Local news, News

St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network

Published 26 August 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Good morning! We would like to extend sincerest thanks for the report this morning on this stranded green sea turtle. It was a juvenile in excellent body condition and cause of death was not obvious on initial inspection. We will update everyone as we have more information.

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International Sports, Sports

Congratulations #MommyRocket (Shelly-Ann Fraser), on winning the Diamond League 100m

Published 26 August 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

https://youtu.be/kdU2-p1BqXk

We have done it again! #TeamJamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

Congratulations #MommyRocket (Shelly-Ann Fraser), on winning the Diamond

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Weather

5pm Wx forecast and 3 day forecast 26th August, 2021

Published 26 August 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Weather Bulletin
Issued at: 5pm
Present Weather: Partly cloudy skies
Winds: A moderate breeze of 14mph from an Easterly direction. Temperature: 29°C / 84°F Max Temp: 31°C / 88°F Humidity: 75% Sea Level Pressure: 1013.9mbs or 29.94’’
24hr rainfall at the R.L. Bradshaw Intl. at 2 pm: Nil
Amount of rainfall for the month of August: 103.2mm / 4.06″

Sunrise: Tom 5:56am

Sunset: Tom 6:30pm

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Local news, News, Travel

BOTH VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED CRUISE PASSENGERS ALLOWED ENTRY INTO ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Published 26 August 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

FILE PHOTO: CRUISE SHIPS DOCKED AT PORT ZANTE WITH DISEMBARKED TOURISTS

BOTH VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED CRUISE PASSENGERS ALLOWED ENTRY INTO ST. KITTS AND NEVIS


St. Kitts, August 26, 2021 (SKNIS): The Team-Unity-led administration is allowing both vaccinated and unvaccinated cruise passengers into the Federation St. Kitts and Nevis. According to the CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Racquel Brown, unvaccinated cruise passengers would have to take the RT-PCR Test within 72 hours from their port of embarkation and the fully vaccinated can take the Antigen Test or the RT-PCR test within 72 hours from their port of embarkation. 

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International news, News

12 U.S. Service Members Are Among Those Killed In Explosions Outside Kabul’s Airport

Published 26 August 2021

Basseterre 

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Medical staff load an injured man into an ambulance after two powerful explosions outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.
Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images

Two explosions, one just outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul and another at the nearby Baron Hotel, caused several casualties Thursday. The attacks came less than a day after the U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens to get out of the area. Here’s what we know so far: 

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