Local NewsThe Daily Herald UPDATE: St. Kitts university student victim of shark attack near Booby Island | THE DAILY HERALD January 11, 2021 Booby Island in The Narrows channel between St. Kitts and Nevis. A reported shark attack on the island of Nevis last weekend has prompted the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to issue an advisory cautioning “all users of the ocean to be extremely cautious when using the marine environment.” The shark attack on a group of kayakers occurred on Booby Island. Booby Island is an uninhabited island that lies between St Kitts and Nevis. The sister of a woman whom a shark attacked in the Caribbean, has launched a GoFundMe page. Her left leg was amputated just above the knee. “We haven’t spoken to the victim’s family yet so we don’t want to be putting details out there that may cause distress to the victim and the family. Individual hospitalised following shark attack in St. Kitts and Nevis. St. Kitts and Nevis reaffirms the role of Digital Transformation on Social Development. The person attacked by a shark was a Ross student from Texas swimming from Major’s Bay St Kitts to Oualie. He declined to say whether the victim was male or female, and what the nature of the injuries were. Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid jointly inaugurates with External Affairs Minister of India the Hulhumalé Central Park & Arrival Jetty projects undertaken with Indian Grant Assistance. PRESS RELEASE - Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security Fisheries Division - Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 at 12:09 PM. St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) — Reports reached WINN on Saturday afternoon (January 09) indicating that there was a shark attack at Turtle Beach on St. Kitts which involved students of the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM). Shark attacks in the Caribbean are rare. According to the report, a female student from Texas attending Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St Kitts sustained injuries from a shark attack on Saturday, 9 January 2020, near Booby Island in the Narrows Channel, between St Kitts and Nevis. It is also essential for us to look out for each other while at the beaches and, at the same time, stay closer to the shoreline.” said Elvis. And she set up the GoFundMe page to help with Brook's medical expenses. The chances of being attacked in North America and South Africa are much higher. This is the second accident involving a shark and swimmer to be reported in this immediate region. The rare shark attack took place in the vicinity of Booby Island. According to reports, a group of seven kayakers headed out from […] Reports coming out of St. Kitts and Nevis on Saturday stated a person is alive but undergoing emergency surgery in the Nevis hospital following a shark attack earlier in the morning. What can also be a factor in this is climate change; I don’t believe it’s just me, but the seawater temperature has been very different, in my opinion visiting the beach the past couple of times beach. The statement said that the public is hereby informed that schools on New Providence, Abaco, Eleuthera, and Exuma, have been given permission to resume face-to-face instruction using the hybrid or blended model, beginning on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. A shark attack in mid-December claimed the life of a tourist in St. Martin with a new attack reported in the columns of the St. Kitts-Nevis Times , occurred Saturday morning, around Booby Island, an uninhabited island located between St Kitts and Nevis. Last week in St. Kitts, there was a non-fatal shark attack near Booby Island in the channel between St. Kitts and Nevis. She was bitten by a shark while kayaking and swimming with a group of seven Ross students at about 10.25 … As per the statements from the sharks’ attacks, at least one person suffered severe injuries, and he is now in the hospital. Recently there have been shark attacks in St. Lucia too. The attack is the latest in a number of shark attacks in Australia so far this winter. A shocking video has surfaced of violations of lockdown rules in Peru. ROSEAU, Dominica, Jan. 12, CMC – The Government of Dominica has urged the public to exercise increased vigilance as shark sightings in Eastern Caribbean waters increase. The rare shark attack took place in the vicinity of Booby Island. The rare shark attack took place in the vicinity of Booby Island.