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Saint Kitts And Nevis Participated in And Advocated for The Right to Self-Determination on Behalf of The British Virgin Islands at the Recently Concluded Special Committee on Decolonisation (C-24) Session Held at The United Nations

Saint Kitts And Nevis Participated in And Advocated for The Right to Self-Determination on Behalf of The British Virgin Islands at the Recently Concluded Special Committee on Decolonisation (C-24) Session Held at The United Nations

United Nations, New York – Saint Kitts and Nevis participated in and advocated for the right to self-determination on behalf of the British Virgin Islands at the recently concluded Special Committee on Decolonisation Session held at the United...

St. Kitts and Nevis Addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Behalf of CARICOM to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Signing of the UN Charter

St. Kitts and Nevis Addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Behalf of CARICOM to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Signing of the UN Charter

United Nations, NY – On June 26, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador H.E. Dr. Mutryce Williams delivered a commemorative address on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) before the...

St. Kitts And Nevis Delivers CARICOM Statement at The United Nations Security Council Addressing the Issue of Children and Armed Conflict: Effective Strategies to End and Prevent Grave Violations Against Children

St. Kitts And Nevis Delivers CARICOM Statement at The United Nations Security Council Addressing the Issue of Children and Armed Conflict: Effective Strategies to End and Prevent Grave Violations Against Children

United Nations, NY – On June 26, 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, H.E. Dr. Mutryce Williams, appeared before the United Nations Security Council to deliver an urgent call for global action on behalf of the...

CARICOM IMPACS Expects Concrete Commitments From Heads of Government

The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) expects Heads of Government to translate their acknowledgment of regional security issues into concrete, time-bound and resourced commitments. This is...

Clouden: Stop wasting time and legalise ganja

Clouden: Stop wasting time and legalise ganja

Outspoken attorney-at-law Anselm Clouden has called on the 3-year old Dickon Mitchell-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to fulfil its promise made to the young in the 2022 general election to legalise ganja on the island. Clouden,...

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...

The St. Kitts Music Festival: A Resounding Success and Economic Powerhouse

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The recently concluded St. Kitts Music Festival is being hailed as a monumental success, transforming Warner Park into a global stage and injecting significant financial activity into the local economy....

ICE Detains Man Claiming St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship Following Vehicle Surveillance in USVI

ICE Detains Man Claiming St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship Following Vehicle Surveillance in USVI

Times Caribbean Reports ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — June 30, 2025 — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained Antonio Elias Ovalle Castro, a man claiming to be a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis, after he was found to have...

Education Minister Geoffrey Hanley lauds UNESCO essay competition winners, vows curriculum reform

Education Minister Geoffrey Hanley lauds UNESCO essay competition winners, vows curriculum reform

St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples Committee hosted the UNESCO Essay Competitions. The theme of the essay contest was The Importance and Value of Students Being Taught Their African...

St Kitts-Nevis government announces three-month tax relief on school supplies

St Kitts-Nevis government announces three-month tax relief on school supplies

The government of St Kitts and Nevis has introduced a three-month temporary tax relief measure on school supplies, beginning in July 2025, to ease the financial burden on families as they prepare for the new academic year. “Education is the...

Education Minister Geoffrey Hanley lauds essay competition winners, vows curriculum reform

Education Minister Geoffrey Hanley lauds essay competition winners, vows curriculum reform

St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples Committee hosted the UNESCO Essay Competitions. The theme of the essay contest was The Importance and Value of Students Being Taught Their African...

Female artists on the 2025 St. Kitts Music Festival line-up discuss breaking gender stereotypes in the Music Industry

by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The music industry has long been shaped by gender stereotypes, with men historically dominating roles such as producers, engineers, and lead performers in the global music industry. Female artists, in...

PLP CONVENTION FEVER IGNITES THE NATION — “Bring Back PLP: Better for All” gains MASSIVE traction as thousands prepare to descend on Basseterre for historic political comeback

PLP CONVENTION FEVER IGNITES THE NATION — “Bring Back PLP: Better for All” gains MASSIVE traction as thousands prepare to descend on Basseterre for historic political comeback

“Bring Back PLP: Better for All” gains MASSIVE traction as thousands prepare to descend on Basseterre for historic political comeback BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — With just days to go before the most electrifying political event of the year, momentum...

Denzil Douglas lauds stakeholders on success of St Kitts Music Festival

Denzil Douglas lauds stakeholders on success of St Kitts Music Festival

Dr Denzil Douglas, the Minister of Foreign affairs in the government of St Kitts and Nevis, expressed his pride on the successful conclusion of the St Kitts Music Festival. He took to his social media account to share glimpses from the remarkable...

St Kitts Music Festival: Call for safety goes out as three day event picks pace

St Kitts Music Festival: Call for safety goes out as three day event picks pace

St Kitts Music Festival has started with the people of the island nation finding themselves at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium to enjoy the performances of their favorite artists live. The opportunity to see some of the artists on the lineup for...

St Kitts and Nevis to host AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2026

St Kitts and Nevis to host AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2026

Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew has announced that St Kitts and Nevis will be hosting the 2026 edition of the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF). He made this announcement when he was attending the 32nd Annual Meetings of the African...

Nigerian business founder leads delegation to Caribbean, congratulates Nigerian president on St Lucia honor

Nigerian business founder leads delegation to Caribbean, congratulates Nigerian president on St Lucia honor

Dominica News Online - Friday, July 4th, 2025 at 11:57 AM Aisha MainaNigerian business leader and economic diplomat Aisha Maina, founder Aquarian Oil and Gas and managing director of Aquarian Consult, has extended her congratulations to President...

Mayor pays tribute to five at Gracie Mansion Caribbean-American Heritage event

Mayor pays tribute to five at Gracie Mansion Caribbean-American Heritage event

On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams honored four Caribbean nationals during his annual grand Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence on East 88th St., Upper East Side, Manhattan. The...

St. Kitts and Nevis draws global CBI community to the 2nd Investment Gateway Summit 2025

St. Kitts and Nevis draws global CBI community to the 2nd Investment Gateway Summit 2025

St. Kitts and Nevis made a bold case for its eminent role in global investment migration in June as it hosted the second Investment Gateway Summit (IGS). The four-day long gathering drew government officials, policymakers, investors, economic...

St. Kitts and Nevis Reinforces Human Rights Commitments at 55th OAS General Assembly

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—During the 55th OAS General Assembly, held from June 25 to 27, 2025, in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, the Rt. Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, delivered a...

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