Yearly Archives
2020
Ministry of Education on Nevis issues statement on…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 19, 2020) – The following is a statement by the Ministry of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the Coronavirus (Covid-19). The Ministry of…
SKB Airline Schedule Update
Please note the following flight suspensions at this time: Air Canada SKB-YYZ Flights AC 1731 (Tuesday) and AC 1730 (Saturday) - Will end their seasonal (winter) service on Saturday 28th March, 2020.…
Financial Relief For RBC Royal Bank Customers Amid…
Source :RBC Royal Bannk TORONTO (CANADA) – March 18, 2020 – Today, RBC Royal Bank (RY on TSX and NYSE) (“RBC”) announced plans to provide financial relief to its Caribbean clients impacted by the…
Management at Her Majesty’s Prison Limits Number…
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…
ECCB Approves $4 Million Grant to Help Member…
18 March 2020, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – On the recommendation of the ECCB Board of Directors, the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has approved…
Chief Medical Officer Advises to Boost one’s…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2020 (SKNIS): Messaging about social distancing, proper hand hygiene and cough etiquette is featured quite prominently on radio and television as well as on social…
Port Security Task Force established on Nevis in…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 18, 2020) -- The following is a press release from the Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority (NASPA) regarding enhanced security at the entry ports on Nevis. The Nevis Air and…
Trade and Consumer Affairs Dept. teams up with…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 18, 2020) -- The Department and Ministry of Agriculture is continues with its tree planting environmentally-friendly initiative at schools and other public and private…
Suspect in Shooting Incident Charged, High Command…
On Sunday, March 15, 2020, a motorcyclist fired several gun shots along the stretch of Cayon Street leading up to the Queen Victoria Roundabout. The Basseterre Police Station, as well as several other…
Douglas calls for unemployment stipend, stimulus…
By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St Kitts, March 17, 2020 - Political Leader of the St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) Rt Hon Dr Denzil L Douglas said Tuesday reiterated his call for a unified…
NRP Launches COVID-19 Task Force
My fellow citizens, as the Corona Virus (COVID-19) continues to spread, we in the Nevis Reformation Party are cognizant that this will have a negative impact on the social and economic stability of…
Canada to set new date of biometric processing for…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 16, 2020) -- The following is an announcement from the Office of the Premier of Nevis for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Canadian High…
Craddock Road Rehabilitation Project moving closer…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 16, 2020) – The section of road from Big Rock to the Social Security road junction of the Craddock Road Rehabilitation Project is completed, following the final asphalting…
Workplaces Should Do Their Part in Stopping the…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2020 (SKNIS): According to the World Health Organization (WHO), employers should start taking preventative methods to reduce working days lost due to illness and stop…
Nevis Premier Brantley delivers address on…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 16, 2020) -- The following is an address by Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, Senior Minister of Health and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration…