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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis is gearing up to roll out its National Vaccine Deployment and Implementation Plan as 21,600 COVID-19 vaccines are expected in the next month or two.The vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will be made available through the COVID-19 Global Access (COVAX) Facility. On Tuesday’s (February 02, 2021) edition of Leadership Matters, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws said that the demand for a jab far exceeds the expected supply. As such, health authorities will rely on the established Plan to inform who will receive a vaccine in this…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit (RIDU), which was designed to lead the implementation of a range of initiatives connected with the regional integration movement and the diaspora, serves multiple purposes, said His Excellency Lionel Sydney Osborne, Head of the RIDU, Ambassador to CARICOM, and OECS Commissioner. The Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit is a unit within the Office of the Prime Minister that bears the responsibility for leading the country’s thrust for deeper integration in the OECS. the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Diaspora.“We are really acting in a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 3, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff at the JNF General Hospital in St. Kitts, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, said that dogs can be useful in tracking people with respiratory illnesses but that they cannot locate someone who is positive with the COVID-19 virus.Dr. Wilkinson explained this during his presentation at the Prime Minister’s Virtual Forum Series ‘Leadership Matters’ on February 2, 2021.“When someone has a respiratory infection, they produce secretions, and animals can be trained to sniff out these secretions,” he said. “There was a study that was done where they got eight dogs to sniff…

In the Caribbean and around the world more people are at home due to the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns and/or the subsequent unemployment, as a result care work responsibility in the home has multiplied. In the absence of measurement, women’s total contribution to social and economic development is not being captured.Measuring unpaid domestic and care work was the focus of a UN Women-hosted seminar which included representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat, OECS Commission, CDEMA and national statistical offices, as well as researchers from the University of the West Indies and international research consultants specialising in this area.Representative, UN Women Multi-country…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Though the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded commendable successes in its fight to contain the Novel Coronavirus, the country’s Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is urging citizens and residents to continue their adherence to the established protocols and measures as the fight is not yet over. “In St Kitts and Nevis, we are at a critical juncture in our management of the COVID-19 pandemic. We still face the worst crisis of a lifetime. Indeed, we face two crises –…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis have reiterated that all persons travelling to the Federation, including individuals who have received the full doses of COVID-19 vaccines, must quarantine for 14 days before being allowed to integrate freely into the society.The decision, like all measures taken by the National COVID-19 Task Force, is based on the science said Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, and Dr. Hazel Laws, Chief Medical Officer.“We know that the vaccine can help to prevent severe disease and death, but one…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, February 01, 2021, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Several issues affecting the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were deliberated on. The Chair informed the Cabinet of some decisions taken during a recent meeting of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). Some recommendations regarding the indigenous banks were shared and in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were concerns. The Chair promised that he would engage with the ECCB as…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has recently received correspondence from the Managing Director of the COVAX Facility Office providing information regarding the first portion of the assigned COVID-19 Vaccines to satisfy the facility’s agreement with the Federation.This was announced by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, while appearing on Leadership Matters on February 02.She noted that the Federation has signed on to the COVAX Facility, which is a global mechanism developed to help participating member states gain access to COVID-19 vaccines.“We were informed that St. Kitts and Nevis can expect to be distributed an…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (SKNIS): As COVID-19 continues to evolve, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis remains committed to taking every precaution necessary in 2021 to contribute to a safe and healthy environment that will protect citizens and residents from the worst effects of the virus, said Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris.“Our focus remains on protecting your health, protecting your jobs, our way of life from the COVID-19 ravages. Working with you, we will see this pandemic through. We have a plan to come out on the other side, a stronger and more unified nation…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Through strong and effective leadership that saw the implementation of effective protocols and non-pharmaceutical measures, the small island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis was able to weather the COVID-19 storm better than most countries. PrimeMinister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, speaking during Tuesday (February 02) night’s edition of Leadership Matters, stated that his administration made the right decisions very early on that kept the nation safe and healthy during the worst pandemic in living memory. Todate, St. Kitts and Nevis has the lowest number…