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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 27, 2024 (SKNIS): In a bold move towards the future, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is pressing ahead with its commitment to modernising the nation’s infrastructure, particularly in the critical sectors of health and education. During the ‘Roundtable’ discussions held on August 27, at the Koi Resort, Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, unveiled plans for the start of the climate-smart hospital over the next few months. “This will be a project that would take approximately three years and would employ hundreds of people,” said Prime Minister Dr. Drew. Dr. Drew said that…

Her Excellency The Governor-General Dame Marcella Liburd, GCMG, JP. wishes to advise that she will be absent from the Federation from Thursday, August 29, 2024, to Wednesday, September 4, 2024. During Her Excellency’s absence from the Federation, His Excellency Mr. Walford Gumbs, OBE, JP, will serve as Governor-General’s Deputy.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 28, 2024 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, congratulated the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank on the launch of its new programme, “Banking on Small Business,” which is designed to support the growth and development of small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs within the Federation. The financial institution’s new initiative was introduced during a ceremony held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. The event was attended by members of the Federal Cabinet, officials from the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the leadership and management staff of the National…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 28, 2024 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister, Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, in his capacity as Minister of National Security, led an engagement with key community stakeholders on citizen security on August 23, 2024, reinforcing the government’s whole of society approach as part of its comprehensive response to the crime problem from a public health perspective. Prime Minister Dr. Drew said preliminary results of a study sanctioned in 2022 to evaluate and assess crime and gang dynamics in St. Kitts and Nevis point to a pervasive issue in the Federation. The study was carried out by the United…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, August 27, 2024: The Ministry of Education hosted its annual Back-to-School Opening Ceremony for the Academic Year 2024-2025 under the theme Transforming Education through Self Renewal; Holistic partnerships Digital Solutions. The ceremony was held on Monday August 26, at the St. Kitts Marriott. Minister of Education, Hon Dr. Geoffrey Hanley extended salutatory remarks to the returning members of the teaching fraternity and those recently selected as new educators on Monday, September 02, “It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the start of our 2024-2025 school year. Today, in a world where a teacher’s…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 27, 2024 (SKNIS): The Royal Saint Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) will be increasing its enforcement of the restriction on smoking in public places. Under Section three (3) of the Smoking (Designated Areas) Act, 2023, smoking outside of designated smoking areas is prohibited. Smoking is defined in the Act as the use of any lighted or heated device or pipe or any other lighted or heated cannabis or cannabis resin intended for inhalation, including electronic smoking devices, etc. The RSCNPF emphasises that this measure is in place to protect general public health, particularly the health…