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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 17, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Probation and Child Protection Services continues to work closely with stakeholders to provide comprehensive services to children, parents, and families in need of assistance, said Gerald Connor, Acting Director in the department. “We work closely with a number of different government agencies – the Counseling Unit, the National Drug Council, the Ministry of Education, who has guidance counselors within the school systems and we do that to ensure that children have wrap-around services, not just the children but their families to ensure that they understand the situation [COVID-19 and its impact]…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 15, 2021 (SKNIS): During the June 15, 2021 edition of “Leadership Matters” Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris applauded the vaccination progress made by the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. The ongoing government vaccination programme has so far been a great success, with 66 percent of the adult population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as stated by Prime Minister Harris. “We have good news. A significant number of our citizens and residents are now vaccinated. 66.3 percent of those adults who should be vaccinated are vaccinated. I congratulate…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2021 (SKNIS): In an attempt to better protect the nation’s borders and people from the COVID-19 virus, the Team-Unity Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is considering the use of electronic bracelets to track persons who are placed in home quarantine. This was stated by Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, during his appearance at the National Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Briefing on June 16 in response to the question asked on whether the Federation has considered adopting Barbados’ policy on the use of electronic bracelets. In Barbados, to make sure arriving travelers follow the latest COVID-19 protocols, officials…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws announced on the June 16 edition of the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing that the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is currently monitoring 186 active cases of the COVID-19 virus with six persons currently hospitalized. “At present, we have 186 active cases and we have 20 recoveries during this time period. During this period we have had a total of 13 hospitalizations, seven individuals have since been discharged, stable, and so at the present, we have six cases in the hospital and one, in particular, is experiencing moderate COVID-19 disease,”…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, said that he is very satisfied with the vendor relocation initiative on the island of St. Christopher during his virtual forum series ‘Leadership Matters’ on June 15. He said, “Yesterday I took the personal interest in visiting the market to see how things were going there and to speak to a number of vendors. I was very satisfied by what I saw there.” “There are the usual hiccups in getting started from the short notice but persons were settling in and I am advised…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Bus drivers in St. Kitts and Nevis are reminded to strictly adhere to the regulation limiting the number of passengers allowed in the vehicle at one time. The 50 percent seating capacity limitation is a temporary public health and safety measure designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 within the twin-island Federation. On the June 15, 2021, edition of Leadership Matters, Police Superintendent Cromwell Henry noted that in the past some public transportation drivers have chosen to ignore the regulation and have exceeded the seating capacity. “So far, what we have been doing is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Acting Director in the Department of Probation and Child Protection Services, Gerald Connor, said that it is extremely important for children to identify and understand abuse early to minimize its long-term effects. Mr. Connor was at the time discussing the protection of children during the COVID-19 Pandemic on the June 16 edition of “Working for You.” He noted that there are violence and abuse in the home and that is something that should not be hidden within society as children are often exposed to such behaviours. “We need to start teaching our children these things at a very…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Superintendent of Police, Cromwell Henry, appealed to all citizens, residents, and visitors in St. Kitts and Nevis to actively join the fight against COVID-19 by staying at home unless it is absolutely necessary to go out, and to adhere to all temporary public health and safety measures. He made the call on Tuesday’s (June 15, 2021) edition of Leadership Matters. A State of Emergency was declared by His Excellency the Governor-General as a result of a new wave of COVID-19 infections within the community. To date, there are 186 active cases, 65 recovered cases…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, said that the Ministry of Health implemented four robust measures, namely contact tracing, COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and restriction of movement to safeguard the general public and to help contain the Coronavirus outbreak. “We have a team of trained contact tracing personnel who engage all the cases, compile the list of significant contacts who are then interviewed, placed in self-quarantine for 14 days and tested,” said CMO Dr. Laws on the June 15 edition of Leadership Matters. “The team reached 1887 contacts already and has officially released…

The management of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) moved swiftly to implement measures toprotect the health of personnel and residents after members of staff and inmates tested positivefor the COVID-19 virus. The HMP recorded its first confirmed case on June 10, after the returnof a resident’s test result. The following day, the test results for two (2) members of staff werepositive as well.Commissioner of Corrections Terrance James wants to assure the public that they are doingeverything they can to safeguard the health of all concerned. He has been working closely withthe National COVID-19 Task Force and has been receiving advice from…