Health

BASSETEREE, St. Kitts, May 14, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris had the opportunity today (Friday, May 14) to again share with…

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he was “anxious” about a rise in the UK of the coronavirus variant first identified in India after a closely monitored study of…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 13, 2021) -- Nurses on Nevis were gifted with tokens of appreciation by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health, and by extension the Ministry of Health in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 11, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ nurses play a critical role in the fight against Covid-19 and were commended by the Minister of Health, Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett, in…

In a policy shift, Facebook is now removing groups and pages that discourage people from getting vaccines. As social media giants grapple with the anti-vaccine movement, Marianna Spring meets the…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 9, 2021 (MMS-SKN) -- Even though she is on vacation, a senior nurse with over 21 years of experience is offering her services to ensure the success of the current Covid-19…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 07, 2021) -- The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), addressing youths on vaccination.…

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda Government has entered into a partnership with a local company in a campaign designed at getting nationals vaccinated as part of the efforts to curb…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2021 (SKNIS): “Do Not Wait – Vaccinate” is the clarion call from health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis as the Roll Up 2 Roll Out COVID-19 vaccination campaign hits…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 06, 2021 (SKNIS): Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 comes with several benefits and protects citizens and residents from further health complications, said Dr.…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 5, 2021 (MMS-SKN) -- Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has informed that while conditions set for the first cruise ship that returns to St. Kitts and Nevis in July…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 05, 2021 (SKNIS): Dr. Cuthbert Sebastian Jr., Emergency Room Physician at the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital, said that vaccines are safe and important and…

Washington, D.C. May 5, 2021 (PAHO) – Hospitalizations and deaths of younger people are surging as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates across the Americas, said Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan…

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has taken issue with a decision by the United States to issue a new travel warning for the sub-region even as the countries seek to curb the spread…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 04, 2021) — The importance of community health nurses was highlighted by senior health officials at the 6th annual Community Health Districts reporting exercise which was…