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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 19, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health’s robust contact tracing continues to identify new cases of COVID-19 with twenty-six (26) positive results within the last 24 hours. St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Situation Report No. 450 as of Saturday 19th June, 2021, states that the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 330 with 256 active cases, 73 recovered cases, and one death. 315 of those cases were recorded in St. Kitts while 15 were registered in Nevis. To date, there have been 19, 303 negative results. The country’s vaccination programme has been making steady progress with…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) has welcomedanother partner into the fold with the Thursday, 17 June 2021 signing of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with the Western Illinois University (WIU). Due to the COVID-19 travelrestrictions, this signing was held virtually and broadcast online on CXC® TV.Under this agreement, Caribbean students seeking to take advantage of degreeprogrammes at WIU will benefit from the matching of coursework requirements at WIUagainst the CXC® syllabus, which will allow for more seamless matriculation. The CXC®Associate Degree and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®)qualifications will also be recognised by WIU. As such, students can use…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Over 600 persons in St. Kitts have benefited from the government’s social assistance programme that provides meals and care packages to eligible persons. The programme was introduced last month as a result of the COVID-19 spread within the community. At the June 16, 2021, COVID-19 Briefing by the National Emergency Operations Centre, the Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, said that figures from the Ministry of Social Development indicate that approximately 39 hot meals were provided on a daily basis over the past week to persons who are in quarantine. Similarly,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Acting Director of the Department of Probation and Child Protection Services, Gerald Connor, says that children have been affected by domestic disputes, as well as economic hardship, brought about by COVID-19 lockdowns where some parents have lost their jobs. During the June 16 edition of ‘Working for You’, Mr. Connor spoke about some of the issues that came about from the first lockdown in 2020. “A father can no longer afford to help to pay the rent because he is probably working construction and working in one of those vulnerable areas that took one of the hardest blows and therefore he can no…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Acting Director in the Department of Probation and Child Protection Services, Gerald Connor, said that the unit serves dual purposes and has an important role to play in ensuring that children and young people are kept safe from harm. Our department operates two-fold. You have the child protection and that unit deals with children who are vulnerable, are being abused and are disenfranchised in a way that would cause whatever type of abuse, be it mental or physical,” said Acting Director in the Department of Probation and Child Protection Service, Gerald Connor, on Working for You on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): On Saturday, June 19, 2021, St. Kitts and Nevis will be at the halfway point of a 14-day partial lockdown instituted to slow the community spread of COVID-19. “The virus doesn’t move if people do not move” has been stated repeatedly by health experts the world over. This rationale is what prompted local health authorities to recommend the extension of the curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. as well as limited operations and movement in the hours outside of the curfew. At a press conference on Thursday (June 17), Medical Chief of Staff…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): According to St. Kitts & Nevis’ COVID-19 Situation Report for Friday 18th June, 2021, the positive cases of COVID-19 have increased by 25 from the report given the day before. Active cases now stand at 233, with 70 recovered, one death, and 304 confirmed cases since the first two detected cases on March 24, 2020. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws said that the 25 new positive cases are not linked to Her Majesty’s Prison, which has seen an outbreak with 37 inmates and two members of staff testing positive for the SARS CoV-2, the virus…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): The long-awaited arrival of the Celebrity Millennium cruise line has been delayed until further notice, according to the Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Mr. Abdias Samuel. He made these comments at the NEOC COVID-19 Briefing on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. “The Ministry of Tourism and the (St. Kitts) Tourism Authority have indicated due to the restriction of movement that has been implemented, the port of call that should have been scheduled for June 16, 2021, by the Celebrity Millennium has been delayed until further notice. The situation remains fluid and we anticipate…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws during June 17, 2021, NEOC briefing outlined the aims of the National COVID-19 Task Force for protecting the lives of citizen and residents alike and measures persons can take to protect themselves.“Our overall aim is to flatten the curve. We have four public health interventions that we have employed to help us in this fight against COVID-19. We have contact tracing; we continue testing; we continue our COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 18, 2021 (SKNIS): In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Probation and Child Protection Services continues to ensure that at-risk youth are in contact with their relevant case officers across the Federation. Acting Director in the department Mr. Gerald Connor was the guest on the June 16, 2021 edition of “Working For You” where he detailed how the department continues to function given the circumstances with respect to the ongoing pandemic. “Each officer is still mandated to keep in contact with the young people they are working with. So, we are making it…