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      NCCU inducted into Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions Hall of Fame

      Charlestown, Nevis, September 11, 2025 (NCCU Communications) -- In a poignant moment for members of credit unions in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Nevis Co-operative Credit Union Limited and a distinguished son of the soil, Mr Melvin Edwards (CSM), were on Monday June 23 this year inducted into the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU) Digital Hall of Fame.

      Saint Kitts and Nevis Celebrates National Heroes Day Tomorrow, September 16

      As is the tradition, a ceremony featuring military honours by the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force and the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force will be held at the National Heroes Park at Conaree. The ceremony begins at 8 a.m. and will feature a short programme that concludes with the laying of wreaths at the base of the four statues featured – The late Right Excellencies Sir Robert Bradshaw, Sir C. A. Paul Southwell, Sir Joseph France, and Sir Simeon Daniel. Recognition and special presentation to the only living National Hero, the Right Excellent and the Right Honourable Dr. Sir Kennedy Simmonds will also take place.
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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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      NCCU inducted into Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions Hall of Fame

      Charlestown, Nevis, September 11, 2025 (NCCU Communications) -- In a poignant moment for members of credit unions in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Nevis Co-operative Credit Union Limited and a distinguished son of the soil, Mr Melvin Edwards (CSM), were on Monday June 23 this year inducted into the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU) Digital Hall of Fame.

      Saint Kitts and Nevis Celebrates National Heroes Day Tomorrow, September 16

      As is the tradition, a ceremony featuring military honours by the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force and the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force will be held at the National Heroes Park at Conaree. The ceremony begins at 8 a.m. and will feature a short programme that concludes with the laying of wreaths at the base of the four statues featured – The late Right Excellencies Sir Robert Bradshaw, Sir C. A. Paul Southwell, Sir Joseph France, and Sir Simeon Daniel. Recognition and special presentation to the only living National Hero, the Right Excellent and the Right Honourable Dr. Sir Kennedy Simmonds will also take place.

      De Awesome Navigator Marks 20 Years of Survival, 50 Years of Life

      By: Precious Mills BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 4th September 2025)-As he approaches both the anniversary...

      Patriotism Beyond Colours: Building Togetherness in a Celebrative September

      September has come again-a month that stirs in us the deepest currents of national...