Ke Aupuni Hui o ʻO St. Kitts a me Nevis e hoʻololi i kāna polokalamu Independence Day e pili ana i ka hoʻoweliweli mau i kau ʻia e Covid-19. Ua loaʻa ke kūʻokoʻa i ka mokupuni māhoe aupuni Beritania on September 19th, 1983. I kēia makahiki, e hoʻohanohano ka lāhui i kāna makahiki 37 o ke kūʻokoʻa. Ua lawe ke kuhina nui ʻo Dr ka Mea Hanohano Timothy Harris i ka hoʻoholo paʻakikī a hōʻike i ka hoʻopau ʻia ʻana o kekahi mau hanana, ʻoiai e hoʻoliʻiliʻi ʻia a hāʻawi ʻia paha kekahi.
ʻO ke Kuhina Nui Harris, e kamaʻilio ana ma kāna papahana kīwī o kēlā me kēia pule ma ka pō Poʻalua, ua ʻōlelo ʻo ia e hoʻopau ʻia ka Independence Day Ceremonial Parade makahiki i kēia makahiki. Ma muli o nā ana hana pro-ʻohana a me kahi ʻōnaehana olakino ikaika. ʻO St. Kitts a me Nevis ʻo ia nā hihia haʻahaʻa i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma waena o nā mokuʻāina ʻo CARICOM, a ʻaʻohe o nā hihia hana i kēia manawa. Ua hoʻopaʻa ʻia nā make o Zero i nā make ma muli o ka maʻi.
"ʻAʻole e loaʻa kahi Independence Parade i kēia makahiki. ʻO kēia ka mea e hōʻemi ai i ka makaʻi o ka hoʻolaha ʻana o ka maʻi me nā tausani o ka poʻe komo e hele ana i ka Independence Parade. ʻO kēia ʻōlelo hoʻoholo he mea ʻehaʻeha ia no ke koʻikoʻi nui o ke kūʻokoʻa i ka piha o ko mākou aupuni mōʻī, "wahi a ke Kuhina Nui Harris. Eia naʻe, ua paipai ʻo ia i nā kamaʻāina "e komo i nā kala aupuni, e hāpai i kā lākou mau hae aupuni me lākou a hōʻike i kā lākou mau hae ma ko lākou mau hale a me nā hale lehulehu […] e hōʻailona i ka lā, [a e] noʻonoʻo e mālama i kā mākou COVID-19 Regulations."
E wehe hou nā mokupuni i ko lākou palena no ka mākaʻikaʻi kūwaho i ka mahina e hiki mai ana. E ʻae ʻia ka wehe hou ʻana no ka hoʻomau ʻana o ka ea a me ke kalepa kai kalepa e halihali ana i nā ohua kūwaho i nā awa o ka Federation. Ke hoʻomaʻamaʻa nei ka lāhui ma luna o nā limahana ʻoihana huakaʻi 5,000 ma ke ʻano olakino a me nā palekana i ka hoʻomākaukau no ʻOkakopa.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- This is to reduce the risk of the spread of the virus with thousands of participants attending the Independence Parade.
- Due to the country’s pro-active containment measures and a robust healthcare system, St Kitts and Nevis has the lowest confirmed cases among CARICOM states, and there are currently no active cases.
- However, he encouraged citizens “to wear national colours, carry their national flags with them and display their flags on their homes and public buildings […] to mark the day, [and be] mindful to comply with our COVID-19 Regulations.
