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BASSETERRE, St Kitts and Nevis and YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland, December 10, 2020 – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, the state-owned St. Kitts Electric Company (SKELEC) and Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN) today broke ground on a landmark solar generation and storage project that will provide between 30-35% of St. Kitts baseload energy needs for the next 20-25 years while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 740,000 metric tons. The $70 million microgrid project is being built by Leclanché, one of the world’s leading energy storage companies, which will serve as the prime engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. Leclanché…

Paris, December 11, 2020 (UNESCO): The Federation is poised to receive approximately US $80,000 from UNESCO to implement projects requiring technical assistance in educational, biodiversity and social frameworks over the period 2020- 2021. This is the first time that St. Kitts and Nevis will benefit from this record allocation under the UNESCO Participation Programme. Under the scheme, which runs over a two-year cycle, UNESCO member states submit, via their National Commissions, applications for funding designed to provide direct assistance for initiatives undertaken in the Organization’s fields of competence (education, culture, natural and human sciences and ICT) in line with priorities determined by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 11, 2020 (SKNIS): The COVID-19 quarantine system in St. Kitts and Nevis has been very effective in ensuring that inbound travellers are separated from the local population to protect against the spread of the novel coronavirus. This is essential since all 27 cases of the COVID-19 were imported.  At the December 09, 2020, National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) COVID-19 Weekly Briefing Dr. Hazel Laws, Chief Medical Officer, reiterated that all arriving passengers are placed in quarantine at a government-designated facility or a COVID-19 certified hotel. There is also an option for persons to quarantine at home. The government-designated facilities…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 11, 2020 (SKNIS): The virtual launch of the 2020 Taiwan Expo in St. Kitts and Nevis on December 11, 2020, is testament to the versatility and adaptability of the Taiwanese people, said Honourable Wendy Phipps, Minister of International Trade, Industry, Commerce, Consumer Affairs, and Labour. “Their longstanding investment in information and Communication Technologies for which they are now world leaders, and this expo is a further demonstration of that,” said Minister Phipps at the launch of the Expo. “The Taiwanese example of development is one for us to model our development of small island states such as…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 11, 2020 (SKNIS): The 2020 Virtual Taiwan Agricultural Expo in St. Kitts and Nevis opens the door for increased opportunity to establish trading relationships, said Giselle Matthews, President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CIC) during a launching ceremony for the event on Friday, December 11, 2020, at the Taiwan Technical Mission Office at Needsmust. “It does take away some of the human element and the opportunity to network directly with the exporter or the producer, but at the same time, it is also opening up an avenue for many people who would not have been able…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Officials within the Ministry responsible for Energy, as well as from the St. Kitts Electricity Company Limited (SKELEC) recognized several high school students who participated in the recently concluded CARICOM Energy Month Essay Competition.Dominique Williams of the Washington Archibald High School emerged the overall winner of the competition. She was awarded a Samsung Tablet valued EC $700. First place went to Kaseph Woodley who was presented with a cash prize of EC $350, while Cassandra Simmonds capped second place and was awarded a cash price of EC $200. Both Simmonds and Woodley are students…

EDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISSEMINATION In my capacity as Chief Medical Officer it is my duty to inform you that as of today, December 11, 2020 the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has confirmed an additional case of coronavirus disease. This international traveler landed in St Kitts on November 25, 2020 from the UnitedStates of America (USA) and has been in quarantine at one of the COVID-19 certified hotels since arrival in the Federation. The patient was duly notified and is in isolation. The last four cases are members of one family unit. This additional case brings the total…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 11, 2020 (RSCNPF): Cavin Grant of Fort Thomas Road is back in Police custody. He was apprehended by Police Officers on Wigley Avenue shortly after midday on Thursday, December 10 and was formally charged for the offence of Escaping Lawful Custody. — 30 —

In my capacity as Chief Medical Officer it is my duty to inform you that as of yesterday, December 10, 2020 the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has confirmed an additional case of coronavirus disease. This international traveler landed in St Kitts on November 29, 2020 fromthe United States of America (USA) and has been in quarantine at one of the COVID-19 certified hotels since arrival in the Federation. The patient was duly notified and is in isolation. This additional case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 27. Please note that 23 cases have fully recovered…

 POST- CABINET BRIEFING FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2020 Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 11, 2020 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, December 07, 2020, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Several issues affecting the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were deliberated on. Cabinet received the usual update from the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) and the Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC). The Director of the NEOC reported on the statistics regarding the movement in and out of the Federation this week. He also informed the Cabinet that…