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CDB delegation concludes mission to St. Kitts and Nevis
October 9, 2017, BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis – A team from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) visited the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis from October 2 to 6 to discuss the country’s development priorities, and to determine the main…
Minister of Education underscores opportunities available to teachers for the 2017-2018 school year
(EMU) – St. Kitts, October 09, 2017: Following a very turbulent start with weather and other scheduling interruptions, Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, said that schools are settled and educators geared as they move…
Geothermal energy, viewed as hurricane-proof, receives greater support in wake of Irma and Maria
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, OCTOBER 8TH, 2017 (PRESS SEC) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and the Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, Minister of Public Infrastructure et al., held a bilateral meeting yesterday, Saturday, October…
Police uproot and seize 3344 marijuana plants
Officers from the Drug Unit at the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force uprooted a total of Three thousand three hundred and forty four (3,344) marijuana plants ranging from seedlings to ten (10) feet in height.
According to…
St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force Coast Guard stands out at Independence Ceremonial Parade
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 7, 2017 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The discipline of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force Coast Guard was recognized on Saturday, October 7, 2017, as Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable…
Police investigate shooting incident in Old Road
Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 7, 2017 (RSCNPF): Police responded to a report of shooting incident at Biggz Snackette along Main Street, Old Road, which occurred about 2:30 a.m., on Saturday 7 October 2017.
Initial investigations…
PM Harris encourages young people and families to start saving early
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, OCTOBER 6TH, 2017 (PRESS SEC) – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris hopes that Financial Information Month (October) 2017 will be a catalyst for conversations about the importance…
PAHO/WHO confirm St. Kitts and Nevis has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) –In August of this year, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris announced to the country that St. Kitts and Nevis was on par to becoming the first country in the Organization of the…
Cabinet to consider two solutions to Old Road Bay Road problem
(SKNIS): Cabinet will be considering two options for a way forward regarding the Old Road Bay Road from ADeB Consultants Ltd. out of Jamaica. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Ian Liburd, at…
CEO Khan outlines due diligence process for citizenship by investment applications
(SKNIS): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), Les Khan, gave some insight into the stringent due diligence process of the CBI programme, implemented after 2015, that has helped to…
St. Kitts and Nevis records a significant reduction in homicides
(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The men and women of various law enforcement agencies in St. Kitts and Nevis came in for high praise on Tuesday (October 3) by Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, for their…
PM Harris issues challenge to Dr. Denzil Douglas: Come clean on dual citizenship
(PRESS SEC) – When he was Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Denzil Douglas strongly cemented his record as a politician who was dead set against the idea of elected parliamentary representatives holding dual citizenship.
Now,…
PM Harris: Leader of Opposition Dr. Denzil Douglas holds dual citizenship in breach of constitution…
(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has made a shocking revelation to the nation that the Leader of the Opposition, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas is a…
St. Kitts and Nevis moves to develop a National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
(SKNIS): As climate change becomes more prevalent worldwide, as well as in the federation, St. Kitts and Nevis is undertaking initiatives to ensure that the necessary measures are put in place to protect lives and livelihoods.
The most…
National Language Arts Policy underway
(SKNIS): The Ministry of Education, as part of its Early Learners Programme (ELP), held its first consultation for a National Language Arts Policy, on October 03.
According to Dr. Tricia Esdaille, Chief Education Officer, this activity…