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SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OUTAGES FOR 7th FEBRUARY – 11th FEBRUARY Basseterre, St. Kitts (4th February 2022)—The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. is advising the public of scheduled maintenance outages for the week Monday 7th February – Friday 11th February 2022. The scheduled maintenance outages are necessary to perform maintenance as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability. DATETIMEAREA(S) TO BE AFFECTEDMonday 7th February 20229:00am-3:00pmCunningham, Lower Hermitage9:00am-12:00pmVerchildsTuesday 8th February 20229:00am-11:00amFrigate Bay: The Strip9:00am-12:00pmFrigate Bay: Golf View, Putter Park Wednesday 9th February 20229:00am-12:00pmBuckleys to Camps East10:00am-1:00pmWest Farm to BoydsThursday 10th February 20229:00am-3:00pmBird Rock Main Road Friday 11th February 20229:00am-1:00pmMonkey Hill Customers in these communities can expect an…

The Government of Mexico along with multinational technology company HUAWEI have launched the second edition of the scholarship program “HUAWEI-SRE 1,000 Talents for the Digital Development of Latin America and the Caribbean: Closing the digital gender gap”, for women interested in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): students, professionals and/or academics interested. The programs will be conducted completely online and in English language, with a duration of 6 to 20 hours depending on the chosen area: 1. Artificial Intelligence (HCIA-AI), 2. Internet of Things (HCIA-IoT), 3. Data Communication (HCIA-Datacom), 4. Data storage, 5. Cloud service 6. Macro Data (Big Data). It…

The Government of Mexico along with multinational technology company HUAWEI have launched the second edition of the scholarship program “HUAWEI-SRE 1,000 Talents for the Digital Development of Latin America and the Caribbean: Closing the digital gender gap”, for women interested in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): students, professionals and/or academics interested. The programs will be conducted completely online and in English language, with a duration of 6 to 20 hours depending on the chosen area: 1. Artificial Intelligence (HCIA-AI), 2. Internet of Things (HCIA-IoT), 3. Data Communication (HCIA-Datacom), 4. Data storage, 5. Cloud service 6. Macro Data (Big Data). It…

Vegetable oils and dairy products push FAO Food Price Index higher February 3, 2022, Rome, Italy – Rome – The gauge for world food prices went up in January,largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.The FAO Food Price Index averaged 135.7 points in January, 1.1 percent higher than inDecember. The Index tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-tradedfood commodities.The FAO Vegetable Oils Price Index led the rebound in January, increasing by 4.2 percentmonth-on-month and reversing its December decline to reach an all-time high. Quotations forall major oils rose, also…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 04, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, strongly encourages individuals to step forward to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or a booster shot as the Federation grapples with nine COVID-19 related deaths in two weeks. The Omicron variant is the dominant strain currently in circulation in St. Kitts and Nevis. It is highly transmissible and the World Health Organization reports that elderly persons and those with underlying chronic conditions face an elevated risk of death compared to other groups. Unvaccinated persons face a higher risk of becoming severely ill or dying. Nine persons…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) wishes to advise that theCaribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate®(CSEC®) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence® (CCLSC®) examinations will be administered in their original format; that is, for CAPE® and CSEC® Papers 01, 02 and 031/School-Based Assessments (SBAs) or Paper 032 for private candidates, and for CCSLC®, Papers 01 and 031/School-Based Assessments. CXC® will maintain the strategy of 100% SBA moderation across allcentres, for all subjects in 2022.Examination dates are as follows:• May/June CAPE® examinations: 2 May – 10 June 2022• May/June CSEC®: 2 May – 3 June…

asseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, updated entertainers and promoters on the good news of a possible return to major events, hopefully by March 2022. “The National COVID-19 Task Force in our deliberations has agreed to have the Cabinet consider the commencement of major events – fetes and activities as of the month of March. As per the date, we will communicate that with you as soon as we get the consideration and deliberation of the Federal Cabinet of Ministers,” said Mr. Samuel at the February 02, 2022, NEOC COVID-19 Press…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2022 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on January 24th, 27th, 28th, and 31st, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. During their meeting, Cabinet deliberated on matters which could impact the Federation. Cabinet was brought up to date on a post-mortem on the re-opening of face-to-face classes in all the schools and also received a report on the Irish Town Primary School. The Cabinet was also given an insight into the supply chain disruption issues and efforts of the Ministry of Trade in coordinating with the Ministry of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2022 (SKNIS): As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to have an unprecedented impact worldwide, Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, has appealed to the general public to protect vulnerable groups in the community.The appeal was made at the February 02, 2022, NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room. “Vulnerable groups are one the groups that we have to protect in our country and this appeal is for you to protect that particular group in our society. Please do your best and do it now. If you are…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in St. Kitts and Nevis continue to steadily decline as health officials move forward with the successful Roll Up 2 Roll Out Vaccination Campaign while promoting non-pharmaceutical measures to reduce the spread of the deadly virus that has claimed 37 lives in the Federation. Over the period January 26 to February 01, 2022, there were 115 cases detected with 322 recoveries. In contrast, newly diagnosed cases stood at 305, with 936 recoveries between the period January 18 to 25, 2022. “The number of cases is going down and we are…