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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 28, 2024 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister, Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, in his capacity as Minister of National Security, led an engagement with key community stakeholders on citizen security on August 23, 2024, reinforcing the government’s whole of society approach as part of its comprehensive response to the crime problem from a public health perspective. Prime Minister Dr. Drew said preliminary results of a study sanctioned in 2022 to evaluate and assess crime and gang dynamics in St. Kitts and Nevis point to a pervasive issue in the Federation. The study was carried out by the United…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, August 27, 2024: The Ministry of Education hosted its annual Back-to-School Opening Ceremony for the Academic Year 2024-2025 under the theme Transforming Education through Self Renewal; Holistic partnerships Digital Solutions. The ceremony was held on Monday August 26, at the St. Kitts Marriott. Minister of Education, Hon Dr. Geoffrey Hanley extended salutatory remarks to the returning members of the teaching fraternity and those recently selected as new educators on Monday, September 02, “It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the start of our 2024-2025 school year. Today, in a world where a teacher’s…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 27, 2024 (SKNIS): The Royal Saint Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) will be increasing its enforcement of the restriction on smoking in public places. Under Section three (3) of the Smoking (Designated Areas) Act, 2023, smoking outside of designated smoking areas is prohibited. Smoking is defined in the Act as the use of any lighted or heated device or pipe or any other lighted or heated cannabis or cannabis resin intended for inhalation, including electronic smoking devices, etc. The RSCNPF emphasises that this measure is in place to protect general public health, particularly the health…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 26, 2024 (SKNIS): In response to recent claims by the Peoples Labour Party (PLP) that all political were not invited to the stakeholders meeting and consultation with Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, the Citizens Security Secretariat, wishes to set the record straight. The Citizens Security Secretariat provided clear evidence that an official email invitation was sent to all registered political parties in St. Kitts and Nevis, including the PLP on Monday, August 19, 2024. This invitation explicitly outlined the purpose of the meeting and emphasised the importance of their participation in the ongoing consultative…

United Nations, New York (22 August 2024) – In her third appearance before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during her Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM Caucus, H.E Dr. Mutryce Williams vehemently called for the international community to lend increased support to conflict and crime prevention. She called for the UN to privilege this new approach instead of relying solely on conflict resolution, particularly amid a global uptick in violent crime. This perspective was shared by St. Kitts and Nevis’s Ambassador during the UNSC’s High Level Open Debate on Peacebuilding, and Sustaining Peace: Addressing Global, Regional and National Aspects…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 26, 2024 (SKNIS): The Royal Saint Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is reiterating the importance of the law concerning children loitering on the streets, particularly after 10 p.m. The law, which is intended to ensure the safety and well-being of minors under the age of sixteen, will be strictly enforced to maintain public order and protect the youth. Under Section 15 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act of Saint Christopher and Nevis , any boy or girl under the age of sixteen found wandering or loitering on the streets after 10 p.m. without a legitimate…