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

Published 6 April 2020

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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

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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.

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

Published 5 April 2020

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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.

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

Published 24 March 2020

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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.

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

Published 24 March 2020

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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.

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS STRENGTHENS BORDER CONTROL MEASURES TO FURTHER PROTECT CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS FROM COVID-19

Published 24 March 2020

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS STRENGTHENS BORDER CONTROL MEASURES TO FURTHER PROTECT CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS FROM COVID-19

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2020 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to put measures in place to strengthen the Federation’s borders against COVID-19 popularly referred to as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.