Fifty-three (53) of the Federation’s students studying in Jamaica who have had difficulty getting home because of border closings caused by the coronavirus pandemic, have returned to St. Kitts and Nevis.

The students returned on Thursday April 30^th on a charter flight, organized by the Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs.

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Federal Government, the Hon. Mark Brantley, spoke of the recent development during Thursday’s CoVID-19 briefing here on Nevis.

Minister Brantley also spoke of the cost of the chartered flight.

Premier of Nevis and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Mark Brantley.

According to the Premier, 21 of the 53 students who have returned from Jamaica, are from Nevis.