COVID-19

In my capacity as Chief Medical Officer it is my duty to inform you that as of yesterday, December 4, 2020 the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has confirmed three (3) additional cases of coronavirus disease. Based on the travel records of…

Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) was granted in the United Kingdom (UK) for the use of a COVID-19 vaccine, which was produced by Pfizer and BioNTech. The vaccine has a very high efficacy rate of about 95 percent. The Caribbean is expected…

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS FOR ST. KITTS & NEVIS - UPDATE #2

St. Kitts & Nevis officially opened its borders to international travel on October 31, 2020. This update outlines three changes that have been made to the travel requirements for visitors arriving to the Federation.

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Hazel Laws, outlined in detail the travel entry COVID-19 protocols for the reopening of the Federation’s borders on October 31.

Health and fitness enthusiasts showed up in their numbers early Saturday morning to participate in the September 12 Caribbean Wellness Day Health walk.

Applications for this month’s instalment of the COVID-19 stimulus payment must be submitted on or before 4 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020.

Coaches from the Department of Sports and others that work within the primary school system are learning more about the new curriculum guiding health and wellness education.

In its latest update on travel recommendations by destination, the CDC has upgraded St. Kitts & Nevis COVID-19 Risk Assessment Level as “No Travel Health Notice: COVID-19 Risk is Very Low.”

The St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board hereby announces a continued stimulus payment for the unemployed for the month of September ONLY, as announced by the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris.

Public schools on Nevis reopened for the 2020/2021 academic year on September 07, 2020, and the Hon. Troy Liburd, Junior Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) is satisfied with the school’s compliance with the…

The United States-based Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has listed the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis among countries with a very low risk of contracting COVID-19, in its latest Risk Assessment Level for COVID-19 that…