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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (PMO)– Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew has firmly refuted misleading statements by former Prime Minister Timothy Harris regarding the Bradshaw Museum project. During his wrap-up of the 2025 Appropriation Bill debate, the Prime Minister highlighted contradictions in Timothy Harris’s claims and presented factual evidence to set the record straight. Specifically, the Prime Minister pointed to a 2015 article from Nevis Pages, [found here-https://sknis.gov.kn/2024/12/20/appropriation-2025-bill-2024-passed-i nto-law-in-st-kitts-and-nevis-parliament/] where Timothy Harris, then Prime Minister, announced his administration’s intent to convert the residence of the Federation’s first National Hero, Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, into a museum and national…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (PMO)– During his closing remarks on the 2025 Appropriation Bill debate, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew addressed recent public criticism surrounding salary increases for government ministers. He revealed that this adjustment was not initiated by this administration but was, in fact, a decision budgeted for by the former administration under Timothy Harris in the 2022 budget estimates. “The former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance brought this matter to the House in 2021 for the 2022 budget. He planned an 84% increase over a three-year trajectory,” PM Drew stated. He further disclosed evidence…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (PMO)– Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew has called for the upcoming court case involving the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis and its former General Manager, Lenworth Harris, to be televised. The case, scheduled for January 29, 2025, will shed light on allegations of financial mismanagement and misuse of public funds under Harris’s leadership. “This trial must be televised. Transparency is vital to democracy, and the people deserve to know what occurred with their money,” Prime Mininster Drew stated emphatically during the wrap-up of the 2025 Appropriation Bill debate. The Prime Minister…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (PMO)– Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew has issued a clarion call for greater accountability and transparency regarding the drastic depletion of funds from the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) during Timothy Harris’s tenure as Prime Minister. Addressing Parliament during his wrap-up of the 2025 Appropriation Bill debate, Prime Minister Drew unveiled alarming details about the SIDF’s financial mismanagement under the previous administration. “In 2015, the SIDF had over $313 million. By the time we took office in 2022, only $10 million remained. The people deserve answers,” The Prime Minister declared and further underscored…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 21, 2024 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) marked a significant milestone during its Annual Christmas Luncheon on Friday, December 20, 2024, as five soldiers were officially commissioned and received their badges of rank from Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew. Second Lieutenant Lakeem Crosse, Second Lieutenant Mario O’Flerharty, Second Lieutenant Jelani Griffin, and Second Lieutenant Jon-Lewin Watson were officially commissioned, while First Lieutenant Percival Thomas was elevated from Second Lieutenant. Prime Minister Drew and Acting Force Commander, Major Kayode Sutton, congratulated the officers on their promotion,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (SKNIS): After a period spanning five (5) days, from the presentation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ 2025 Budget Address by the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance on December 16, to the rebuttal by Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, the Honourable Mark Brantley, and debates by parliamentarians, The Appropriation (2025) Bill, 2024, with total estimates for 2025 of EC$ 1.1 Billion for recurrent expenditure, capital expenditure and net lending, was passed into law on Friday, December 20, 2024.With a total recurrent capital and net lending charges on the consolidated…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (SKNIS): The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Economic Development and Investment, delivered a powerful address highlighting the government’s significant accomplishments in 2024, and presenting a bold vision for 2025. His remarks, made during his support of the 2025 Budget Debate on Friday, December 20, 2024, outlined a clear roadmap for continued progress and prosperity for St. Kitts and Nevis. In 2024, St. Kitts and Nevis made significant strides in enhancing international trade relations, including the completion of capacity-building programmes to implement the CARIFORUM-UK…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (SKNIS): Prospective homeowners in St. Kitts, who do not qualify for pre-approved funding from a financial institution to meet the housing solution by East Coast Housing Development, have been assured that they will not be left out of the housing revolution. The National Housing Corporation (NHC) has more than 4,000 housing applications, many of which were received following a housing information fair in May 2023, that showcased designs by the East Coast Housing Development Ltd. Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, told the nation listening to the 2025 Budget Debate on December…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (SKNIS): The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Llewellyn Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Economic Development and Investment, highlighted the achievements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2024, during his support for the 2025 Budget Debate on Friday, December 20, 2024. In 2024, St. Kitts and Nevis further strengthened its diplomatic ties, formalising relations with Pakistan, Cape Verde, Palau, Lebanon, and Comoros. A Visa Waiver Agreement with Kazakhstan was also signed, easing travel for citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis. Senior Minister Dr. Douglas said that the ministry…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2024 (SKNIS) – Minister of International Trade, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, said the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) is positioning itself to ensure that as the Federation transitions to a sustainable island state, it does so with the assurances of good quality and maintenance of public health. In a passionate presentation on the 2025 Budget Debate in the National Assembly on December 20, 2024, Senior Minister Dr. Douglas said that the bureau is committed to raising national standards to ensure product quality, consumer safety and global competitiveness. This, according to…