October 2021

During the October 13, 2021, NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF) and Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cameron Wilkinson indicated that the Rapid Antigen Test for COVID-19 may…

Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, outlined some upcoming cruises for St. Kitts and Nevis for October and November during a Press Conference held at the CUNA Caribbean Conference Center on October 14.

Owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the National Carnival celebration was held virtually for the first time. Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF) and Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cameron Wilkinson…

Today, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS), joined the rest of the global community to celebrate World Standards Day.

Conservative politician David Amess has been stabbed to death by a man who walked into his meeting with constituents.

The Honourable Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE, LL.D, Chief Justice, has been recognised by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Academy for Law as a Pioneering Caribbean Woman Jurist.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in St. Kitts and Nevis is raising the caution flag about a potential crisis that may develop as a result of the global supply chain bottleneck.

The timely contribution of two forty-bed field hospitals, two vans, and IT equipment to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis by the United States (US) signals another step of the US’ continued commitment to further strengthening the health…

The long-standing relationship between the United States Southern Command (U.S. SOUTHCOM) and the government of St. Kitts and Nevis remains strong and will be continued for some time to the mutual benefit of both.

Minister of Health, Hon Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Attorney General, Vincent Byron Jr., Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration, Hon Hazel Brandy-Williams, Permanent Secretaries, Her Excellency Linda Taglialatela, Ambassador…

Members of the general public are being encouraged to take advantage of the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) freehand sanitizers and masks distribution.

World Mental Health Day was observed on October 10, 2021, under the theme “Mental Health in an Unequal World”. Michele de la Coudray-Blake, Director of the Counselling Department, and Jamilla Connor of the St. Kitts Mental Health…

St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to benefit from increased international support for its disaster reduction agenda, which aims to reduce existing disaster risks and prevent new ones.

The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis joined the global community on October 13 to observe International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) under the theme #OnlyTogether.

The following is an address by Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration on the occasion of World Food Day on October 16.