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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) –The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas is participating in the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Community Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) being convened in Kingston, Jamaica, from 16th -17th May, 2023. Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS): A team from the Department of Community Development and Social Services interacted with residents of the Conaree community on Wednesday (May 17, 2023) to get a better sense of issues or challenges impacting the area and opportunities to fill gaps. The walk-through was led by Erslyn Patrick Bridgewater, Senior […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS): Hundreds of nationals and residents in St Kitts visited the National Housing Corporation (NHC) parking lot on Thursday (May 18, 2023) for a Housing Fair showcasing designs and blueprints of the one, two and three-bedroom homes that are being introduced by East Coast Housing Development as part of government’s […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and the UK Foreign Secretary met today, Thursday 18th May, 2023 at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, for the group’s bilateral biennial engagement. As the Forum got on the way, Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Honourable Samal Duggins said that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives, which he leads, continues its thrust towards achieving CARICOM’s 25 percent by 2025 Agenda which is aimed at reducing the high regional food import bill. “In 2020, CARICOM would have adopted the 25 […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is one step closer to establishing an Access to Justice Bureau aimed at strengthening the Rule of Law in the country and positively impacting people’s quality of life. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Senator Honourable Garth Wilkin, said that […]

INDEPENDENCE 40 THEME REVEALED: “GROWING SUSTAINABLY, DEVELOPING MATURELY, BUILDING RESILIENCY: INDEPENDENCE 40” Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS):  This year’s 40th Independence Anniversary will be celebrated under the theme “Growing Sustainably, Developing Maturely, Building Resiliency: Independence 40”. The theme was chosen from over four hundred entries that were submitted and won by Reverend Damien E. […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – After weeks of training, 44 officers of St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department – 28 from St. Kitts and 16 from Nevis – completed the 13th Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) Junior Officers Basic Training Course and are now better equipped to protect the nation’s borders […]

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 — Youth crime is becoming an increasing challenge in the region, hindering sustainable development and economic growth. In this context, the United States Government, in partnership with the OECS Commission and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, launched two of its Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) projects aimed […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – Nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis with existing student loans with the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis (DBSKN) are being added to the Government’s Graduate Finance Project and will now see the interest rate on their loans reduced to five (5) percent per annum. “I want […]