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November 2020

St. Kitts And Nevis Receives PPE Donation from…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 13, 2020 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis received a generous donation of personal protective equipment (PPEs) on Friday, November 13, 2020, that will be used to bolster…

Request for Return of Devices (Fifth Form)

Basseterre: St. Kitts, November 13, 2020: The Ministry of Education Is Advising the Parents/Guardians of Students Who Were in Fifth Form During the Last Academic Year, And Who Got Devices on Loan to…

Premier Brantley hopeful Discounted VAT Rate days…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 13, 2020) -- Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), is hopeful that the two discounted value added tax (VAT) rate…

NIA Junior Minister of Health Hon. Hazel…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 13, 2020) -- The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy Williams, Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on the occasion of World…

Weather forecast for Friday 13th November 2020.

Present Weather: Partly Cloudy Winds: A moderate breeze of 17mph from the ENE Temperature: 26°C / 79°F Humidity: 82% Sea Level Pressure: 1014.2mbs or 29.95” Sunrise: Tom 6:15am Sunset: Today 5:36pm…

G20 ready to reduce, forgive debt of poor…

PARIS, France (AFP) — G20 nations are expected to agree Friday on a framework that should unlock restructuring of official debt of dozens of poor countries ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic,…

Autopsy Performed on The Body of Lesley Small

Police Press Release Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 13, 2020 (RSCNPF): An autopsy was performed on the body of 44-year-old Lesley Small of Cunningham Village, Cayon, on November 11, 2020, by Resident…

Nevis authorities managing increase at COVID-19…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 12, 2020) -- Authorities on Nevis say they are managing an increase in the number of persons at COVID-19 quarantine facilities since the re-opening of St. Kitts and…

CMO Dr. Laws Says General Public Has A…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 12, 2020 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis officially reopened its borders to international commercial flights and travellers on October 31. As such, Dr. Hazel Laws, Chief…

Severance Pay-outs Increase as Claims Near 2,000…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 11, 2020 (SKNIS): Claims for Severance Payment continue to be processed at the Department of Labour in St. Kitts as applications near the 2,000 mark. On the November…

General Public Encouraged to Take Precaution to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 12, 2020 (SKNIS): With the increase in rainfall in St. Kitts and Nevis over the past couple of days, persons are encouraged to monitor their homes and surroundings to…

Chamber President Commends St. Kitts & Nevis…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 12, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) - Shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a…

HMP and Department of Gender Affairs Embark on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 12, 2020 (SKNIS): Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in St. Kitts and Nevis and the Department of Gender Affairs have embarked on an initiative aimed at ensuring that once an…

St. Thomas Diver Pleads with Local Fishermen on…

V I Free Press CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas diver is calling on local fishermen to stop catching parrotfish for people to eat here, saying the fish's daily behavior promotes healthy coral growth.…