Trudeau going to Barbados for CARICOM Heads meeting
Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, will be in Barbados for the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Yearly Archives
2020
Deportee Laments Leaving Three Kids Behind In Britain
“They know what they were doing. I will be all right”, was all one man, the first to walk out of the Harman Barracks processing centre in Kingston, had to say before he was warmly embraced by his crying mother, Ann-Marie Williams.
Baroness Scotland: UK suspends funding to Commonwealth Secretariat
UK diplomats have told Lady Scotland, the secretary-general of the Commonwealth, that Britain's annual £4.7m voluntary contribution will be withheld until her secretariat improves its financial procedures.
UWI Open Campus in Anguilla creates history with first Ph.D
After four years of online studies, under the tutelage of the University of the West Indies Open Campus in Anguilla, Ms. Michelle Queeley has become the first student on the island to graduate with a Ph. D, thus creating history for…
Ministry of Social Development in Nevis gifts prison band new equipment
The Rehabilitation Group Impression (RGI) Band at Her Majesty’s Prison now has one new drum set and an amplifier gifted to them by the Ministry of Social Development in Nevis.
Premier Brantley pleased with plant propagation nursery for Pinney’s Beach Park Project
Preparation work on the St. Kitts and Nevis Pinney’s Beach Park Project is moving apace with 850 landscaping plants at varying stages of growth propagated at a nursery in Cades Bay. The plants made up of trees and ornamentals will later be…
Senator Akilah Byron-Nisbett Strongly Supports Cannabis Bill, 2020, Which was Passed Into Law
Senator, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, has thrown her full support behind the Cannabis Bill, 2020, which was debated and passed in Parliament on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.
Team unity government’s initiatives help hundreds of farmers in St. Kitts and Nevis
Minister of Agriculture, Honourable Eugene Hamilton, said that the Team Unity Government has assisted hundreds of farmers in the Federation through low-interest rate loans, government grants and hurricane relief funds.
St. Kitts and Nevis moves closer to establishing a cannabis industry with the passage of a suite of…
With the suite of legislation passed in the Federal Parliament on Wednesday, February 12, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis demonstrated its foresight and willingness to embrace the ever changing views of the 21st century.
Ministry of Public infrastructure moves to address water shortages in Shadwell and other areas
Minister of Public Infrastructure, Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, said that his ministry will commission a well in Shadwell.
Trevlyn Stapleton confirmed as National Assembly Deputy Clerk
Governor General, His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, has approved the recommendation of the Public Service Commission that Ms Trevlyn Stapleton’s appointed post and date to be changed to Deputy Clerk, National…
Volunteers Share Success Stories with New Members of the Volunteer Corps
The value of volunteerism as a life-transforming experience was highlighted on Wednesday (February 12, 2020) by several persons, who have selflessly given back to their society.
Liquor Licences (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Passes Successfully Through National Assembly
The Liquor Licences (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which is a Bill to amend the Liquor Licences Act, Cap. 18.21, was successfully passed through the Honourable House during a Sitting of Parliament on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.
Volunteer Corps Remains a Source of National Pride, Says Deputy PM Richards
In 2019, some 150 members of the Volunteer Corps were seen supporting many activities across St. Kitts and Nevis. They ranged from assisting the elderly and differently-abled to conducting beach and seabed clean-ups, planting trees and…
Government undertakes major national public roads safety project left undone for many years
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in its efforts to improve the quality of life for its citizens, embarked upon a national public safety initiative with the installation of island-wide sidewalks to cater to pedestrians.