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St Kitts bans DR crops due to fruit fly concerns

The detection of the Mediterranean fruit fly (ceratitis capitata) in the Dominican Republic has resulted in an instantaneous import ban on all agricultural products from that Caribbean island. This, according to a release from the St Kitts and Nevis Department […]

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St. Kitts Former Asst. Police Commissioner survives massive stroke

Former Assistant Police Commissioner Joseph Liburd and his family, had quite a scare after suffering a serious stroke on Good Friday. He fortunately survived the Cerebrovascular accident and

PAHO/WHO: Number of babies born with HIV declined 78% in Latin America and the Caribbean

The number of babies born with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean declined by 78% between 2001 and 2013, according to a new report from the Pan

St Kitts-Nevis opposition calls for ministers’ resignation over high school health issue

The education, health and labour ministries in St Kitts and Nevis have come in for harsh criticism over an International Labour Organization (ILO) report on the Basseterre High

St. Kitts & Nevis Faith Leaders Unify Against NCDs

The St. Kitts and Nevis Alliance for Health Actions, recently supported Faith-based collaboration to advance actions for healthy lifestyle modification. NCDs have been declared epidemic by the Caribbean

St. Kitts MOH excited about hospital’s future

Minister responsible for Health the Honourable Marcella Liburd has indicated her excitement with recent advancements and those to take place at the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital.

Basseterre High School in the “clear”

After several complaints by students and teachers of mysterious rashes and illnesses, reports out of St. Kitts suggest that the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is satisfied to

T&T PM asks for CARICOM consultation on Ebola and CHIKV

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called for a coordinated and preventative effort to address the burgeoning public health issues of Ebola and Chikungunya at the

Bahamas tries to contain spread of chikv while St. Kitts records first case

Like its neighbours in the Caribbean, The Bahamas is trying to contain the spread of chikungunya amongst its people. To this end, the Minister of the Environment and

Fifteen countries confirm chikungunya disease

Fifteen countries have confirmed the presence of chikungunya disease and these include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Martinique, St

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