August 2017

(SKNIS): Nineteen (19) recruits passed out as soldiers on August 17, after successfully completing the Basic Military Course No. 19, which ran for 17 weeks. They all participated in the Passing out Parade at Camp Springfield, which marked…

(SKNIS): National Security Advisor, Major General (Ret.) Stewart Saunders and members of the local media had an opportunity to learn from each other this week during a meet and greet forum at the Ministry of National Security on August 16.…

(SKNIS): The Hon. Wendy Phipps, Minister of State with responsibility for Health, announced on Friday, August 18, at a Press Conference to update the press on the calendar of activities for the 34th Anniversary of Independence, that the…

NIA -- A group of 11 persons from Nevis, led by Mr. Jerome Rawlins, Chief Executive Officer of the Nevis Cultural Development Foundation (NCDF), leave for Barbados on August 20, 2017, to participate in the Caribbean Festival of Arts…

(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Team Unity Government, led by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has maintained the view that a properly legislated functioning Public Accounts Committee will bridge the…

(SKNIS): Harmony of the Seas, the largest passenger cruise ship in the world belonging to the Oasis class, made its sixth and final call to St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday, August 16, for the 2016-2017 cruise season, after making its…

(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Team Unity-led Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to be lauded for putting the necessary legislative framework in place to facilitate a properly functioning Public Accounts…

(SKNIS): Travelers can expect a more comfortable environment at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (RLB) International Airport and the ferry terminal once renovations currently underway at both sites are completed. Speaking in the House of…

(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, and National Security Advisor, Major General Stewart Saunders, met with members of the Chamber of…

US President Donald Trump has spoken out against racist violence after the killing of a protester in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday. "Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs," he told…

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for five games after he was sent off in Real Madrid's 3-1 win against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup first leg on Sunday. He was given a one-match ban for being shown two yellow cards and a…

Tropical Storm Gert, which became the seventh named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season yesterday evening, could become a hurricane, according to forecasters. But before it does, it’s expected to pass between Bermuda and United…