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In light of the current situation regarding the cluster of Covid-19 cases in our Federation, the Department of Labour is appealing to all employers to be considerate and empathetic towards workers who have been ordered by the health authorities to enter quarantine. The Department of Labour asks that employers preserve the employment of the individuals so affected and, where possible, continue to pay wages/salaries in full or up to at least thirty-five (35) percent, as quarantined workers may be able to claim sickness benefit in accordance with Schedule 8: Part III, Section 9 (2) of the Social Security Act, CAP…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 30, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris on Saturday May 29 commended persons who turned out for the vaccination session at the Sylvia Garnette Primary Health Care Facility in Tabernacle, while at the same time advising that the vaccine being offered is the country’s most powerful protection against Covid-19 and that people should not take it for granted. Prime Minister Harris, who is also the Area Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Seven (Bellevue to Ottley’s), has been turning up at the healthcare facility in Tabernacle on Saturdays to encourage and give support to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 29, 2021 (SKNIS): Nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis studying abroad may be eligible to have their quarantine fees waived if they choose the Ocean Terrace Inn (OTI) as their quarantine facility. The measure is another initiative of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis as it seeks to reunite families and bring relief to persons hard hit by the economic fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, made the announcement on Friday (May 28, 2021) at a briefing of the National Emergency Operations Centre. “I am appealing to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 29, 2021 (SKNIS): In response to the first cluster of COVID-19 cases detected in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the National COVID-19 Task Force, has undertaken a robust testing strategy. It was announced during the May 28, 2021, NEOC Briefing by the Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, that out of the 570 plus persons tested all results returned negative.“The results that were returned from testing brought great news, as the 570 persons of significant contact tested, all…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 29, 2021 (SKNIS): Manager-Water Engineer at the Water Services Department (WSD), Cromwell Williams, strongly encouraged citizens and residents to conserve water as the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is experiencing severe drought conditions. “Today, I am appealing to all of us to come to the awakening that we are in a drought, and we cannot continue to use waster as we normally do. So, as we go through the remainder of this extremely dry season and even all year round, I am beseeching you to conserve water. Show your love for your neighbour by using less…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 29, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF), Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, has called on all residents and citizens to adopt an “All of Society Approach” by supporting the government’s ongoing vaccination drive.“We have been bringing you the facts on the evolving science on this pandemic for over a year now, and we are very happy that the people of this blessed Federation have listened to the facts about the virus and have acted. First, in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 29, 2021 (SKNIS): As bus owners and operators continue to provide essential services to passengers during the pandemic, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has implemented guidelines to protect all stakeholders and slow the spread of COVID-19. On Monday, May 25, Prime Minister Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris announced 10 measures that were accepted by the Cabinet from local health professionals to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus. One such measure included reducing the number of passengers on public transportation (buses, ferries etc.) to 50 percent of the established capacity to facilitate physical distancing…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 29, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Over the past several days, more than seven hundred (700) persons in St. Kitts, including primary and secondary school students, were impacted one way or another as a result of the Government’s robust and diligent contact-tracing exercises following the recent discovery of a cluster of positive cases in the Federation. DuringFriday’s (May 28) COVID-19 media briefing by the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws announced that there are currently 23 active cases of the virus in the Federation, with…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 28, 2021 (SKNIS): Director of the Public Works Department (PWD), George Gilbert, said that preparatory work to construct the new Basseterre High School has commenced.During an interview on the popular radio and television show ‘Working for You’ on May 26, Mr. Gilbert said, “The project manager is there, and he should be starting the temporary fencing shortly and also the erecting of the signboard.”“PWD happens to be the client and also the contractor in that what will happen is that Public Works will engage or employ the many contractors who will do segments of the project,” he…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 28, 2021 (SKNIS): The Public Works Department (PWD) has been a major partner in transforming workspaces within the public sector to protect workers and clients from the transmission of the novel coronavirus. On Wednesday’s (May 26, 2021) edition of Working for You, Engineer LaReine Gumbs highlighted some of the activities undertaken by the hard-working staff of PWD. “The [security] desk at Government Headquarters, that had to change; we had to get the screen up to secure the people behind there,” she said, noting that glass was installed instead of plastic glass to facilitate easy cleaning and longevity.…