Published 11 August 2021
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Weather Bulletin
Issued at: 5pm
Present Weather: Fair skies with slight dust haze.
Winds: A moderate breeze of 14mph from an Easterly direction. Temperature: 29°C / 85°F Max Temp: 31°C / 88°F Humidity: 75% Sea Level Pressure: 1015.9mbs or 29.99″
24hr rainfall at the R.L. Bradshaw Intl. at 2 pm: 4.8mm/0.19″ Amount of rainfall for the month of August: 57.4mm / 2.26″
Sunrise: Tom 5:53am Sunset: Tom 6:40pm
Published 11 August 2021
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
A small but significant Vehicle Blessing ceremony was held at the Department of Agriculture Grounds in LaGuerite, Basseterre, St. Kitts on Wednesday August 11 2021 to bless a brand new Toyota, Hilux. Reverend Ericson Cumberbatch led the blessing of the vehicle with a special prayer that asked for the overall protection of the truck and its occupants. During the ceremony, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ron Dublin-Collins, officially handed over the vehicle keys to Acting Director in the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Tracey Challenger.
Published 11 August 2021
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) would like to inform the general public that
it will be working on a Packaged Water Regulation.
BUREAU OF STANDARDS BILL SETS FOUNDATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
A NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 11, 2021 (SKNBS): The Bureau of Standards Bill, 2021, which was
read for the first time in the National Assembly on August 05, 2021, is significant as it sets the
foundation for a National Quality Infrastructure (NQI).
An NQI is a national framework that guides the production of local goods and services based on
agreed standards that follow international benchmarks.
Published 11 August 2021
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
The Biden administration Wednesday began shipping more than 830,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to six Caribbean nations as part of its commitment to help the fight against the global pandemic.
