News, Regional News, Travel

Alert: Update Regarding Flights from St. Kitts to San Juan, Puerto Rico (U.S.A.)

Published 10 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

Alert: Update Regarding Flights from St. Kitts to San Juan, Puerto Rico (U.S.A.)

Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Event: The Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados continues to coordinate with the commercial carrier – Seaborne Airlines/Silver Airways – and is facilitating a third flight from Saint Kitts (SKB) to San Juan (SJU), Puerto Rico (U.S.A.) on Saturday, April 11, 2020, for the purpose of repatriating U.S. citizens. We urge U.S. citizens (and U.S. Legal Permanent Residents) wishing to travel to the U.S. to contact this airline directly and immediately to book a seat on one of these flights by visiting http://www.silverairways.com/or by calling +1(801)401-9103.

International news, News, Travel

Carnival’s struggle to survive the coronavirus as outbreak wipes out the cruise industry

Published 6 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Carnival’s struggle to survive the coronavirus as outbreak wipes out the cruise industry

PUBLISHED SUN, APR 5 202011:49 AM EDTUPDATED SUN, APR 5 20208:19 PM EDTMacKenzie Sigalos

WATCH NOWVIDEO17:41Can the cruise industry recover from coronavirus?

The COVID-19 outbreak has laid waste to entire sectors of the global economy, but none faster than the cruise industry. The pandemic has basically shut down the cruise-ship business, with the three largest publicly traded cruise companies suspending some, if not all, of their operations.

Local news, News, Travel

NO CHANGE IN BUS FARES DESPITE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULE ON PASSENGER BUSES

Published 5 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

NO CHANGE IN BUS FARES DESPITE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULE ON PASSENGER BUSES

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 05, 2020 (SKNIS):The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is reminding bus drivers and the residents of St. Kitts and Nevis that bus fares remain the same despite the restriction on bus travel.

Local news, News, Travel

ST. KITTS-NEVIS CLOSES BORDERS TO ALL COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS UNTIL APRIL 07, 2020

Published 24 March 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

ST. KITTS-NEVIS CLOSES BORDERS TO ALL COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS UNTIL APRIL 07, 2020

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 24, 2020 (SKNIS): To continue protecting citizens and residents against COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus), the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has decided to close the Federation’s borders to all commercial flights until April 07, 2020.

Local news, News, Travel

WHERE POSSIBLE, STUDENTS AND CITIZENS ABROAD CAN RETURN HOME, IN LIGHT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SAYS PM HARRIS

Published 24 March 2020

Buckie Got It. St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

WHERE POSSIBLE, STUDENTS AND CITIZENS ABROAD CAN RETURN HOME, IN LIGHT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SAYS PM HARRIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2020 (SKNIS): Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, in a televised national address on March 22, said that students and citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis studying abroad are free to return home, given that flights are available to the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport and that the airport remains open.