First Vice President of the longstanding St.Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union Mr. Larry Vaughan has successfully completed certified training in social dialogue which was offered by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Individuals in St.Kitts-Nevis need not to worry about what phase number of priority groups they fall into as it relates to the National COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout programme since the health authorities are no longer following that order system.

The “quickest way for us to get back to normal” has being listed by Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital Dr. Cameron Wilkinson among “ten good reasons” given as to why individuals in St.Kitts and Nevis should get vaccinated as part of the roll out plan using the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

“I will not speak of my evidence and I would not go into my evidence. My evidence will stand the test of time. All I'm asking for is that whoever hears the evidence would be a person who has no perceived bias - and I want to stress the word perceived bias.”

Well-knownResearch and Documentation Specialist at the Department of Culture Marlene Phillips is calling on citizens and residents not to take for granted the intangible cultural heritage of St.Kitts and Nevis such as food preparation and folklore art forms as she touched on the ongoing activities geared towards preserving such aspects to be passed onto future generations.

“I do not make decisions based on political wishes or political pulls.”

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws is encouraging individuals who fall in the high risk priority groups that comprise Stage One of the vaccination to make an appointment to get their health care jab.

Workers’ organization The St.Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union (SKNT&LU) was among other representative groups and associations invited to attend a Stakeholders Meeting organized by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) which was held at the Ross University Auditorium located in West Farm, St.Kitts.

A non-national engaged couple on St.Kitts recently found themselves on the wrong side of the law as it relates to COVID-19 quarantine rules having been arrested and paid fines of $10,000 in the aftermath of risking the penalties to meet up face to face.

National HIV/AID Coordinator Dr. Mathias Ofre is advising members of the public to include getting an HIV test as part of their regular medical check-ups as well as to understand the importance of knowing their status to get early treatment so as to enhance their quality of life should they test positive for the virus.

A first time Information Technology (IT) security incident affecting some services at the St.Kitts-Nevis- Anguilla National Bank Limited has customers asking for more information about what exactly has happened as well as what is the anticipated timeline for the issue to be rectified completely for what the bank says is a “temporary disruption”.

When a follow-up was sought concerning the recent quarantine breach involving a COVID-19 patient leaving a particular facility and travelled on a bus, an official of the National COVID-19 Task Force Dr. Cameron Wilkinson revealed that criminal charges are not likely to be brought against anyone.