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AN ACT to define and create criminal offences of corrupt conduct and to create the office of a Special Prosecutor to receive complaints, investigate and prosecute acts of corrupt conduct of persons in public life in Saint Christopher and Nevis. CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO READ ACT IN FULL: https://dochub.com/sknisfacebook/xP5LzojKa8axq5xR7ZDlO3/skn-anti-corruption-act-no-5-of-2023-pdf?pg=3 The post Anti-Corruption Act No. […]

AN ACT to make provision for the disclosure of information held by public bodies or by persons providing services for them and for connected purposes. CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO READ THE FULL ACT: https://dochub.com/sknisfacebook/B5LgrGvR0aJ2An4K9MYq6j/skn-freedom-of-information-act-no-6-of-2018-pdf The post St. Kitts and Nevis Freedom of Information Act first appeared on SKNIS.

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR A CODE OF CONDUCT AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS; FOR THE OFFENCES OF ABUSE OF OFFICE , MISCONDUCT AND NEGLECT OF DUTY; AND IN THAT CONNECTION TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTEGRITY COMMISSION, ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL […]

Mr. President of COP28, let me first thank the UAE for its very hospitable welcome to all of us to this most important gathering. INTRODUCTION Mr President, if now is not the time for bold action in addressing this planetary crisis: when the world is on fire, is being submerged, is barreling toward 2.7 degrees […]

Greetings to all, Thank you Madam Moderator, and all those who are a part of this panel, I thank all of you for coming. I am always proud of multilateralism because it allows someone like me, from a small country in the Western Hemisphere, can grace the stage and offer our own approach, and solutions, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 08, 2023 (SKNIS): Officials from the St. Kitts and Nevis Inland Revenue Department (SKNIRD) are monitoring prices to ensure that the cost of goods is not artificially inflated, diminishing the savings that will come as a result of the December 15 and 16 Discounted VAT Rate Days. A team from SKNIRD, […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 08, 2023 (SKNIS) – Work on the establishment of the first ever Greenhouse Village in St. Kitts and Nevis is ongoing, as the Ministry of Agriculture continues to implement innovative ways to boost crop production and ensure food security. Through the Greenhouse Village initiative, the ministry is attempting to leverage cutting-edge […]

Today, 8th December, CARICOM and Cuba commemorate CARICOM-Cuba Day. This annual celebration was first inaugurated on the same day in 2002 in Havana, Cuba –in recognition of 30 years since Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago established diplomatic ties with Cuba, which was at the time an international pariah. Along with Mexico, these countries […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 08, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Ministry of Health hosted an awards ceremony on Thursday (November 07, 2023), as a way to recognize and say a big thank you to its partners and volunteers whose contributions were pivotal to the overall success of the different activities and programmes introduced under the SKN […]

[Basseterre, December 6, 2023] – In a significant step towards a greener and more sustainable future, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment of St. Kitts and Nevis, in partnership with the Customs and Excise Department, is making headway in its efforts to implement a comprehensive ban on single-use plastics. The ban, set […]