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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 6, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Saturday June 5, marked the first anniversary of Team Unity’s historic second win at the polls, when the three-party coalition of the Peoples Labour Party (PLP), People’s Action Movement (PAM), and the Nevis-based Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) won nine of the eleven contested seats in the National Assembly. In observance of the day, Team Unity Leader and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris remained grounded in his constituency (St. Christopher Seven), specifically at the Sylvia Garnette Primary Health Care Facility in Tabernacle, where he not only continued encouraging persons to add premium…

(Salutations) Goodmorning church, I want this morning to give sincere thanks to almighty God for his favour on me, my government, and our beloved people and federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Thank you lord for your blessings on us the citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis. Wehave come to worship recognizing that without God we are nothing. You are the God that put up and remove leaders. We thank you God for choosing us to serve for such a time like this. Aswe commemorate our first anniversary of the People’s second term mandate to the Team Unity…

The International Women’s Day 2021 theme Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world has ramped up the necessity for reassessing the role of women globally. The United Nations Development Programme has been proactive in collaborating female-owned businesses – Verve Connections (NGO), and Brice-Roberts Business Consulting Services – by supporting this year’s auspicious, award-winning International Women in Employment and Business (WEB2) conference which will again be hosted by Windsor University School of Medicine. With the key theme “Detox and Thrive – Sustaining Yourself and Business Post-COVID”, this conference is at the forefront of increasing the visibility of women…

St. Kitts and Nevis is among 187 Member States of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) participating in the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), which is being held from June 3-19, 2021. St. Kitts and Nevis’ six-member delegation to the ILC is being led by Minister of Labour, the Honourable Wendy Colleen Phipps, who has indicated that this is the first time in the 102 year history of the ILO that the conference is being held virtually, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The other five local delates at the ILC are as follows:Ms Shernel James…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 05, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Congratulations poured in today (Saturday, June 05) for the Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity administration on the occasion of the first anniversary of the coalition’s 2020 General Election victory. In the elections of June 05, 2020, the tripartite coalition was given an even greater mandate than it received in 2015 by winning nine of the eleven contested Parliamentary seats in St. Kitts and Nevis. Today, nationals of the Federation took to the airwaves and used various social media platforms to express words of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 05, 2021 (SKNIS): Environmental conservation is necessary for many reasons including the protection of the ozone layer, the sustainability of food chains for animals and humans, the preservation of drinking water and the proper use of non-renewable resources. Against this backdrop, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and by extension, the Department of Environment has rolled out several initiatives to help conserve, preserve, and protect the environment. During his address to mark the occasion of World Environment Day 2021, which is observed on June 05 annually, Minister of Environment, the Honourable Eric Evelyn, touched on a few…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 05, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis joined the rest of the world to observe World Environment Day 2021, which is celebrated on June 05 annually. This year’s observance is held under the global theme “Ecosystem Restoration” with a focus on restoring our relationship with nature. During his address to mark the occasion, Minister of Environment, the Honourable Eric Evelyn, said that World Environment Day 2021, also paves the way for the formal launch of the United Nations (UN) Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, a global mission to revive billions of hectares, from forests to…

BASSETERRE (5th June, 2021): St. Kitts & Nevis has extended the travel advisory for travelers arriving from the U.K., Brazil, India and South Africa as of June 5, 2021, until June 12, 2021. Persons from the aforementioned destinations are advised not to travel to St. Kitts & Nevis at this time. Entry into the Federation will be denied. Citizens and Residents of St. Kitts & Nevis who are arriving from any of these countries must process their travel request through the online platform www.knatravelform.kn and will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, even if they have been fully vaccinated for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 4, 2021(SKNIS): An old video making its rounds on social media of Prime Minister Dr. The Hon. Timothy Harris announcing a total lock-down of the country and old curfew times is the work of mischief-makers and is solely intended to mislead the general public. Prime Minister Harris has made no recent announcement of a curfew in place from 7 pm Friday night to 6 am Saturday Morning and no re-introduction of a total lock-down. Statutory Rules and Orders (SR&O) Number 15 of 2021 of the Public Health (Restriction of Movement) Regulations, 2021 states: (1) A period of restriction of movement is imposed every day from 11:00 pm of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 4, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis prepares for an economic rebound post-COVID-19, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris has applauded the record-breaking increases across the fisheries sector. Prime Minister Harris gave a brief overview of the gains made by the fisheries sector over the past year despite the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister’s comments were made during his Monthly Press Conference on June 3, 2021. “Coastal pelagic fishery increased by 70 percent, ocean pelagic fishery decreased by 7 percent, conch fishery increased by 26 percent. Lobsters increased in 2021…