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COVID-19 death toll now 24

Published 15 February, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Article by
Barbados Today

Barbados recorded another COVID-related death on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 24, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported in its daily dashboard.

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Da Silva: In this fight together

Published 15 February, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Article by
Barbados Today

A fight we are all in together. This is how Chairman of the Innotech Group, Anthony Da Silva, described the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Sunday Da Silva’s company donated 200 cases of water to members of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) towards their Seek and Save campaign.

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IMMIGRATION OFFICERS SPORT NEW UNIFORMS AS DEPARTMENT MOULDS ITS IDENTITY

Published 11th February 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

IMMIGRATION OFFICERS SPORT NEW UNIFORMS AS DEPARTMENT MOULDS ITS IDENTITY

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2021 (SKNIS): The Immigration Department completed its introduction of new uniforms across the Federation this week as part of efforts to mould its identity as an independent institution. Immigration Officers in St. Kitts and Nevis turned out to work smartly dressed donning the new blue button-down tops and dark grey bottoms, with shoulder straps that display one, two, or three bars depending on the Officer’s rank.

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Rastafari group ‘won’t take vaccine’

Published 11 February, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Article by
Marlon Madden

Government can count the Rastafari community out of any vaccination programme to be implemented in the coming days.

Furthermore, said the Rastafari Progressive Movement (RPM), should the targeted herd immunity numbers not be achieved, the Rastafari community should also be exempted from any form of “forced vaccination”.

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AstraZeneca expects updated COVID-19 vaccine by autumn

Published 11 February, 2021

Basseterre

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Article by
Barbados Today

SOURCE- ASSOCIATED PRESS

AstraZeneca said Thursday it expects to have a new version of its COVID-19 vaccine ready for use by this autumn as drugmakers respond to concerns about emerging variants of the disease that may be more transmissible or resistant to existing vaccines.

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