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Basseterre, St. Kitts (15 May 2023) – The Ministry of Tourism recently held its St. Kitts Tourism Youth Congress on 12 May at the St. Kitts Marriott Ballroom. The competition hosted seven (7) high school students contesting for the title of St. Kitts’ Junior Minister of Tourism 2023-2024.Participating students included:Kaylah Penny – Basseterre High SchoolCam-Ron Audain – Washington Archibald High SchoolJosiah Hodge – Charles E. Mills Secondary SchoolD’Jaaden Punrod – Cayon High SchoolSoriah Williams Powell – Verchilds High SchoolCadeen Allen – Immaculate Conception Catholic SchoolDestiny Morris – Saddlers Secondary School During the competition discourse, the participating students articulated ideas relevant to building a resilient and sustainable workforce, wellness…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 15, 2023 (SKNIS) – Thirty adolescent treatment professionals in St. Kitts and Nevis are this week engaged in a training programme geared towards equipping them with the tools to identify, assess and treat adolescents with substance use disorders. The Adolescent Drug Treatment Training, which runs from May 15 to 19, is being facilitated by the St. Kitts and Nevis National Council on Drug Abuse Prevention, in collaboration with the Demand Reduction Unit of the InterAmerican Drug Abuse Control Commission within the Organization of American States (OAS). The week-long training programme forms part of the National Drug Council’s continued efforts…

The Department of Community Development & Social Services wishes to inform the general public that the application process for school uniform assistance will be opened on Monday May 22nd 2023. Persons in need of assistance may apply between 8:30am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays at any of the following Community Centers: Newtown, McKnight, Old Road, St. Paul’s, Tabernacle, Ottley’s Lodge and the Administrative Office on Victoria Road. Should visits to any of these Centers be inconvenient, persons may apply at the main office at Lime Kiln Commercial Development (Second floor Antioch Baptist Church). Applicants are asked to bring their most…

BASSETERRE (13th May, 2023): Venue preparations for the 25th Anniversary of the St. Kitts Music Festival are underway with the historic Warner Park Stadium set to host the three-day event from June 22-24, 2023. The Parks and Beaches Unit is currently hard at work clearing the grounds of the former Basseterre High School which will serve as a spacious and convenient parking lot for the upcoming St. Kitts Music Festival. The festival committee has placed a strong emphasis on improving parking arrangements this year and the use of the former high school site is part of this effort. Preliminary work has also…

BASSETERRE (15th May, 2023): The Ferry Terminal came alive with excitement and bustling business activity on Friday as the first ‘Bar Hop’ promotional event kicked off for the 25th anniversary of the St Kitts Music Festival.Presented by EK The Real Right Entertainment, the lively bar hop, aptly named ‘To Mom With Love,’ featured enthusiastic participants including mothers, dancing and singing for fantastic prizes generously sponsored by Courts, Digicel, and Carib Brewery. Patrons were also thrilled to win tickets to the St. Kitts Music Festival and White Sands.The highlight of the evening was the grand unveiling of six charismatic ladies who have…

No. 11:2023 15 May 2023Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On Thursday, 11 May 2023, the Hon. Mr Justice Peter Jamadar received an honorary doctorate from Emmanuel College of Victoria University, in the University of Toronto, Canada. Mr Justice Jamadar is currently a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The CCJ family is deeply proud of Mr Justice Jamadar’s many achievements and congratulates him on his display of the Court’s core values: excellence, courtesy and consideration, integrity, and industry. In support of the conferment of this profound honour, it was noted by the CCJ President, the Hon. Mr…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 12, 2023 (SKNIS): With much talk about former West Indian British colonies removing the British monarch as the head of state with the objective of advancing the process of full decolonization or independence, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew said that the people are the ones who will decide if it is time to do so or do so at all. “I don’t have a timeline. As we said to them the people will be asked this question and I think the people will provide the answer as well and so I cannot give a timeline,”…

On May 12th, 2023, members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and theSt. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force jointly executed a search warrant on the premises ofAkeem and Anthea Sage of Central Fiennes Avenue, McKnight. The warrant permittedthe search for weapons, illegal drugs, and other items suspected of being used in thecommission of a crime. The search led to the discovery of one (1) Smith & Wesson revolver handgun whosebarrel contained five (5) .32 calibre rounds of live ammunition. The firearm andammunition were collected and taken into Police custody along with other items ofevidential value. The general…

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is investigating the armed robbery of “Mem’s Pizza” in Nevis. The incident occurred around 11PM on May 13th, 2023 after the business had closed. Reports indicate that one of the proprietors, Jamilla Wallace of Cherry Garden, wasapproached by two armed assailants while she was parked in the business’ yard. Therobbers demanded money and proceeded to steal her bag and phone. Upon realisingthere was a robbery in progress, the staff closed the business’ entrance door. Therobbers then fired several shots at the building, wounding staff member Maria Merchantof Stoney Grove. She is currently…