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      Drone Survey Uncovers 17 Promising Groundwater Sites Across Saint Kitts

      The report from the survey conducted across Saint Kitts was presented to the Water Services Department on October 06, 2025. At the Sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, October 17, 2025, Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Konris Maynard, shared that 17 sites have been identified with the promise to provide potable water – that is, water safe for consumption.

      SKELEC Bids Farewell to Corporate Communications Manager Ms. Patrice Harris

      Since joining SKELEC in 2020, Ms. Harris has played a pivotal role in reshaping the company’s corporate image. Through strategic branding, community engagement, and innovative communications, she successfully modernized SKELEC’s public presence, making it more relatable, and customer-focused. Her efforts helped build stronger trust between the company and the public, and positioned SKELEC as a forward-thinking utility provider in the region.
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      CMO Responds To Job Quitting Rumour

      Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws has dismissed social media rumours that she recently sent in a job resignation letter.

      CMO Talks Workplace Safety, Vaccination Rate In Outbreak Factors

      Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Laws has listed two areas linked to the current virus outbreak in St.Kitts-Nevis, namely the vaccination rate as well as workplaces and individuals not following the COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

      Dr. Wilkinson Frowns Upon COVID Death Rumour

      “You could imagine how tough that was on the patient, on the patient's family et cetera [etc.]. I even got calls and WhatsApp [messages] from in the UK [and] North America asking if we got our first death…”

      Dr. Drew Says PM Harris Still Playing Pandemic Politics

      Medical practitioner and Chairman of the opposition St.Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) Dr. Terrance Drew is of the view that Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris of the Team Unity government “continues to play politics with COVID-19.”

      Workers In Quarantine Or Isolation Order Asked To Request Official Letters For Employers, Social Security Claims

      Workers who are in quarantine or isolation are being asked to submit a request for an official letter to be sent to their employers which can also be used for their social security claims.

      Schools Close Beyond Two Weeks During Retesting, Contact Tracing Period

      Schools in the Federation are expected to remain closed beyond the two weeks initially targeted as COVID-19 retesting of students and contact tracing exercises continue on St.Kitts.

      West Line Bus Drivers Hold Meeting About No Consultation For Capacity Seating

      West Line bus operators recently took a break off road for a meeting to discuss their views on not being included to decide on one of the newest COVID-19 safety measures which asks passenger bus operators to work with a 50% seating capacity.

      Labour Commissioner Asks Employers To Pay Salaries To Workers In Quarantine 

      The Department of Labour is appealing to employers in St.Kitts and Nevis to safeguard employment status and to continue the payment of wages and salaries to workers in quarantine.

      SCASPA Vaccination Entry Notice Not Recalled Despite Gov’t Distancing

      Attorney General Vincent Byron Jr. is claiming that a recent vaccination entry notice issued by the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) does not have the support of the government.

      Dr. Wilkinson Disagrees With Naming COVID-19 Cases

      Naming the COVID-19 patients so as to help in contract tracing exercises is not the position of local health authorities unlike some members of the public who are of the view that such could be effective in a small society like St.Kitts-Nevis.

      Brantley Addresses Mental Health In SKN Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

      Premier Mark Brantley has informed that the mental health register in St.Kitts and Nevis has increased noting " we feel a lot of that is connected to COVID."

      COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Increase As Cases Rise

      In the space of a week with the announcement of nineteen (19) active cases to date, appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine in St.Kitts-Nevis have been increasing with more than 50 % of the target herd immunity population aimed at 70% having gotten the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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      Drone Survey Uncovers 17 Promising Groundwater Sites Across Saint Kitts

      The report from the survey conducted across Saint Kitts was presented to the Water Services Department on October 06, 2025. At the Sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, October 17, 2025, Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Konris Maynard, shared that 17 sites have been identified with the promise to provide potable water – that is, water safe for consumption.

      SKELEC Bids Farewell to Corporate Communications Manager Ms. Patrice Harris

      Since joining SKELEC in 2020, Ms. Harris has played a pivotal role in reshaping the company’s corporate image. Through strategic branding, community engagement, and innovative communications, she successfully modernized SKELEC’s public presence, making it more relatable, and customer-focused. Her efforts helped build stronger trust between the company and the public, and positioned SKELEC as a forward-thinking utility provider in the region.

      Nevisian businesswoman Shobaina Prince wins Taiwan ICDF Entrepreneurial Elite Pitch Competition

      Nevisian entrepreneur Shobaina Prince, owner of Native Radiance, has been named winner of the Entrepreneurial Elite Pitch Competition, hosted under the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund’s (ICDF) Women’s Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Inclusion (WEEEFI) Project.

      Ministry Of Agriculture Turns World Food Day’s 2025 Message Into Meaningful Action

      The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources continued its tradition of community outreach by partnering with the St. Christopher Outreach Center to provide hot, nutritious meals to members of the community at its annual luncheon on Friday, October 17, 2025.