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Four Bills to Receive First Reading, While One Is Slated for Second Reading in the National Assembly on Thursday, July 10, 2025

Four Bills to Receive First Reading, While One Is Slated for Second Reading in the National Assembly on Thursday, July 10, 2025

Basseterre, Saint Kitts (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been issued for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Notice has been...

Bath United continue winning ways while Freeman’s Village and Lion Cubs pick up first victories in Antigua Cup

Bath United continue winning ways while Freeman’s Village and Lion Cubs pick up first victories in Antigua Cup

- Advertisement - St Kitts & Nevis’ Bath United recorded another win while Freeman’s Village picked up their first in the Antigua Cup International Youth Football Tournament played at the Buckley’s Primary School Playing field on Tuesday. Playing...

BRANTLEY’S FAIR SHARE FIASCO — THREE YEARS AFTER TOPPLING TEAM UNITY GOVERNMENT, NEVIS STILL LEFT EMPTY-HANDED AS PM DREW WITHHOLDS WORLD BANK FAIR SHARE REPORT

BRANTLEY’S FAIR SHARE FIASCO — THREE YEARS AFTER TOPPLING TEAM UNITY GOVERNMENT, NEVIS STILL LEFT EMPTY-HANDED AS PM DREW WITHHOLDS WORLD BANK FAIR SHARE REPORT

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS (June 19, 2025) — The long-promised “fair share” for Nevis remains an elusive dream, as Premier Mark Brantley, who famously toppled a sitting federal administration in 2022 over the issue, now finds himself no closer to...

PLP Central Basseterre Chairman Dameon Lawrence: “The Drew-led Government of Lies Has Failed the People – It’s Time to Rebuild”

PLP Central Basseterre Chairman Dameon Lawrence: “The Drew-led Government of Lies Has Failed the People – It’s Time to Rebuild”

PLP Press Release 19th June, 2025 In a passionate address to constituents and the wider nation, Mr. Dameon Lawrence, Chairman of the Peoples Labour Party (PLP) Central Basseterre Branch, issued a direct and urgent call for change, declaring that...

Editorial | Breaking CARICOM’s logjam

Editorial | Breaking CARICOM’s logjam

Three years ago when, at their intersessional summit in Belize, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) endorsed a proposal allowing members to move ahead with initiatives on which the community is broadly agreed, this newspaper suggested that this could be...

The Cable and ASPIRE Programme Partner to Offer Daily Registration Support for Families

The Cable and ASPIRE Programme Partner to Offer Daily Registration Support for Families

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS – The Cable and the ASPIRE Programme have launched a collaborative initiative to provide ongoing, in-person registration support for families seeking assistance with the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis’...

T&T DEALT A THRASHING

T&T DEALT A THRASHING

Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-19 men’s team suffered a second consecutive defeat in the West Indies Rising Stars U-19 50-over Championships, tumbling to a 93-run defeat to USA 1 at St. Mary’s Park in St. Kitts & Nevis, yesterday. After winning their...

Statement by Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, on the occasion of the 44th Anniversary of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

Statement by Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, on the occasion of the 44th Anniversary of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

- Advertisement - Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Today, we proudly join our brothers and sisters across the region in commemorating the 44th Anniversary of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) under the theme: “Adapting, Innovating,...

Prime Minister Drew Urges OECS Leaders to Capitalize on Collective Bargaining Power at 7th Assembly Sitting

Prime Minister Drew Urges OECS Leaders to Capitalize on Collective Bargaining Power at 7th Assembly Sitting

- Advertisement - Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, delivered a powerful and reflective intervention during the 7th Sitting of the OECS Assembly on Tuesday, June 17, 2025....

OECS Assembly convened in St. Vince...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – LEADERS and opposition parliamentarians from across the subregion are meeting today (Jun. 17) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the 7th Sitting of the OECS Assembly. The Assembly will focus on key legislative...

OECS Assembly Convenes in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Focus on Regional Unity and Key Legislation

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) held its 7th Sitting of the Assembly on June 17, 2025, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, marking a historic first for the gathering outside its...

Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion

Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion

DeVry University Expands “Bridge to Brilliance” Initiative to St Vincent and the Grenadines Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University....

The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You

The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...

Prime Minister Drew Urges OECS Lead...

Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, June 18, 2025 (PMO) -- Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, delivered a powerful and reflective intervention during the 7th Sitting of the OECS Assembly on Tuesday, June 17,...

Tim David signs with defending champions St Lucia Kings for CPL 2025

Tim David signs with defending champions St Lucia Kings for CPL 2025

St Lucia Kings, the defending champions of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), have signed IPL champion Tim David as their first-round pick at the draft for the 2025 season. Kings, however, will be without Faf du Plessis, who had led them to their...

PM Terrance Drew announces construction of new Modern General Hospital

PM Terrance Drew announces construction of new Modern General Hospital

Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew has announced the construction of a new general hospital in St Kitts and Nevis. The Minister of Health, during his national address on July 7, called this a crucial development for the healthcare sector of the...

Nigeria seeks support for IMO election

Nigeria seeks support for IMO election

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has engaged in high-level meetings with leaders from several island nations to solicit support for Nigeria’s bid for election into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation...

Former St. Lucia PM says CARICOM not serving OECS well

Former St. Lucia PM says CARICOM not serving OECS well

St. Lucia’s Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet has raised serious concerns about the effectiveness of the relationship between the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the wider Caribbean Community (CARICOM), suggesting that OECS...

PM Mitchell: Regional governments must be prepared to negotiate with Trump

PM Mitchell: Regional governments must be prepared to negotiate with Trump

by Linda Straker Story about travel ban list originally published by The Washington Post last weekend 36 countries identified in cable sent to US embassies on weekend 4 on list are OECS member states with Citizenship by Investment Programmes Prime...

Mapped: Countries With the Highest Share of International Migrants

Mapped: Countries With the Highest Share of International Migrants

Countries With Highest Proportion of International Migrants This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The number of...

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