You are invited to a service to pray for the protection of the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis and the Caribbean as we begin the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
The service will take place on Wednesday, 1st June 2022 at 4:30 pm at the Pentecost Church of God located at Boone Avenue, Basseterre, St. Kitts.
]]>The organizing committee of the St. Kitts Music Festival is inviting interested persons to register for the Treasure hunt which will be held on Saturday 21st May, 2022, starting at the back of the Old Treasury Building, Port Zante, commencing promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Registration can be done at www.vhcomregistration.com or on the day of the hunt between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.
]]>Please note the following cruise schedule from Monday 1st November to Friday 5th November, 2021:
Tuesday 2nd November, 2021:
Wednesday 3rd November, 2021:
Thursday 4th November, 2021:
The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) is a leading provider of Air and Sea Ports services in the Eastern Caribbean. We are committed to the continuous enhancement of our service and facilities to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction to all stakeholders. To this end we are seeking to have dynamic, motivated and ambitious personnel, join our security/port constabulary team as we continue to build a culture of excellence.
Job Requirements
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Contact Information
Interested, qualified persons should send a résumé and cover letter addressed to:
Human Resource Manager
St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority
P.O. Box 963 Bird Rock
Basseterre St. Kitts.
or email: info@scaspa.com
Deadline for receiving applications is Friday September 24, 2021.
]]>My fellow citizens and residents:
In my address to the Nation on June 12, 2021, I outlined a number of measures intended to contain the community spread of the COVID-19 virus. I stated that these measures would be in place for 14 days until June 26, 2021. The measures taken as a whole were intended mainly to significantly contain the spread of COVID-19.
We continually emphasized the importance of the use of the non-pharmaceutical measures of social distancing, wearing of masks and hand sanitizing to decrease the spread. We warned about complacency and inaction in this fight as the virus is relentless in its attack and we needed to be relentless in our efforts at containing it and protecting ourselves.
The reduction envisaged over the 14-day incubation period was not realized. Further, sadly over the last week we suffered the loss of 3 of our fellow citizens from this dreaded virus. Every life is precious. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased.
We are very satisfied that our vaccination programme was successfully rolled out, culminating in over 800 persons yesterday Thursday and today we had over 900 persons showing up for their second dose of the vaccine.
There is still over 30 percent of the adult population who have not yet received a single dose. The virus will continue to target the vulnerable and unprotected persons in our community and find a way to spread itself. Until we contain this wave of infection and all who should be vaccinated are vaccinated and protected, we will remain vulnerable to this virus.
Against this backdrop, I wish to inform you that today the Federal Cabinet met and, after a thorough evaluation of the situation, determined that there is a need for more restrictive measures to help stop the movement of people and bring to a halt the current wave that has threatened the fabric of all of our institutions and every sector of our society.
We understand the social, psychological and economic impact this may have on our citizens and residents but believe it is necessary for the benefit of all.
We will also do all within our power to get everyone safely through this period and provide assistance to those in need, through the social services arm of Government. Our National Task Force will organize the delivery of care packages to those in need.
The Restrictions
Under these new restrictive measures, the State of Emergency remains in place for both St. Kitts and Nevis and the existing curfew for both islands will continue. But there will be for the island of St. Kitts:
There will be a special carve out for the island of Nevis, which will basically remain the same as obtains presently but will be detailed in the SR&O.
On Monday, we will convene an emergency sitting of the Parliament. We believe that this is necessary in our fight against the COVID pandemic because of the current spread of the virus here in our Country.
We believe that this difficult state of affairs in our beloved Federation requires that we extend the state of emergency, like ten other countries in the region have done, to allow us to use the emergency powers to assist our Health Team and Security Personnel in the fight against this deadly virus.
My citizens and residents, in this fight the actions of every single individual affect us all.
I urge you to do the right thing and protect yourselves over the next 14 days to prevent the continued spread of the virus.
I urge you to use the opportunity to get vaccinated so you can protect yourself, your family, and community. Vaccination is our most powerful tool to defeat the virus. The success of our vaccination roll-out so far calls for optimism.
There is light at the end of the tunnel if, and I am confident that our people will do the right thing over these coming two weeks, that will allow us to emerge safer and stronger. Let us be united in the fight for our lives and our Country. To better protect ourselves, let us get vaccinated and adhere to the COVID-19 protocols. Let us adopt the appropriate behavior needed to fight this deadly virus.
May God continue to protect us.
I Thank You.
]]>Missing Person — Mr. Purcel Hope was last seen in Stapleton on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at about 7 pm wearing a black tam on his head, a brown shirt, green pants and no shoes.
If anyone has any information with regards to the whereabouts of Mr. Purcel Hope please contact the Basseterre Police Station at 465-2241, the nearest Police Station or call the Crime Hotline at 707. All information shared will be treated as confidential.
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
June 14, 2021
Issued By: Office of the Chief Medical Officer
This evening, Monday June 14, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation. Over this past weekend we have recorded twenty-two (22) additional cases. These new cases are nationals. The individuals are in isolation and are being monitored. These cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 209 with 195 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 64 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now one hundred forty–five (145) active cases.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021 and we will update you as the situation unfolds. We will broaden our web of contact tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging everyone to comply with them especially at this time.
We remind you that the AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children.
We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated. You can access the COVID-19 vaccine at any health center in St. Kitts during this week Monday to Friday between the hours of 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and any health center in Nevis during this week between the hours of 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the Federation.
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
June 4, 2021
Issued By: Office of the Chief Medical Officer
This evening, FridayJune4, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation. Within the last twenty-four hours we have recorded five(5) additional cases. These new cases are nationals and are referred to as Case #79 through to Case #83.The individuals are in isolation and are being monitored. These cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 83 with 69 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 51 cases have fully re cove red with zero deaths. There are now thirty-two(32) active cases.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021and we will update you as the situation unfolds. We will broaden our web of contact tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging everyone to comply with them especially at this time.
We remind you that the AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children.
We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca / Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated. You can access the COVID-19 vaccine at any health center in St. Kitts tomorrow Saturday June 5, 2021 between 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and at two health centers in Nevis-Charlestown Health Center between 8:00am to 1:00 pm and Gingerland Health Center between 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the Federation.
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
June 3, 2021
Issued By: Office of the Chief Medical Officer
This afternoon,ThursdayJune3, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation. Within the last twenty-four hours we have recorded four (4) additional cases. These new cases are nationals and are referred to as Case #75 through to Case #78. The individuals are in isolation at a COVID-19 certified facility. These cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 78 with 64 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 51cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now twenty-seven(27) active cases. These patients are stable and are being monitored.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021and we will update you as the situation unfolds. We will broaden our web of contact tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging everyone to comply with them especially at this time.
We remind you that the AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children. We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated. You can access the COVID-19 vaccine at any health center in St. Kitts during this week Monday to Friday between the hours of 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm and any health center in Nevis during this week between the hours of 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the Federation.
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
June 2, 2021
Issued By: Office of the Chief Medical Officer
This afternoon, Wednesday June 2, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation. Within the last twenty-four hours we have recorded one(1) additional case. This new case is a national and is referred to as Case #74. The individual is in isolation at a COVID-19 certified facility. This case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 74 with 60 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 48 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now twenty-six(26)active cases. These patients are stable and are being monitored.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021and we will update you as the situation unfolds. We will broaden our web of contact tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging everyone to comply with them especially at this time.
We remind you that the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children.
We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated. You can access the COVID-19 vaccine at any health center in St. Kitts during this week Monday to Friday between the hours of 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm and any health center in Nevis during this week between the hours of 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the Federation.
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
May 30, 2021
Issued By: Office of the Chief Medical Officer
This morning, Sunday May30, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation. Within the last twenty-four hours we have recorded one(1) additional case. This new case is referred to as Case #69 who is a national and is linked to previous cases. The individual is in isolation. This case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 69 with 55 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 48 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now twenty-one (21) active cases. These patients are stable and are being monitored.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021 and we will update you as the situation unfolds. We will broaden our web of contact tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging everyone to comply with them especially at this time.
We remind you that the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children.
We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated. You can access the COVID-19 vaccine at any health center in St. Kitts during this week Monday to Frida y between the hours of 1:00pm to 6:00pm and any health center in Nevis during this week between the hours of 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and well being of the people of the Federation.
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
May 26, 2021
Issued By: Office of the Chief Medical Officer
This morning, Wednesday May 26, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation. Within the last thirty-six hours we have recorded one (1) additional case. This new case is referred to as Case # 61 who is a national and is linked to cases #51 & #52. The individual is in isolation at a COVID-19 certified facility. This case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 61 with 47 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 45 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now sixteen (16) active cases. These patients are stable and are being monitored.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021 and we will update you as the situation unfolds. We will broaden our web of contact tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging everyone to comply with them especially at this time.
We remind you that the AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children. We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the Federation.
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
May 24, 2021
Issued By: Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education
This evening, Monday May 24, 2021, I wish to update you on the present COVID-19 situation. Within the last twenty-four hours we have recorded six (6) additional cases, all from the same household. These six new cases are referred to as Case # 55 through to Case # 60. The
individuals are in isolation at a COVID-19 certified facility. These additional cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 60 with 46 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 45 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now fifteen (15) active cases. These patients are stable and are being monitored.
As we continue the extensive contact tracing exercise, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education wish to inform you of the proactive decision to close all schools in the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis. All public and private schools in St. Kitts & Nevis, at the Early Childhood, primary, and secondary levels are physically closed for the next two weeks effective Tuesday May 25, 2021. This is in an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021 and we will update you as the situation unfolds. We will broaden our web of contact tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging everyone to comply with them especially at this time.
We remind you that the AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children. We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the Federation.
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
May 24, 2021
Issued By: Office of the Chief Medical Officer
This morning, Monday May 24, 2021, I wish to update you on the present situation. Since the special COVID-19 Press Briefing yesterday afternoon, we have recorded two (2) additional cases identified in our investigation of case #46. These two new cases are referred to as Case #53 and Case #54. Case #53 is an imported case and is closely related to case #47. The individual is an inbound passenger who arrived in the Federation on May 9, 2021. Case #54 is a national and had close contact with case #49. The individuals are in isolation at a COVID-19 certified facility.
These additional cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 54 with 40 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 45 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now nine (9) active cases. These patients are stable and are being monitored.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021 and we will continually update you as the situation unfolds. We will continue to broaden our web of contact tracing and testing to identify all possible contacts. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the COVID-19 virus and contain this cluster of cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We continue to urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging you to comply with them especially at this time.
The AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is our main tool in fighting this virus and we urge you to come forward and get vaccinated. By getting vaccinated you are not only protecting yourself but those who cannot be vaccinated such as all of our school children. Today is a public holiday and the Ministry of Health will open every Health Center in St. Kitts from 8 :00 am to 4:00 pm so persons can have the opportunity to come forward and be vaccinated. In Nevis, the Gingerland Health Center will be open from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon. We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca Oxford Vaccine and take advantage of this opportunity to be vaccinated. The AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine is the best shot at protecting ourselves from COVID-19.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the Federation. #Vaccines–work #Do–Not–Wait-Vaccinate
]]>Ministry of Health Media Release
May 23, 2021
Issued By: Office of the Chief Medical Officer
On Saturday May 22, 2021, the Ministry of Health, announced that St. Kitts and Nevis had recorded one additional case of Covid-19, bringing to 50 the total number of confirmed cases of the virus in the Federation.
This morning, I wish to update you on the present situation. Since the previous media release last night, we have recorded two(2) additional cases as a result of the contact tracing exercise that is currently on the way as a result of case #46. Case #51 and Case #52 are nationals and both have had close contact with case #49.The individuals are in isolation at a COVID-19 certified facility.
These additional cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 52 with 38 cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 45 cases have fully recovered with zero deaths. There are now seven(7) active cases. These patients are stable and are being monitored.
The Ministry of Health continues its robust contact tracing exercise which began on Wednesday May 19, 2021. The process will continue over this holiday weekend and into next week. We will continue to identify, assess and test contacts of these cases. The aim is to break the chains of transmission of the SARS CoV-2 virus and contain this cluster of COVID-19 cases. The Ministry of Health wishes to assure the public that all measures are being taken to restrict the spread of coronavirus.
We continue to urge you to adhere to the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. These include wearing a face mask when in public places, maintaining good hand hygiene, maintaining physical distance of at least 6 feet from others when in public places and avoiding crowds and events. These non-pharmaceutical measures work, and we are encouraging you to comply with them especially at this time.
COVID-19 vaccine is a pharmaceutical tool/measure that is now being employed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Health launched its national COVID-19 vaccination program over 12 weeks ago and to date17.7% of the target population has been fully vaccinated and 47.3 % of the target population has been covered with the first dose. We continue to encourage persons to empower themselves with the facts about the benefits of the AstraZeneca Oxford Vaccine and accept it. The AstraZeneca vaccine is the best shot at protecting ourselves from COVID-19.
Let us work together to maintain and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of the Federation. #Vaccines–Work #Do–Not–Wait-Vaccinate
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