Monthly Archives
March 2020
Notice from Happy Endings Restaurant
In light of the global health crisis, effective immediately and until further notice, Happy Endings Restaurant will be operating take-out service only during its usual business hours 10:00 a.m. to…
St Kitts and Nevis confirms two COVID-19 cases
By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St Kitts, March 25, 2020 - Hours after St Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris informed the nation at a press conference Tuesday afternoon and a…
There’s Now Only One Country in the Americas…
There is now just one country across the Americas that has no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. Saint Kitts and Nevis is the only country in both North and South America that has not reported…
St. Kitts-Nevis Government Injects $12 Million…
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 24, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – As part of its comprehensive stimulus package announced to soften the significant health, fiscal and economic…
Minister of Education’s Address to the Nation Re:…
Fellow citizens and residents, good day. Today, Tuesday, 24th March, 2020, I come once again to address you in my capacity of Minister of Education. We have found ourselves, as a nation and as a…
Special Emergency Wage Fund Set Up To Provide…
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 24, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On Tuesday, March 24, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis announced a significant and far-reaching stimulus…
St. Kitts-Nevis Closes Borders to all Commercial…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 24, 2020 (SKNIS): To continue protecting citizens and residents against COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus), the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has decided to close the…
Traffic Accident on Pond Road Being Investigated
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 24, 2020 (RSCNPF): Police are investigating a traffic accident on Pond Road in which a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The incident occurred close to 8 p.m. on Friday…
All is being done to make Nevis ready for the…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 24, 2020) -- Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) says all is being done to make Nevis ready for the advent of…
Police Investigating Traffic Accident in St. Pauls
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 24, 2020 (RSCNPF): The Police are investigating a traffic accident that occurred in St. Paul's in which the driver had to be hospitalised. The accident occurred sometime…
Updates on COVID-19 in the OECS
OECS Media Release Tuesday, March 24, 2020 — Several Member States have reported their first imported cases, and contact tracing, testing and quarantine measures are being taken. It is expected that…
Government Braces For Economic Impact Of COVID-19
BRIDGETOWN, CMC: The Barbados government has announced a BDS$20 million (One Barbados dollar=US$0.50 cents) “survival” stimulus package even as it braces for significant loss in revenue and increased…
Social Distancing Necessary to Protect and Prepare…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2020 (SKNIS): Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, in a televised national address on March 22, said that students and…
Social Distancing Necessary to Protect and Prepare…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2020 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris stated during his address to the nation on March 22 that everyone must play a role to protect and…
Nine Young Persons Sworn In As Fire Officers
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2020 (SKNFRS): Nine young persons hailing from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis have taken the bold step to commit themselves to saving lives as members of the…