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Basseterre, Saint Kitts (24 February 2025) – The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas was pleased to engage with Mr. Omar Shehadeh, Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Caribbean and Pacific States, on 24th February 2025. The United Arab Emirates, a close diplomatic ally of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, has long supported the nation’s sustainable development goals through a number of measures. As such, this visit from Mr. Shehadeh and his delegation was warmly welcomed and provided an opportunity to reaffirm the strong bilateral ties between both nations. During…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 21, 2025 – The Department of Consumer Affairs has reported the findings of its latest market surveillance exercises during the period February 10-14, 2025, reflecting a one hundred percent compliance rate of price adjustments. The department’s active surveillance exercises focuses primarily on the monitoring of current day prices of goods and services during the Value Added Tax (VAT) Relief Holiday, introduced by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to ease financial burdens on citizens and spur economic activity. During this six-month period, January to June 2025, the Value Added Tax rate is reduced from 17…

Bridgetown, Barbados – The Honourable Garth Wilkin, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, delivered a compelling address at the Attorneys General Roundtable on 13-14 February, 2025, emphasizing the recently passed Judge Alone Trials Act as a pivotal reform to enhance efficiency, protect the justice system from interference, and ensure judicial appropriateness. The two-day Roundtable, hosted by the UNDP PACE Justice Project, funded by the European Union brought together Attorneys General, legal experts, and policymakers from across the region to discuss key judicial reforms aimed at strengthening justice systems in the Caribbean. In his address,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 21, 2025 (PMO)– Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew delivered a powerful intervention during Day 1 of the Forty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), emphasizing the urgent need for trade justice, climate resilience, and deeper international collaboration. He highlighted the historical and ongoing economic struggles of the Caribbean region, underscoring the global inequities that have stifled the economic growth of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Reflecting on the Caribbean’s trade challenges, Prime Minister Drew pointed to the collapse of the sugar industry in St. Kitts and Nevis,…

The Ministry is pleased to announce scholarship offers from the Embassy of theRepublic of Indonesia relating to Scholarship Offers by Universitas LancangKuning for both undergraduate and graduate programs.Undergraduate programs include English Education, Electrical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Architecture, Agrotechnology, Accounting, Management, Law,Forestry, and Informatics Engineering. Graduate programs include Pedagogy, Environmental Science, Management,Agricultural Science, Computer Science. Interested candidates should submit their high school diploma and transcript(undergraduate), bachelor’s degree and transcript (graduate), copy of passport andnational ID. Applicants are required to apply online via https://pmb.unilak.ac.id/The scholarship covers tuition, accommodation, and an allowance ofapproximately 90 USD per month.Candidates are expected to purchase to purchase their…

The Ministry is pleased to announce the 2025 Call for Scholarship Applications for Undergraduate, Graduate Academic Studies, and Graduate Research, through the Organization of the American States (OAS). Interested candidates should examine the documents carefully and pay close attention to what is required of them. Applicants for undergraduate studies should already be enrolled in a program and be eligible to graduate within two (2) academic years. Applicants for graduate studies should have already completed one year or have an acceptance letter from the University where he or she plans to study. The eligibility requirements and more information regarding the application…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 20, 2025 (PMO)– During a bilateral meeting at the Forty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Barbados, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew expressed profound appreciation to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, for Saudi Arabia’s unwavering support to CARICOM nations, particularly St. Kitts and Nevis. Prime Minister Drew lauded the Kingdom’s efficient and structured approach in facilitating funding for critical development projects within the Federation. He highlighted Saudi Arabia’s instrumental role in enhancing the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts 18 February 2025 – The Department of Environment successfully concluded its six-day “Good Refrigeration Practices” training workshop on Saturday 15 February, 2025. Held at the Avec Compound, the program equipped 22 local technicians with essential skills to adopt sustainable refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) practices, aligning with the Federation’s Sustainable Island State Agenda and the Montreal Protocol’s HCFC Phase-Out Management Plan. The workshop, which ran from 10th-15th February, focused on minimizing the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and transitioning to environmentally friendly alternatives. Participants engaged in a blend of theoretical lessons and hands-on practical experiences, covering topics such…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 18, 2025 (PMO)– Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, is actively engaged in the Forty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which commenced today, Feb 20th, 2025, in Barbados. Two days of critical discussions lie ahead, with regional leaders tackling the most pressing issues affecting the Caribbean.  Going into the meeting, Prime Minister Drew has since identified five key areas of focus for his government and the people of St. Kitts and Nevis: Health and Human Development, Security, Energy, the Global Sustainable Islands…

The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) in accordance with the Telecommunications (Universal Service Fund) Regulations Thirteenth Schedule Section 56 invites sealed bids from qualified bidders to supply and install underground fibre-optic cable and closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at Cockleshell Bay, Southeast Peninsula, St Kitts. The NTRC has received funding in the form of Universal Service Fund towards the cost of the “Universal Service Fund Project “and intends to apply a part of the proceeds towards the Universal Service Fund Project. Bidding will be done through competitive bidding procedures in a manner consistent with fair competitive international best practice and existing…