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byHonourable Wendy C. PhippsMinister of International Trade, Industry,Commerce & Consumer Affairs(Delivered on March 15, 2021)=========================================================Fellow Citizens and Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis:Today, Monday, March 15th St. Kitts and Nevis joins the rest of the international community in observing World Consumer Rights Day, under the theme: “Tackling Plastic Pollution”. The theme is meant to raise awareness and effect positive consumer attitudes and practices insofar as sustainable development is concerned. In fact, the theme builds on the one for last year – “The Sustainable Consumer” and focuses on the key role of governments, consumer rights’ groups, civil society and the private sector in addressing the global…

The Department of Community Development and Social Services wishes to advise the general public that, effective March 29th, the office located on Victoria Road will relocate upstairs of the new Antioch Baptist Church located at Lime Kiln Commercial Development. In an effort to efficiently serve our clients and applicants, our Social Assistance Officers have been deployed in various community centers around the island. Persons seeking social assistance services are therefore encouraged to visit their respective centers: Clients Residing in:Office LocationConaree to St. Peter’sEast Basseterre (Newtown) Community CenterShadwell to Palmetto PointMcKnight Community CenterChallengers to Sandy PointOld Road Community CenterNewton Ground to…

The Department of Community Development and Social Services will be hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Sensitization session for older persons between the ages of 62 and 80 years. The session will be held at the Zion Moravian Church located on Victoria Road on Thursday, 25th March 2021, at 9:30 a.m.All older persons are encouraged to come with their questions and find out more about the COVID-19 vaccine.Kindly note that all COVID-19 protocols will be observed.Persons seeking further information may call our office at 1-869-467-1314.-END-

Basseterre: St. Kitts, March 12, 2021: The Ministry of Education incollaboration with the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine(RUSVM), on Friday 12 March, handed over five fully functional computer labsacross five Primary Schools in St. Kitts. The schools that benefited from thepartnership are, Edgar T. Morris, Eastridge, Violet Petty, and the Sandy Pointand Newton Ground Primary Schools. The unveiling ceremony took place onthe respective school grounds.The new computer labs enable the Ministry of Education to fulfil Strategy 5.2of the 2017-2021 Education Sector plan as well as to transform the teaching-learning environment.Minister of Education, the Honourable Jonel Powel stated that education…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 15, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — The appearance of Covid-19 forms part of what Jesus taught about the end times, and a leading cleric is saluting the leadership of the government of St. Kitts and Nevis, and the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for the way they have gone about in keeping the pandemic at bay. “I am declaring unto you that you must not make the mistake and see Covid-19 as simply a virus because Jesus declared before His coming there will be signs and one of the signs which He says, will be pestilences, and pestilences that…

The National Covid-19 Task Force is addressing two security breaches that haveoccurred within the past four days at a resort on Nevis that had been approvedto offer guests a “vacation in place” quarantine option which permits guests whotest negative for Covid-19 upon arrival to utilise the services and amenities ofthe resort without leaving the property. Investigations into the matter haverevealed that the first of these two incidents occurred on Thursday evening andinvolved two (2) guests who illegally left the resort’s premises for approximatelytwo (2) hours. The second security breach took place after midnight on Saturdaymorning and involved six (6) guests…

The National Covid-19 Task Force is addressing two security breaches that have occurred within the past four days at a resort on Nevis that had been approved to offer guests a “vacation in place” quarantine option which permits guests who test negative for Covid-19 upon arrival to utilise the services and amenities of the resort without leaving the property. Investigations into the matter have revealed that the first of these two incidents occurred on Thursday evening and involved two (2) guests who illegally left the resort’s premises for approximately two (2) hours. The second security breach took place after midnight…

The St Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce extends our warmest congratulations to St. Kitts-Nevis National Bank as it began celebrations of its 50th Anniversarycelebrations on February 28, 2021. The Bank commenced operations in 1971, as the smallestbank in the Federation and now has grown to become the largest commercial bank in theEastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).According to its Managing Director, Dr. Analdo Bailey, National Bank was incorporated on 15February 1971, with paid up capital of $164,000.00 and total assets of $440,000.00, and now boasts a capital base of $539 million and total assets in excess of $3.3…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 12, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – As part of the Government’s initiative to improve public knowledge and information on the importance of vaccination, the Ministry of Health held another successful COVID-19 Information Session and Vaccination Clinic on Thursday, March 12. Closeto 100 persons from all cross sections of society turned up to the St. Paul’s Community Center to be part of the informative session. Majority of those persons in attendance were residents of St. Paul’s. MedicalChief of Staff of the JNF General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, was the lead presenter at…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 12, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, today, Friday, March 12, handed over five new computer labs to five primary schools in St. Kitts that will enhance the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the classroom. Thefive schools that benefited from this generous contribution by Ross University were the Edgar T. Morris Primary School, Estridge Primary, Violet Petty Primary, Sandy Point Primary, and the Newton Ground Primary School. Briefceremonies were held at each school today…