St. Kitts to address…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, outlined some upcoming cruises for St. Kitts and Nevis for October and November during a Press Conference held at the CUNA Caribbean Conference Center on October 14. “For the rest of October, we anticipate the following calls: World Navigator formally Mystic Cruises will berth in St. Kitts on October 23. The vessel will then sail to Nevis on October 24. The Celebrity Equinox will not return for the rest of the month but will be back on the 7th of November 2021, when we anticipate an increase in our cruise…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2021 (SKNIS): Owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the National Carnival celebration was held virtually for the first time. Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF) and Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cameron Wilkinson indicated during the October 13, 2021 NEOC press briefing that discussions are ongoing as to lay out of this year’s carnival celebrations given the successful vaccination rollout programme. “The task force is actively engaging in discussions surround plans for Carnival. Last year December there was a virtual carnival where there were no in-person events and at that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2021 (SKNBS): Today, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS), joined the rest of the global community to celebrate World Standards Day. Every year on October 14, World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is observed across the world. The day recognizes the efforts of thousands of experts who work for organizations like the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (IETF). The goal of World Standards Day is to promote awareness of the relevance of standardization…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (October 2021)St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Ltd (National Bank) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the banking operations of CIBC FirstCaribbean in St. Kitts & NevisOn Tuesday 12th October 2021 a Consortium of national banks, in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union executed a definitive agreement to acquire the branches and banking operations of CIBC FirstCaribbean in Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Managing Director of National Bank, Dr. Analdo Bailey in making the announcement stated, “This acquisition is in keeping with our strategic vision to expand regionally and…

Thursday, October 14, 2021 — The Honourable Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE, LL.D, Chief Justice, has been recognised by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Academy for Law as a Pioneering Caribbean Woman Jurist. This recognition celebrates the contribution of Caribbean women to the institutional and policy-making infrastructure of Caribbean society in areas such as the Judiciary, a field traditionally dominated by men. Dame Janice was honoured for her sterling contribution to the jurisprudence of the Eastern Caribbean and her leadership in the Judiciary at the official launch of the book, Eminent Caribbean Jurists: Pioneering Caribbean Women Jurists on Tuesday, 12th…