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St. George’s, Grenada, July 29, 2024 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, held a productive meeting with Matsubara Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan, and Naoki Saiti, Second Secretary, on Monday, July 29, 2024. The discussions, held on the sidelines of the Forty-Seventh (47th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St. George’s, Grenada, focused on various key issues, including education, training and development. Ambassador Matsubara expressed his gratitude to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis for their ongoing cooperation and highlighted the upcoming milestone…

St. George’s, Grenada, July 29, 2024 (SKNIS): Naeemah Hazelle, Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Prime Minister’s Office of St. Kitts and Nevis, held a significant meeting with officials from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) on Monday, 29 July 2024, in Grenada. The TBI delegation, which included Kate Dooley, Country Director for Grenada, and Tres-Ann Kremer, Regional Director, engaged in discussions aimed at enhancing the capacity and improving the systemic infrastructure of St. Kitts and Nevis in key areas such as national security, digitalization, and human resource development. The meeting underscored the commitment of St. Kitts and Nevis…

St. George’s, Grenada, July 29, 2024 (SKNIS): On the sidelines of the Forty-Seventh (47th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St. George’s, Grenada, Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, engaged in fruitful discussions with Austria’s Ambassador to CARICOM, His Excellency Gerhard Doujack. The meeting focused on a range of critical issues, including housing, renewable energy, and capacity building. Ambassador Doujack reaffirmed Austria’s unwavering commitment to CARICOM and its member states. He expressed Austria’s concern about the limited number of Caribbean states with embassies in…

Basseterre St Kitts July 29, 2024 – Following the enactment of the Citizenship by Investment Unit Act on June 28, 2024, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken a significant step in formalizing the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) as a statutory corporation. A newly appointed Board of Governors, led by Chairperson Mr. Calvin St. Juste, will oversee the CIU’s operations and governance.Mr. St. Juste, a Special Envoy for Investment, Development, and International Business Relations for St. Kitts and Nevis, brings 25 years of international finance, cybersecurity, and client management experience to the role. The board members, including…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 28, 2024 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, will lead a delegation from St. Kitts and Nevis to the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St. George’s, Grenada, from July 28-30, 2024. The delegation accompanying Dr. Hanley includes Naeemah Hazel, Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office; His Excellency, Ambassador Larry Vaughan, Plenipotentiary Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the Caribbean Community; Sherema Matthew, Director of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service; and Bjorn Hazel, Senior Foreign Service Officer in…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 26, 2024 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, during a powerful televised address to the nation on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, declared that the fight against crime transcends political boundaries and requires a unified, society-wide effort. “Fighting crime is not a matter of partisan politics, rather, it transcends political boundaries. It takes all of us. This is everybody’s business. It is a whole-of-society approach. It takes the parents, family members, teachers, church leaders, neighbours, the community, civil society organisations. All of us must play our part,” Prime Minister Dr.…

St. Kitts and Nevis, July 26, 2024 (SKNBS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS), in collaboration with the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), hosted a week-long training on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for agroprocessors. The training took place from July 22 to 26, 2024, at the Ministry of Agriculture Conference Room. St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN) boasts a vibrant food manufacturing sector that plays a pivotal role in the country’s economy and sustenance of its people. However, there is a growing recognition of the need to enhance the standards and certifications associated with food processing…

New York, New York (24th July 2024) – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon formalized the establishment of diplomatic relations on Wednesday 24 July, 2024, during a Signing Ceremony at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lebanon to the United Nations. The Joint Communiqué was signed by Her Excellency, Dr. Mutryce Williams, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations and H.E. Hadi Hachem, Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lebanon to the United Nations. During…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis (26th July, 2024) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was honoured to welcome the High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Dr. Amit Telang, for a timely meeting with the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Rt. Hon Dr. Denzil Douglas. The discussions between His Excellency and Minister Douglas focused on strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of India. A key topic of their discussion was the preparation for an upcoming high-level visit of the Honourable Foreign Minister, Dr. Douglas, to the Republic of India, to meet with his…

Paris, 26th July 2024 A unique opportunity presented itself for St. Kitts and Nevis to showcase its sports policy credentials and meet high-level sports policy stakeholders at the Commonwealth Sports Minsters Meeting held in Paris on the fringes of the Paris Olympic Games this week. The Hon. Samal Duggins, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Sports and The Creative Economy and Entertainment and The Arts, participated in a special session of the Commonwealth Sports Minsters held just before the opening of the Paris Olympics, bringing together 56 sovereign states making up the Commonwealth of…