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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Lindsay Grant says tourism currently generates more than 25% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). He made the statement during a brief interview with ZIZ while also adding that the tourism sector…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 23, 2018 (SKNIS): Plans for the construction of the new state-of-the-art Basseterre High School (BHS) is advancing as the site at Pond’s Extension in East Basseterre has now been cleared. The construction…

Prime Minister Dr. Hon Timothy Harris is encouraging all employees of the Skills Training and Empowerment Programme (STEP) to take advantage of the opportunities provided through the programme’s training sessions. Prime Minister Harris…

A delegation of high ranking government officials will be representing St. Kitts and Nevis at the first United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Caribbean Cooperation forum which is set to take place in Dubai later this month. Deputy Minister,…

The Nevis Tourism Authority has partnered with the St. Kitts Tourism Authority for the first time, in efforts to bring Sun Country Airlines to the federation. Sun Country Airlines is a United States-based airline based in Minnesota.…

Thirty-year-old Souvin Ritchen, who is from Shadwell but lived at Durant Avenue, was found guilty of murder by a majority of the jury at the end of his trial at the high court on Tuesday. Ritchin was indicted on August 26 2015 for the…

Premier of Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley has praised the initiative for universal health care for all persons in the federation, which is under the guidance of Minister of Health Hon. Eugene Hamilton. The Premier commended Hon. Eugene…

Citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis received some good news on Friday, November 23 when Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris announced duty free allowances on food items and non-commercial…

Five University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) students, four of whom are from the federation, won the 2nd annual Hewlett Packard HBCU Business Challenge Competition earlier this month. The students representing UVI were Jamilla Connor,…

Police are investigating an incident in which a man was shot and injured in St. Paul’s. According to a police press statement preliminary investigations have revealed that at about 9PM On Friday, November 23, 2018, 38 year-old Joma…

The National Carnival season got off to an exciting start on Friday with a packed lineup at the opening ceremony for Sugar Mas 47 at the Circus in downtown Basseterre. The ceremony featured the reveal of the Talented Teen contestants, a…

Melissa Rawlins aka “Butters” has won the Tourism Week Karaoke Competition held at the Rams food court on Thursday night. The competition was judged in male and female categories. Rawlins won the female category with her performance of…

Honorary Consul of France to St. Kitts and Nevis, Ms. Shawna Lake has been bestowed with the order of national merit by the government of France for the sterling and exemplary service she has provided to the government of France since being…

Obesity in students was just one of several health related issues discussed at the national commission for universal healthcare public consultation at the Anglican Church hall in Sandy Point on Monday. One attendee at the forum said the…

That’s according to Premier of Nevis, Hon. Mark Brantley who has described it as encouraging. Brantley said statistics from a report for January to June 2018 compared to 2017 conducted by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security…