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Brussels, Belgium, 17th July, 2023: Following the opening ceremony of the 3rd EU-CELAC Summit in Brussels on Monday 17th July, 2023, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Romania, the Right Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas and Her Excellency Luminita Odobesçu held talks on the potential for strengthened cooperation between both countries. Foreign Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas meeting with his counterparts Traditionally, engagement between the Federation and Romania was primarily in multilateral fora such as the EU-LAC, now EU-CELAC and the UN. However, bilateral talks deepened during Romania’s bid for support to one of the UN’s main Organs in…

Brussels, 17th July 2023: On Monday 17th July, 2023, the Right Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce, Economic Development and Investment participated in two Global Gateway round tables prior to the start of the 3rd EU-CELAC Summit being held in Brussels from 17-18 July 2023. Foreign Affairs Minister The Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas While round table one, Energy Transition: Sustainable Solutions for All, featured solutions to overcoming the regulatory, political, economic, and social challenges that will lead to net zero carbon by 2050, the third round table, Bridging the Gap: Unlocking Investment Potential in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 17, 2023 (SKNIS): Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, has announced additions to the pre-school, and primary school curriculum come this September. “Spanish will be taught from September in our pre-schools, and our kindergarten, and also in our primary schools,” Dr. Hanley said at the most recent Prime Minister’s Press Conference with Cabinet Ministers on July 13. “And the aim is to have some of our primary schools— specifically the Irish Town Primary School has already been declared as our primary school of Linguistics.” The Irish Town Primary School is where the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 17, 2023 (SKNIS): The late Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton GCMG, CVO, KC, JP, LLD, former Governor-General of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis from 2015 to 2023, will be accorded a State Funeral with full military honours on Thursday, July 20, at the Zion Moravian Church on Victoria Road, Basseterre at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 20 has been declared a National Day of Mourning by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, and a national half-holiday for the public and private sectors has been proclaimed by the Governor-General Her Excellency Dame Marcella Liburd GCMG, JP…

It’s a pleasure to welcome you all to Brussels and to return your warm hospitality from the last two summits I had the privilege to participate in – in Mexico and Argentina. And I would like to thank the current and former presidents of CELAC, Prime Minister Gonsalves and President Fernández for our close cooperation to set the stage for a successful summit. The Argentinian writer, Jorge Luis Borges, once said: “Contrary to love, friendship does not require frequency”. Today’s meeting is proof of that. It has been eight years since our last EU-CELAC summit. But I can feel –…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2023 (SKNIS): Minister of Posts, the Honourable Konris Maynard, has revealed that over the coming weeks, the General Post Office will be rolling out a National Addressing System for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s Press Conference with Cabinet Ministers on July 13, Minister Maynard said that this system will give clear directions as to where people live and cut down on the confusion that comes with misdirection. “The Ministry of Posts, which is the General Post Office, is now well on the way with our National Addressing System, and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 16, 2023 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is seeking to expand its diplomatic footprint not only in North America and Europe but in the Middle East, according to the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development and Investment, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, a former prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis with 20 years experience at the helm. “Generally, we would have said that we would want to progress St. Kitts and Nevis as a sustainable island state. That is what our foreign policy is in fact working towards—establishing consolidating relationships with countries and…

The Police are investigating reports of an unidentified object that fell from the sky and landed in Conyer’s, St. Kitts last evening between the hours of 9PM and 11PM. Upon receiving the report, the Crime Scene Unit of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) investigated the scene and collected some items of evidential value. A full investigation into this matter is ongoing and the general public will be kept appropriately updated as it progresses.