July 2017

A California man was arrested after a package addressed to him was found with three live king cobras hidden inside potato chip cans, US officials said. Rodrigo Franco, 34, was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with illegally importing…

On June 29, 2017, Jamaica's first female prime minister, Portia Simpson-Miller, made her final speech in parliament. It marked, at the age of 72, her retirement from representational politics. Simpson-Miller had been under some pressure…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 26TH, 2017 (PRESS SEC) – The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) will start publishing a Financial Stability Report annually. This move will improve the public’s understanding of the eight-member Eastern…

(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris continues to use his monthly health walks to inspire even more citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis to take control of their health…

(SKNIS): A number of tax administrators from across the CARICOM region are currently in St. Kitts and Nevis attending the 24th General Assembly and Technical Conference of the Caribbean Organization of Tax Administrators (COTA), with the…

(PRESS SEC) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, is today, Friday, July 21st, 2017, attending the 88th Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank…

NIA -- Two bills in the name of Hon. Vance Amory, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance, were passed at a sitting of the Nevis Island Assembly on July 20, 2017, after receiving their second and third readings. Both, the Nevis…

(SKNIS): During a press conference held on July 20 at Government Headquarters, Minister with responsibility for Public Infrastructure, Honourable Ian Liburd, stated that Basseterre High School (BHS), will be located downstream the…

St. Kitts-Nevis National Council on Drug Abuse Prevention Secretariat -- The National Council on Drug Abuse Prevention met in Nevis on Wednesday 19th July, 2017, for their regular meeting. The meeting was held at the Nevis Administration…