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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 23, 2023 (SKNIS) – During the February 22, 2023, sitting of the National Assembly, three critical Bills that are central to the Government’s good governance agenda were successfully passed into law with majority support from the Members of Parliament on both sides of House.   Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 23, 2023 (SKN National Commission for UNESCO): As part of spearheading technical assistance initiatives being pursued with UNESCO, the Ministry of Education was informed this week that a grant of US$90,000 will be deployed to St. Kitts and Nevis to enable the Ministry to develop an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework for […]

The UWI Open Campus St Kitts and Nevis, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 – As one of the celebratory  activities  to celebrate  the 75th anniversary  of The University  of  the West  Indies, a group  of  staff,  students and alumni from the Nevis Site of The UWI Open Campus, along with alumni from other UWI  campuses, worshipped […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 23, 2023 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has negotiated a settlement with InterCaribbean Airways (ICA) to initiate a same-day travel option from Barbados and San Juan to St. Kitts and one-stop service to the wider Caribbean, thereby assisting with international airlift challenges and strengthening regional integration. This is a significant development […]

Wednesday 15th February saw the launch of a rebranded Kut and Shape Boys Mentorship Programme as a collaborative venture of the St. Paul’s Wesleyan Holiness Church with support from the Department of Gender Affairs and the St. Paul’s Primary School. Kut and Shape was first initiated in 2013 providing free haircut and mentorship opportunities to […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2023 (SKNIS): The Anti-Corruption Bill, 2023 was read for the second time in the National Assembly by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Hon. Garth Wilkin, on February, 22, 2023. The Attorney General described the piece of legislation as a critical component in developing St. Kitts […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2023 (SKNIS): The Member for St. Christopher Two, Honourable Marsha Henderson supported the Bill entitled Anti-Corruption Bill, 2023 during its second reading in the National Assembly on February 22, 2023. Honourable Henderson stated that she supports the Bill in its entirety but singled out Section Five (5) in the Bill as […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2023 (SKNIS): The introduction and debate on the Anti-Corruption Bill, 2023, in the Federal Parliament in St. Kitts and Nevis demonstrate that the government has “nothing to hide,” said Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Christopher #1, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley. The Bill had its […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2023 (SKNIS): The Anti-Corruption Bill, 2023 was read for the second time in the National Assembly by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Hon. Garth Wilkin, on February, 22, 2023. The Attorney General described the piece of legislation as a critical component in developing St. Kitts […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 22, 2023 (SKNIS): Senator the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke strongly supported the Anti-Corruption Bill, 2023, and deemed it a very “historic and well-needed piece of legislation for the good governance agenda for St. Kitts and Nevis.” The Anti-Corruption Bill, 2023, is a Bill to define and create criminal offences of corrupt conduct […]