Basseterre,St.Kitts June 2 2020 (SKNVIBES) JUST five days after the death of 55-year-old Stenneth Harvey of Saddlers Village, police are investigating another homicide and also a wounding incident. Information reaching this publication, which was confirmed by the police, states that two men were stabbed sometime this afternoon (June 2) in...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 02, 2020 (SKNIS) Citizens and residents are strongly urged to be prepared for the above-normal 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season which officially commenced on Monday, June 01 and will run until Monday, November 30. “Citizens and residents, given the above-normal outlook of this hurricane season, it is...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 02, 2020 (SKNIS): Senior Minister and Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, the Honourable Vance Amory, joined with members of the faith-based community on Monday, June 01, 2020, to seek God’s protection for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The senior minister participated in an ecumenical service that was...

Last Updated on June 3, 2020NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 02, 2020) – The following is an announcement from the Premier’s Ministry in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the observance of the 50th anniversary of the M.V. Christena disaster. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the M.V. Christena Disaster.  For such a significant...

Last Updated on June 2, 2020By: Staff Writer St. Kitts has recorded its sixth murder three days before citizens and residents head to the polls. Earlier today, a male was reportedly stabbed in the Old Road area. Commissioner Brandy confirmed the incident to reporters late Tuesday afternoon. The victim has...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 02, 2020 (SKNIS) Abdias Samuel, National Disaster Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 01 to November 30, is predicted to be above-normal as outlined by the St. Kitts Meteorological Services. “The outlook predicts...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 02, 2020 (SKNVIBES) The Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity coalition, on Monday, June 01, launched its historic and visionary people-centered 2020 Manifesto that details the incumbent party’s plans for the future development of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.Speaking at the virtual launch...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 02, 2020 (SKNIS) Latest information coming out of China and North America has revealed that there is some correlation between obesity and a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI) and the severity of COVID-19, says Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws at the June 01 NEOC COVID-19...

Basseterre,St.Kitts June 1 2020 (SKNVIBES) Minister of Public Infrastructure the Hon Ian Patches Liburd is thanking the people of St. Christopher One (East Basseterre) for giving him, in 2015, the opportunity to serve as their representative and having earned the name ‘Action Minister’ he is asking them to renew the...

Basseterre,St.Kitts June 2 2020 (SKNVIBES) Prime Minister and Minister of People Employment, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has announced that under his Team Unity Administration nearly 5,000 Skills Empowerment Training Programme (STEP) and government auxiliary workers will have their status changed by the 1st of July, and the 1st of...

Basseterre,St.Kitts June 2 2020 (SKNVIBES) The following is an announcement from the Premier’s Ministry in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the observance of the 50th anniversary of the M.V. Christena disaster. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the M.V. Christena Disaster. For such a significant milestone, the Nevis Island...

Basseterre,St.Kitts May 31 2020 (SKNVIBES) Population ageing is a global phenomenon. According to the United Nations World Population Ageing Report 2019, ‘virtually every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population.‘In 2019, there were 703 million persons aged...

Basseterre,St.Kitts May 31 2020 (SKNVIBES) It was felt that something ought to be done to record our profound gratitude and respect for those amazing citizens and residents who had reached and surpassed the age of 100. In 2016, St. Kitts and Nevis recorded the most ever (19) persons aged 100...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 31, 2020 (SKNVIBES) Police are investigating a traffic accident that occurred on Wellington Road in the vicinity of the Seven Day Adventist Church and Rendezvous Bar in which two persons were seriously injured. It involved omnibus H3874 which is owned and was driven by Mark Archibald...

Basseterre,St.Kitts May 31 2020 (SKNVIBES) On June 5th, 2020, the People of St. Kitts and Nevis will go to the polls to render their judgment as to who would lead the Nation for the next five years. They will exercise their fundamental right to be “Free to Choose” who best...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 31, 2020 (SKNIS) Her Majesty’s Prison is now equipped with much needed sanitation supplies and personal protective equipment to further ensure the safety of staff and residents. St. Kitts and Nevis were among 12 territories in the region to receive the supplies through a donation from...

Basseterre,St.Kitts May 31 2020 (SKNVIBES) Deputy Prime Minister the Hon Shawn Richards who has represented St. Christopher Five (Sandy Point, Fig Tree and La Valle) since 2004 says the constituency has benefited immensely under a Team Unity Administration.“There are a number of projects which have been done in Sandy Point,...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 01, 2020 (SKNIS) Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Abdias Samuel, has strongly urged all political leaders in St. Kitts and Nevis to “promote safety and security as a priority to all of their followers.” Election fever has gripped the twin-island federation as the nation...

Basseterre,St.Kitts May 30 2020 (SKNVIBES) The High Court of St. Kitts and Nevis today, Friday, May 29th, 2020, allowed for the withdrawal of the application by The Hon. Marcella A. Liburd, The Hon. Konris Maynard and The Rt. Hon. Denzil L. Douglas of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party with no...

Basseterre,St.Kitts May 30 2020 (SKNVIBES) The CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) is stepping up donations of basic sanitation supplies and other COVID related supplies to prisons and correctional facilities in twelve (12) CARICOM Member States affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. An air shipment of the sanitation supplies...