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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs have been granted budgetary increase totaling $2.5 million for the year 2023 to implement a number of initiatives that will modernize access to justice, speed up legal processes, and fuel and invigorate the Attorney General’s Office, thereby […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2022 (SKNIS): The key steps to transforming St. Kitts and Nevis into a sustainable small island developing state were articulated by the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment, while lending support to the 2023 Budget Debate on December 19, 2022. “We are […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2022 (SKNIS): Staff at the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) will enjoy greater benefits and support as the government pushes ahead with the transformation of St. Kitts and Nevis into a Sustainable Small Island Development State. Minister of Sustainable Development and Environment, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, said that questionable financial […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2022 (SKNIS): Having good laws, institutions and processes in place to ensure accountability, stability, equality and access to justice for all is the key function of government. As such, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Garth Wilkin, during his Budget presentation on day four (December 19), […]

December 16, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Despite increasing global efforts at combating corruption, “lawful but awful” practices which push the limits of anti-corruption legislation by staying just within the laws or by exploiting loopholes and disparities between jurisdictions, remain stubbornly persistent. Professor Nikos Passas, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, highlighted this […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2022 (SKNIS): Partnership with churches and other faith-based organizations in St. Kitts and Nevis will be enhanced in 2023 as the Government seeks to collaborate with the church as a social partner in helping to improve the overall conditions of the vulnerable and disadvantaged in society. The agenda of the […]

BRIDGETOWN, 14 December 2022 – In response to the recent wave of intense floods thathit communities in the north of St.Lucia, the European Union is providing €60,000 inhumanitarian funding to assist the most affected. The current EU humanitarian funding will support the St. Lucia Red Cross society indelivering much needed assistance including the distribution of […]

basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2022 (SKNIS):  EC $1 million was allocated in the 2023 Budget for much-needed upgrades and renovations to community centers in St. Kitts. “We have allotted over $1 million to make sure that we can facilitate renovations and upgrades to our community centers, and the Ministry wants to prioritize our community […]

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (December 15, 2022) – The St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank Limited Annual General Meeting will be held on December 28, 2022, under the theme “People-Centered… Future -Focused”.From inception the Bank has remained focused on improving the lives of citizens of the Federation and expanding opportunities for wealth creation.For over half a […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 17, 2022 (SKNIS): The establishment of the new Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Aging and Disabilities will significantly enhance programmes and protections for the targeted groups, often considered to be among society’s most vulnerable. The proposed budgetary allocation of $2.5 million for the Ministry’s operation in 2023, will allow assigned staff to […]