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A special meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the monetary council of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) was held virtually on March 15, 2020, under the chairmanship of the monetary council and prime…

Several private stakeholders in St. Kitts and Nevis answered the call of the Federal Government to support initiatives that can protect against the transmission of COVID-19. The support also extends to assist with the treatment of any…

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting travel advisories and domestic screening requirements in place in St. Kitts and Nevis, The Caribbean Financial Task Force (CFATF) has postponed the onsite visit for the Mutual…

As a precautionary health measure due to health challenges associated with the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure et al wishes to inform the general public that all events and activities in…

Retired Nurses have been rehired by the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) to assist front line responders in screening all visitors and returning nationals at the island’s Ports of Entry.

The community at Her Majesty’s Prison is considered especially vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks because residents live so closely together. As a precautionary measure, the management of the Prison has taken the decision to limit…

Premier of Nevis, Hon. Mark Brantley says visits to the Seniors in care facility’s has been restricted to immediate family and caregivers to ensure that elders are protected from the rapidly spreading Coronavirus (COVID-19).

There is no need for panic if we support local farmers and eat local foods during a potential outbreak of the Coronavirus or COVID-19.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, said that protecting citizens and residents against any incidences of the COVID-19 in St. Kitts and Nevis requires an all-hands-on-deck approach.

As of today, March 18, 2020, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has not recorded any confirmed cases of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), despite the fact that at least 150 countries and territories worldwide, including several…

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.

On Monday, March 16, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, joined other leaders, Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from across the region on a conference call with representatives of the…