Nevis records an Additional case of COVID-19
That was Premier of Nevis and Senior Minister of Health, the Hon. Mark Brantley. He made the announcement on Tuesday morning (June 15th). His announcement comes following twenty-two…
SKN Surpasses 10,000 Fully Vaccinated threshold
10,000 people are now fully vaccinated in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis As at June 14th 2021, the Federal Ministry of Health reported that 10,117 citizens and…
36 SKN Nationals graduate from the Monroe College
On June 15th 2021, 36 St. Kitts and Nevis Nationals graduated from the Monroe College, with degrees ranging from Bachelors to Masters. The graduation ceremony for the class of…
PM Harris encourages people “Work from Home” due to community spread
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris. This comes on the heels of the Federation dealing with an uptake in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 being…
34.3 million dollars in Severance paid since pandemic
That was Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris giving an update on the severance payments paid out to affected workers made redundant on both islands. Since the…
“Super spreader” of Covid-19 recorded in SKN
Coming on the heels of 119 confirmed cases recorded in St. Kitts- Nevis, the country’s Chief Medical Officer, has provided some details about the recent cases. Here is Dr.…
Vaccination of “70% of the target population is not herd immunity” so says Let’s Talk Panelist
'Herd immunity', also known as 'population immunity' according to the World Health Organisation is the indirect protection from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through…
Nightly curfews implemented for two weeks, following additional Covid-19 Cases
In the wake of the current community spread in the Federation, Federal Minister of Health, Akilah Byron-Nisbett, announced a new curfew. A nightly curfew was in place from 11pm to…
World Environment Day 2021 observed in SKN
“Ecosystem Restoration” is the 2021 theme for World Environment Day 2021 and is a global mission to revive billions of hectares, from forests to farmlands, from the top of mountains…
Fisheries Sector Makes Major Gains Despite Pandemic Lull
That was Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris. As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis prepares for an economic rebound post-COVID-19, Prime Minister Harris gave a brief…
Schools closed for the rest of the academic year due to Covid-19 community spread
That was Federal Minister of Education, Jonel Powell. Schools in St. Kitts and Nevis were initially closed to in-person lessons for two weeks on May 24th, after contact tracing…
Federal Gov’t exploring option to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Federal Minister of Health, Akilah Byron-Nisbett. Her comment is also in keeping with the fact that the current batch of Astra Zeneca vaccines SKN has are due to expire by…