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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 28, 2024 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, congratulated the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank on the launch of its new programme, “Banking on Small Business,” which is designed to support the growth and development of small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs within the Federation. The financial institution’s new initiative was introduced during a ceremony held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. The event was attended by members of the Federal Cabinet, officials from the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the leadership and management staff of the National…

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…