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Prime Minister Douglas and Commonwealth Secretary General talk in London
Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, who was in London last week, held talks with Commonwealth Secretary General, His Excellency Mr. Kamalesh Sharma.
Both discussed…
EMIS links success at learning institutions to data management
Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The Education Management Information System (EMIS) Department in the Ministry of Education is currently taking steps to strengthen its administrative data system with a three day workshop that is geared…
Time to expand number of southward bound carriers to Nevis, says Tourism Minister
(NIA) CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism on Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley, expressed the view that the time had come for Nevis to expand its horizons and attract other airlines apart from the Leeward Islands Air…
NIA to roll out more programmes for island’s seniors
(NIA) CHARLESTOWN NEVIS --The Ministry of Social Development in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) under its Senior’s Division plans to roll our more new initiatives for the island’s seniors weeks after the Free Utilities programme was…
LIAT to suspend services to Nevis; NIA seeks to fill void
(NIA) CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism on Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley, announced on November 06, 2013, that an impending suspension of services by the Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) to the Vance W. Amory…
DPM, two new Labour Party candidates meet supporters in New York and Toronto
(CUOPM) Two new Labour Party candidates who are expected to be successful in the next general elections and serve in the Fifth Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, have been meeting supporters…
PEP continues to empower youth, says Project Manager
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS -- Opening of the PEP School of Cosmetology and Salon at the Newtown Community Centre in Basseterre was yet another opportunity the People Employment Programme (PEP) was offering the youth of the Federation to empower…
Azard Gumbs graduates with Bachelor of Laws degree with honours
(CUOPM) Another national of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree with honours from the University of the West Indies in Barbados.
Twenty-four-year old, Old Road-born, Mr. Azard Gumbs, son of…
Commonwealth, World Bank, launch book on tourism
(CUOPM) A publication that explores how tourism can facilitate growth, create jobs and improve livelihoods in small island developing states was launched in Washington DC on 12 October 2013.
The launch took place during the Small States…
NIA to host town hall meeting; invitation extended to all
(NIA) CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The Nevis Island Administration (NIA), led by Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory, will host a town hall meeting at the Red Cross Conference room from 7 p.m. on November 07, 2013.
Press Secretary to the Premier…
Small hotels on Nevis receive training in marketing
(NIA) CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Mr. Carl Williams described an initiative by the Ministry of Tourism for small hotels on Nevis as timely especially as those types of…
Nationals in the United Kingdom get update on developments in St. Kitts and Nevis
(CUOPM) Nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis residing in London and its environs met with St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas while he was in the British capital last week.
During the November 1st meeting,…
Teenage Pregnancy, a Huge Global Problem Requiring a Holistic Approach
According to a new report released on October 30th, 2013 issued by the United Nations Population Fund entitled, “Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the Challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy”, Teenage Pregnancy is “A Huge Global Problem” that is…
Police Investigating Mount Idle Fight
(ZIZ) On Tuesday 5th November 2013 around 9:38pm, Delta Squad and Sandy Point Police responded to a fight at a GUY FAWKES celebration in Mt. Idle. Two men suffered wounds they alleged came from unknown persons throwing bottles into the…
Bill Clinton thanks PM Douglas for friendship and service to St. Kitts and Nevis
(CUOPM) Former United States President the Hon. Bill Clinton has thanked St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas for joining him on stage during the closing session of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).…