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Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 08, 2022 (SKNIS): Schools across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were scheduled to reopen for face-to-face instruction on Monday, January 10, 2022, but given the ongoing fourth wave of COVID-19 infections plans have since been adjusted. During the January 07, 2022 NEOC COVID-19 press briefing, Minister of Education, the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 08, 2021 (SKNIS): Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, encouraged the general public to “not be alarmed or panic” as the number of positive cases COVID-19 have risen following the relaxation of entry requirements in December 2021. “We said a fourth wave was […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 08, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is implementing a contingency plan relating to public sector workplace rotations and shift systems, as well as an option for persons to work from home where applicable. Minister of Labour and Co-Chair of the Disaster Mitigation Council, the Honourable Wendy Phipps, made […]

Community Notice The Ministry of Youth has extended the deadline for the Essay Competition on the topic: “How Do We Sustainably Grow Food to Meet Future Demands.” The new deadline is Monday, January 17, 2022. The essay must be between 1,500 and 2,000 words. The competition is open to all students in St. Kitts and […]

Thursday, January 6, 2022 — The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court invites you to the Virtual Opening of the Law Year 2022 on Tuesday, January 11 2022, at 10 a.m. Join Her Ladyship, The Hon. Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE, LL.D., Chief Justice and other distinguished speakers from the Inner and Utter Bar across the OECS, as […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Chief Education Officer, Lisa Pistana, is calling on parents and guardians to stress the importance of wearing a face mask to their child/children who are preparing to return to school this month. Health authorities advise that wearing a face mask covering the nose, mouth and chin, particularly […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): As the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections continues across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William Hodge said that safety is the main priority. On the January 5, 2022, edition of SKNIS’s ‘Working For You’, officials from the Ministry of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): The decision to reopen schools in St. Kitts and Nevis on January 10, 2022, or to delay the reopening will be guided by science and communicated in the coming days. That’s the word from the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William Vincent Hodge, who appeared on […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federal Ministry of Education in St. Kitts and Nevis is providing psychosocial support for students and members of the education fraternity who are experiencing psychosocial effects as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Chief Education Officer, Lisa Pistana, said that everyone is feeling the effects of the global health […]

FAO’s benchmark index of food commodity prices in 2021 averaged sharply higher than in 2020 January 6, 2022  – Rome, Italy – World food prices fell slightly in December as international prices for vegetable oils and sugar fell significantly from lofty levels, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.7 points […]