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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) continues to work assiduously to complete Queries and Requests for Reviews, in order to finalise grades for Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®) July/August examinations.We understand the psychosocial impact of the extended COVID-19 related circumstances and have heard the concerns of Ministry officials, teachers, parents and students. These concerns are being addressed with further consideration of the hardships that students and their parents may have been experiencing. In addition to the Requests for Reviews which have been submitted, CXC® in accordance with the Independent Review Team (IRT)…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 7, 2020 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, on Sunday December 6 joined the congregation at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Lemon Hill, Bourryeau, for worship as he celebrated the 27th anniversary of service to the country as a Parliamentarian and his birthday, where he took time to thank his supporters over the years. “It is really a good feeling to be here and I want to thank all who have taken the time out to be part of this very special service intended to acknowledge God’s presence in my…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 07, 2020 (RSCNPF): Commissioner of Police Hilroy Brandy is sending a word of caution to the potential patrons of various events that are being advertised. He is encouraging persons to ensure that an event has approval before purchasing tickets. “We know that tickets are being sold for events that I have not signed off on and some do not even meet the criteria. This is not fair to the person buying the ticket. Event organisers need to be responsible. The situation this year has presented unique challenges. This is new for all of us, but at the…

Dear Tourism Stakeholders, St. Kitts will provide “Safe Harbouring” for the Royal Caribbean Group Vessels, Grandeur of the Seas, originating from the Port of Miami/Coco Cay and Rhapsody of the Seas originating from St. Maarten. Rhapsody of the Seas will arrive into the Federation on Sunday, December 6th 2020, and meet the Federation’s COVID-19 regulations, including arrival travel requirements, and health and safety protocols for all international travelers. Grandeur of the Seas is due to arrive later next week and a confirmed date will be announced.Grandeur of the Seas has 87 crew members and Rhapsody of the Seas has 78 crew members.Upon arrival at Port Zante, the crew for both…

In my capacity as Chief Medical Officer it is my duty to inform you that as of yesterday, December 4, 2020 the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has confirmed three (3) additional cases of coronavirus disease. Based on the travel records of these three international travellers or non- nationals – one landed in St Kitts on November 20, 2020 from India, one landed in St Kitts on November 28 from the United States of America (USA) and the other landed on November 29,2020 from the USA. These three additional imported cases have been in quarantine at COVID-19 certified hotels…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2020 (SKNIS): Over 100 new students were inducted into the Department of Youth Empowerment’s Volunteer Corps Programme during a brief launching ceremony of the 2020-2021 Volunteer Corps held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic School (ICCS) Auditorium on Thursday, December 03, 2020.Minister of Youth, the Honourable Jonel Powell, welcomed the inductees and saluted the staff of the Department of Youth Empowerment for the initiative.“I commend the Department of Youth for creating this Volunteer Corps and all of those opportunities that come as a result of it. I must admit that the Volunteer Corps… shows that it is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2020 (SKNIS): International partnerships are an essential diplomatic tool to St. Kitts and Nevis and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) when discussing major issues such as climate change at global fora.Cheryl Jeffers, Conservation Officer in the Department of Environment, said that at the international level most global organizations have one simple rule. One vote per country. Such is the case at the Conference of Parties (COP). Ms. Jeffers said that SIDS usually group together and vote the same way to ensure that greater global focus is placed on issues affecting their countries.Rising sea levels is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (December 4th, 2020)—The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. will be conducting meter audits in the Village to West Farm areas from Monday 7th December to Sunday 13th December 2020. During this time our advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technicians will be upgrading our smart meters. This audit and upgrade will affect customers living in The Village, Buckley’s, Lime Kiln, Bayview, Camps, Ocean Gardens, Mattingley Heights, Dewars, Lower and Upper Buckley’s, St. Johnson Village, Laguerite, West Farm and Boyds. Customers will experience a short interruption of service on Monday 7th December 2020. This upgrade is necessary for SKELEC to continue to provide safe and reliable service to its customers. We look forward to the kind cooperation and…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 4, 2020 (MMS-SKN) — On Monday November 29 in 1993, 28-year-old Mr Timothy Harris of Tabernacle Village was elected as the Area Parliamentary Representative for St Christopher Seven (Bellevue to Ottley’s) and exactly seven days later, on Monday December 6, he celebrated his 29th birthday, Twenty seven years later, those two anniversaries are still seven days apart. However new developments have taken place among them the people of Constituency Number Seven patting themselves on the back for having had the vision to make the right choice when they elected the youthful politician who is still not only their…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 04, 2020 (SKNIS): To better manage the environment for future life and survival, the Department of Environment in St. Kitts and Nevis focuses on three broad pillars namely climate change, biodiversity, and ozone.Climate Change is the changes in weather patterns that affect all sectors and human life; biodiversity deals with natural resources – plants, animals, and humans, while ozone deals with the banning of those refrigerants that destroy the ozone layer.“From those three pillars then there are sub-sections within these relevant focus areas, recognizing that most of the Multilateral United Nations Agreements – the focal point within…