PM hospitalised, to receive care abroad

BASSETERRE (CMC):

Prime Minister Terrance Drew of St Kitts and Nevis is to be flown overseas for further medical observation after being admitted to the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital on Sunday night, according to a government statement.

Officials said arrangements were being made to transfer Drew abroad for what they described as “specialised observation and precautionary monitoring”.

The 49-year-old prime minister, a medical doctor who has been in office since August 2022, was taken to hospital on Sunday evening after experiencing “symptoms of mild discomfort, nausea, and headache”.

According to the statement, he was “immediately admitted for observation and thorough clinical evaluation”.

“The medical team and specialists at JNF General Hospital have attended to the Prime Minister continuously over the last 18 hours. Following comprehensive analysis and diagnostic reviews, his treating physicians are satisfied with his overall condition, confirming that he remains awake, alert, and in stable condition.”

The government said that “out of an abundance of caution and based on the medical team’s observations since his admission, the full medical team has advised that Prime Minister Drew be transported abroad for specialised observation and precautionary monitoring”.

The statement added that Cabinet and the government “request that the nation keep Prime Minister Drew in their prayers for a swift and full recovery”.

It also sought to reassure the public that “the business of government continues seamlessly and without interruption”.