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RESIDENTS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PROPER CARE OF NEW SMART GARBAGE BINS

Published 21 March 2020

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RESIDENTS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PROPER CARE OF NEW SMART GARBAGE BINS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 20, 2020 (SKNIS): Residents in St. Kitts are strongly encouraged to preserve the integrity of the new smart bins which are designed to modernize the garbage collection on the island and to further the Solid Waste Management Corporation’s (SWMC) plan to enhance a comprehensive recycling programme.

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CABINET CONVENES ON SATURDAY TO DISCUSS ADDED MEASURES TO FURTHER PROTECT ST. KITTS-NEVIS FROM THE COVID-19

Published 21 March 2020

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CABINET CONVENES ON SATURDAY TO DISCUSS ADDED MEASURES TO FURTHER PROTECT ST. KITTS-NEVIS FROM THE COVID-19

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 21, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Federal Cabinet convened a special meeting today, Saturday, March 21, as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to discuss ways to strengthen the Federation’s measures and protocols to protect its citizens and residents from the worldwide pandemic, COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).

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PRESS RELEASE FROM MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY RE: COVID-19 SCREENING AT SEAPORTS IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Published 20 March 2020

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Please find pdf link below with press release from Ministry of National Security Secretariat Re: COVID-19 Screening at Seaports in Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. 

https://mcusercontent.com/f9c18edcb5e81ee00df9977e6/files/b349a4a9-8c3f-48d7-b8fe-51487f5bb647/PRESS_RELEASE_COVID_19_Screening_at_Seaports_1_.pdf

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Haiti declares emergency over coronavirus, imposes curfew, shuts borders

Published 20 March 2020

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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s government on Thursday declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, closing the borders of the Americas’ poorest nation and imposing a curfew after authorities detected the first two cases of infection.

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Curfew imposed in the Bahamas to prevent COVID-19 transmission

Published 20 March 2020

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From March 20, a curfew will be imposed in the Bahamas as authorities seek to reduce opportunities for coronavirus (COVID-19) transmissions.

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the curfew on Thursday saying it will run from 9 pm to 5 am until March 31.

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