March 2020

On the recommendation of the ECCB Board of Directors, the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has approved grant funding, in the sum of EC$4.0m (EC$500,000 each), to the ECCB Member Governments, to help in their…

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, has recommended that in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, people who are displaying respiratory symptoms should remain at home.   

Messaging about social distancing, proper hand hygiene and cough etiquette is featured quite prominently on radio and television as well as on social media platforms as ways to protect against contracting COVID-19 otherwise known as the…

Head of the COVID-19 National Working Group, Abdias Samuel, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws have dismissed rumours circulating on social media that St. Kitts and Nevis has a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Describing himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump invoked rarely used emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also signed an aid package —…

The police have charged Alexander Samuel of Conaree Village for discharging a Loaded Firearm in a Public Place, Possession of Firearm, Possession of Ammunition and Possession of Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life on Tuesday. He remains in…

Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris and cabinet members were joined by health officials to update the residents of constituency number 6 on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak at a special edition of the “Vision 2020 And Beyond” town…

The St. Christopher Social Security Board has implemented measures to better protect customers from a potential Coronavirus outbreak.

We are closely monitoring the evolving situation surrounding the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and are following guidance from the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The Ministry of Education is continuing its rigorous approach to raise awareness among Ministry staff and prepare Educational Institutions to handle issues in relation to the Corona Virus.

As the country ramps up its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), authorities yesterday announced that the two major airports would be closed to incoming international flights from midnight tonight for the next two weeks.

Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has confirmed the St. Maarten has recorded its first COVID-19 (coronavirus) case. This was stated in her national address held on March 17.

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, who went into self-isolation Tuesday morning after reportedly feeling sick, has received good news: he does not have the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).