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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2021 (SKNIS): The central air conditioning system at the R. L. Bradshaw International Airport will be replaced to enhance the comfort of staff, visitors, and others doing business at the facility.Management at the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) is currently mulling quotes as it seeks to modernize the 20-year-old system. “We have from time to time changed out the chiller part of the system, but a recent assessment revealed that the chiller itself, the compressors and condensers and so on are bad. The salty air has been impacting them and the air handlers…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 09, 2021 (SKNIS): As the third wave of COVID-19 infections continues across St. Kitts and Nevis, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws indicated during the September 08, 2021 NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing that most of the active cases are unvaccinated and have shown a longer recovery time. The CMO further stated that the key to COVID-19 recovery is ensuring that persons who have tested positive remain in contact with their caseworker in order to better combat the infection. “If you are fully vaccinated and you are diagnosed with COVID-19, the duration of your illness tends to be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 10, 2021 (SKNIS): Persons in St. Kitts and Nevis with adverse side effects from a COVID-19 vaccine are reminded to file a report with health authorities detailing their experiences. At the September 08 edition of the National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 Briefing, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, said that there is an “adverse reporting form” that is available for persons to document side effects after receiving a jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. However, he said that no significant side effects have been reported since the Roll…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 09, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis through the Ministry of Health has worked tirelessly to ensure that citizens and residents are educated and updated about the developments related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  In response to a question posed to him during the September 08, 2021, NEOC Press Briefing, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France Hospital (JNF) Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, explained that the scope and magnitude of the testing being done are partly responsible for any presumed delay in information. “Concerns have been raised about the supposed tardiness of the dashboard,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 09, 2021 (SKNIS): The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) and the Government of St. Kitts, by extension, were granted arbitration award in the case relating to the second cruise pier at Port Zante. The contractor initiated arbitration against SCASPA in 2019 over unpaid claims of U$15.2 million, which equates to over EC$41 million. SCASPA’s Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tuffida Stewart, said that a decision was rendered in June 2021. “The tribunal ruled that the claims, most of them, were null and void,” Ms. Stewart stated on the September 08 edition of Working for You.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 9, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in its continued efforts to protect the citizens and residents of the Federation from the COVID-19 virus will not permit cruise visitors to integrate into the local community by creating a safe bubble at Port Zante. Minister of Tourism, Honourable Lindsay Grant, stated this during his press conference on September 8 and added that during this first phase passengers will not be allowed to journey through the streets of Basseterre independently. “As the Celebrity Equinox will arrive at Port Zante, Port Zante will become a bubble…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Friday, September 10 th , 2021:​ The Ministry of Education wishes toinform all concerned that the Tyrrell Williams Primary School has been declared safe to reopenby the Ministry of Health. Thus, the school will welcome staff and students on Monday,September 13 th , 2021. Parents and guardians are reminded that students should be properly attired in their uniforms.They should also wear their masks and expect to follow the safety protocols.The Ministry of Education would like to take this opportunity to wish the staff and students ofthe Tyrrell Williams Primary school a safe and productive school year.

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (September 09, 2021) — The following is an address by Hon. Troy Liburd, Junior Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the reopening of school. Fellow citizens and residents, I address you now in my capacity as Minister with Responsibility for Education on the Island of Nevis. As you are aware, the Ministry of Education took the decision on Friday of last week, to delay the reopening of all public schools on Nevis by one week. At the same time the decision was also taken to temporarily close the offices of the Ministry and Department of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 09, 2021 (RSCNPF): The United States (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has acclaimed Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) McCarta Browne for his tremendous involvement with the Caribbean Firearms Initiative. The HSI began working with territories on a firearms trafficking initiative in the greater Caribbean in an effort to stem the rapid escalation of firearm violence within the region. ACP Browne has been the lead contact for St. Kitts and Nevis for the initiative. The HSI Caribbean Attaché presented him with a plaque which reads “For your outstanding contribution and leadership to the Caribbean…