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Fellow Citizens, Residents and Youth: Our nation has been plunged into mourning having learnt of the passing of our fourthGovernor-General, Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton GCMG CVO KC JP LLD. Sir Tapley who forseveral decades served his country valiantly, embodied key principles including respect, fairnessand a love for law and justice which served as an […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce the offer of scholarships for the 2024 academic year from the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba. The Ministry has the honour to inform that Cuba is offering 20 scholarships in the areas listed below: Seven (7) – MedicineSeven (7) – Bachelor of NursingFour (4) – […]

The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis offers sincere condolences to the family and loved ones on the passing of the former Governor-General His Excellency Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton GCMG, CVO, KC, JP, LLD.The passing of the former Governor-General is indeed a great loss, not only to the family and loved ones but to […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 29, 2023 (SKNIS) – The athletes who represented St. Kitts and Nevis in the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany from 17th – 25th June, 2023, returned to the Federation to a warm welcome reception at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport on Wednesday (June 28) afternoon. The St. Kitts and Nevis Special […]

Washington D.C (23 June 2023), During the plenary sessions of the 53rd Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Sherry Tross, High Commissioner of Saint Kitts and Nevis to Canada and Ambassador to Mexico and Panama, presented a most compelling national statement to the august body, on behalf […]

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) extends congratulations to CCJ Judge, the Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson, on his reappointment as a Member of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) by the International Council of Arbitration for Sports. CAS is a global body headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr Justice […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2023 (Cabinet Secretariat): The Cabinet Ministers met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, The Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023, and made several important decisions to improve the welfare of our people. Commissioner of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, James Sutton, updated the Cabinet on […]

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has produced its first Compendium of Model Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) Tool for the Region on Social Gender Norms and Violence against Women and Girls.  The Secretariat’s Gender and Development Programme developed the Tool in May 2023 in partnership with the United […]

San Jose, 28 June 2023 (IICA) – Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) announced the wholehearted endorsement by the specialized hemispheric agency for agriculture and rural development of what is known as the Dublin Declaration. The Declaration, which was drafted by scientists, speaks to the role of livestock production, […]

Following is an edited version of a presentation by Dr Carla N Barnett, CARICOM SecretaryGeneral, at a symposium ‘CARICOM at 50’ hosted by UWI St Augustine on April 14, 2023. CARICOM is a Community of sovereign states which have agreed to act in concert in areasagreed within the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Unlike, for example, […]