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Ambassador Receives Inter-American Defense Board Medal

Washington, D.C. — The Embassy of Saint Kitts and Nevis proudly announces that Her Excellency Ambassador Jacinth Henry-Martin, the Federation’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American…

Sign Language App Wins Innovation prize

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign language, that takes speech and text…

Heist of the Century

PARIS: It has been dubbed the “heist of the century” – the theft in broad daylight of Napoleonic-era artefacts from the renowned Louvre Museum in Paris. Thieves stole “priceless” jewelry from the Louvre in Paris in an audacious…

SKN Leadership at the United Nations

UNITED NATIONS – St. Kitts and Nevis continues leadership at the United Nations with coordination of Biennial Resolution on Culture and Sustainable Development with Minister Counselor and 2nd Committee (Finance and Economic Affairs) Lead…

Revitalizing the Commission on Status of Women

UNITED NATIONS – In the aftermath of UNGA80, recently held joint meeting with Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Ms. Reem Alsalem, and following the commemoration of the International Day of the Girl, St. Kitts and…

Taiwan Embassy Celebrates National Day

BASSETERRE: In a display of enduring friendship and cultural exchange, the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) hosted a lively reception yesterday, October 9, to commemorate the 114th National Day of the Republic of China. Held amid…

SKN Forges New Ties with Argentina

BASSETERRE: The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, met His Excellency Fernando Brun, Argentina’s Secretary of International Economic Relations, marking their first official encounter. Held…

Taiwan Buys $1.3 billion of Russian oil

Hong Kong — Taiwan imported $1.3 billion worth of the petroleum product naphtha from Russia in the first half of this year, more than from any other country, according to a new report. The purchases come despite Taiwan’s…

Mary Shelford Reps St. Kitts at Tourism Youth Congress

BASSETERRE – Mary Ann Shelford, St. Kitts’ Junior Minister of Tourism, is proudly representing her nation at the 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress, a flagship event of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) held during the State of the…

SKN Flag Raising Ceremony at Philadelphia City Hall

Washington, DC: – On the 19th of September, 2025, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis proudly marked its 42nd Anniversary of Independence with a ceremonial flag raising at Philadelphia City Hall, organized by the Saint Kitts and Nevis…

PM Tasks Credit Unions to Help Confront Emerging Crises

NEW YORK: Although fully engaged in a packed schedule of diplomatic meetings and climate negotiations during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr.…

Bolstering Ocean Protection for Future Generations

UNITED NATIONS: In a proud moment for the Federation, Prime Minister The Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew joined fellow world leaders at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA80) to celebrate St. Kitts and Nevis' ratification of the…

Typhoon slams southern China, killing 15 in Taiwan

Hong Kong —  Nearly two million people in southern China have been evacuated as a powerful typhoon hurtles into one of the world’s most densely populated coasts, having already unleashed deadly flooding in Taiwan. Typhoon Ragasa, …

SKN Joins Taiwan’s Allies in Supporting UN Participation

Her Excellency Dr. Mutryce Williams, Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, joined counterparts from Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in delivering a powerful letter to U.N. headquarters in New York on…