The Villa Grounds in Charlestown, Nevis was filled with energy and excitement as the Communications Specialist and popular Media Personality, Ms. Jaedee Caines, was officially launched as the Nevis Reformation Party’s (NRP) new candidate for Nevis 1 (St. Paul’s) on Saturday, April 10, 2021.

Ricky Skerritt was returned unopposed as president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) along with vice-president Dr Kishore Shallow at the regional governing body's annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday. They are now set to serve a second successive term at the helm.

The ongoing volcanic activity at La Soufriere is showing no sign that the explosive eruptions are nearing an end. Scientists monitoring this year’s eruption say the patterns are closer to the eruption which occurred in 1902 rather than the one that took place in April 1979.

President of St. Kitts and Nevis Athletics (SKNA), Delwayne Delaney, in an interview with this media house, has outlined that track and field continues to find ways to thrive and survive during these new and uncertain times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The opposition Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) is expected to place its bid to win the hearts, minds and votes of the people of Nevis on Saturday 10th April 2021 at a launch event for its first of five candidates to contest the upcoming Nevis Island Assembly elections.

“We need every employer not just to say but to insist that every employee must be vaccinated. This is where it is going to come for the protection of your business, for the protection of the peace and the health of those who are vaccinated, employers- including the government- will have to give consideration to that.”

Marketing Officer of the Bank Of Nevis (BON) Limited Phéon T. Jones says the financial institution will be providing solutions to improve lives in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The US State Department has issued its 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in other countries around the world of which St.Kitts and Nevis is included with areas such as corruption, sexual assault and workplace issues being highlighted.

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has launched it digital cash version of the EC Dollar.

Event coordinator Winston ‘Zack’ Nisbett of the annual Basil Henderson Easter Monday Aquatic Sports is encouraging citizens and residents of St.Kitts-Nevis to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

“One of the things we emphasized is that we hope it is not just for the optics (public perception). We hope that this is a step in the right direction where finally all persons can be involved in this very important discussion about COVID-19 and its effects on the country because at the end of the day COVID-19 transcends politics and we have to recognize that. It is about the people of St.Kitts and Nevis.”

Attorney General Vincent Byron Jr. is of the view that issuing fine tickets to individuals for not wearing a facemask in public amidst the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can encourage individuals to comply with the legislation which asks members of the public to do so.