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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 12, 2025 (PMO) — The construction of the new Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital is officially set to begin construction following the completion and approval of all site plans, feasibility studies and the environmental and social impact study. Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, joined by Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) H.E. Edward Ling-wen Tao, Overseas Engineering & Construction Company (OECC) representatives, Ambassador Leon Natta Nelson, and senior officials from the Ministry of Health and JNF General Hospital, all visited the site today, December 12th, 2025, and revealed that construction of the new…

(Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis December 11, 2025) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs successfully hosted its inaugural Fireside Conversation on Diplomacy, Development and Outlook under the theme “Foreign Policy as a Strategic Asset in National Transformation.” The event brought together the resident diplomatic and consular corps, stakeholders, partners, and Ministry staff for a timely and substantive dialogue on how diplomacy continues to shape and support the country’s development trajectory. Convened ahead of the 2026 National Budget Debate, the event created an important platform for the public to deepen their understanding of how foreign policy directly supports the Government’s Sustainable Island…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, December 11, 2025 — The ASPIRE Programme (Achieving Success through Personal Investment, Resources and Education) today announced the official launch of its social media channels as part of a national public engagement drive to raise awareness, encourage enrolment, and share financial-literacy resources with parents, teachers and students across the Federation. ASPIRE — which provides every eligible child citizen with a seeded savings account, an investment stake, and a curriculum of age-appropriate financial education — has already reached an important early milestone: 4,207 ASPIRE bank accounts have been opened. With the programme expanding steadily, the task force…

United Nations, New York (10th December, 2025) – Diplomats, development partners and industry stakeholders gathered at the United Nations on 10 Wednesday 2025, World Sustainable Transport Day, to launch the United Nations Decade for Sustainable Transport. In 2023, the General Assembly declared the first ever United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport to start in 2026. The United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport will be an opportunity to further raise awareness of transport’s crucial role in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and to gather and rally new solutions, resources and partnerships to advance sustainable transport globally. Saint Kitts and Nevis welcomed…

Nairobi, Kenya (8th December 2025) – In Nairobi, Kenya, considered by many the environmental capital of the world, the 7th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA7) is underway welcoming global leaders and environmental stakeholders together under the theme “Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet”. The Assembly, the world’s highest deliberative body on environmental matters, kicked off deliberations with the establishment of a Committee of the Whole (CoW) where the Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment was endorsed and selected as Chair of the Committee. The Minister is charged with guiding member states…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, 8 December 2025 – The Department of Constituency Empowerment within the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, in collaboration with community enhancement groups across the Parks and Beaches Unit, the Ministry of Health, the STEP Office, the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) and the Public Works Department, will commence a comprehensive Carnival Cleanup from 8–19 December 2025. This initiative serves as a forerunner of the Ministry’s flagship Environment for Everyone (E.F.E.) Campaign to be officially launched in 2026 as part of the DCE’s thrust towards spearheading an expansive National Environmental Wellness movement in the new year; a vision that…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, December 09, 2025 (SKNIS): Saint Kitts and Nevis joined members of the global community in observing International Anti-Corruption Day on Tuesday, December 09, 2025. This year’s annual commemoration is held under the theme “Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity.” During an address, Retired Justice Pearletta Lanns, Chairperson of the Integrity Commission, Saint Kitts, noted that corruption is a global issue that has a corrosive impact on societies as it “undermines democracy, stifles economic growth, and fuels inequality.” She highlighted that Saint Kitts and Nevis is now a State Party to the United Nations Convention Against…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, December 09, 2025 (SKNIS) – Notice has been given for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 10:00 am where the Annual Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals for 2026 will be presented. At the sitting, the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Terrance Drew will seek leave to introduce and have read a first time The Appropriation (2026) Bill, 2025. The Honourable Prime Minister will then move the second reading of the Bill, which in common parlance is referred to as…

ABUJA, Nigeria – The recent launch of the Afri-Caribbean Cultural Event Center in Abuja Nigeria has been hailed as a transformative step in healing historical divisions and rebuilding knowledge between Africa and its diaspora. In a powerful statement, Mr. Pierre Liburd, Visual Artist and Director of Culture for St. Kitts and Nevis, framed the centre’s opening as the fulfilment of a generational vision for reconnection. “The Opening of the Afri-Caribbean Cultural Centre represents a significant milestone in realising a vision shared by generation after generation of our people who were forcibly extracted from our African homelands,” Liburd stated. He identified…

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