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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS TO PROVIDE SAFE HARBOUR TO TWO ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINERS

Published 19th November 2020

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS TO PROVIDE SAFE HARBOUR TO TWO ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINERS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 19, 2020 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has granted permission to two cruise ships from the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines namely the Grandeur of the Seas and Rhapsody of the Seas to dock at Port Zante for safe harbouring.

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Travel Requirements for St. Kitts and Nevis Update #5

Published 19th November 2020

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Update #5:  
 Travel Requirements for St. Kitts and Nevis

BASSETERRE (19TH November, 2020): St. Kitts & Nevis is now officially welcoming visitors to its shores. The travel requirements outlined below supersede all previously provided information and should be referred to by persons intending to travel to the Federation during Phase 1 of the reopening.  

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MINISTER GRANT SAID ST. KITTS & NEVIS UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE PREPARATION WITH PHASE 1 PLAN TO RE-INTRODUCE TOURISM

Published 18th November 2020

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MINISTER GRANT SAID ST. KITTS & NEVIS UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE PREPARATION WITH PHASE 1 PLAN TO RE-INTRODUCE TOURISM  

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2020 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, said that the Ministry of Tourism’s underwent extensive preparation with its Phase One Plan to re-introduce tourism to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in a COVID-19 world.  

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SPEECH: Minister Grant Parliament Presentation

Published 18 November 2020

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Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grant
Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports
National Assembly of St. Kitts-Nevis
Tuesday 17th November, 2020

Mr. Speaker, just over two weeks ago on October 31, 2020, seven months after closing our international borders to help curb the spread of Covid 19, St. Kitts & Nevis reopened and welcomed visitors from around the world. We had been preparing for this day for a long time, working with our medical professionals to develop a two phased plan that would allow us to safely and responsibly reopen.

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Covid-19 cases rise aboard first cruise to resume sailing in the Caribbean

Published 14 November 2020

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(CNN) — So far a total of seven passengers have tested positive for Covid-19 aboard the SeaDream 1 cruise ship docked in Barbados, according to two passengers on the ship.Passengers who have tested negative for the virus will be able to leave the ship and travel home, Gene Sloan and Ben Hewitt told CNN on Friday. They are both among a handful of cruise journalists and bloggers on board.

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