ST. KITTS’ MINISTRY OF TOURISM INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO HALT THE SALE OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS TO VISITORS AND LOCALS AT ENTRY PORTS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 30, 2024 (SKNIS) – In an effort to maintain the authenticity of the Kittitian experience and to further protect the reputation of St. Kitts and Nevis as a premier tourist destination, the Ministry of Tourism is pursuing new policy initiatives aimed at eliminating the sale of counterfeit merchandise at the ports of entry.
Cruise ship hits concrete passageway on Danube in Austria, 17 injured
The ship temporarily lost power to its electronics system and became unsteerable as it passed through narrow locks at 9:45 pm Friday
The 11 injured were taken to hospital and the ship was able to continue onwards after the accident (Representational Image
Seventeen passengers were hurt when a Bulgarian river cruise ship lost steering and hit the sides of a lock on the Danube in Austria, the apa news agency reported Saturday.
Eleven of the injured were taken to hospitals.
The ship with 142 passengers aboard, most of them from Germany, temporarily lost power to its electronics system and became unsteerable as it passed through narrow locks at 9:45 pm Friday, apa reported.
The ship’s power was restored but not before the bow and stern struck the concrete sides of the lock passage near the town of Aschach, a few miles upriver from Linz.
The ship sustained minor damage and continued to its next port. The cause of the loss of electrical power was under investigation.
4TH GENERATION BORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NOW OPERATIONAL AT THE RLB INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 25, 2024 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis took a huge step towards modernising and enhancing the services at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport today, March 25, 2024, by switching to a 4th generation Border Management System that features automated passport control kiosks. This move ensures that St. Kitts and Nevis remains at the forefront of technological advancements that promote efficiency.
