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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 19, 2022 (SKNIS): As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis celebrates 39 years of Independence, today, September 19, 2022, Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance M. Drew, during his Independence Day Address called on all to continue to exhibit a collective mindset to build a prosperous and self-sufficient country. “I encourage us all to have that collective mindset to build our country, to mould and empower our youth, to protect and empower our women, to truly live out the philosophy of Country Above Self. Indeed, as our Independence 39 theme states, we must all collectively ‘refocus, re-create and redesign.’When…

INDEPENDENCE DAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 Happy Independence Day. I greet you with love, peace and a renewed sense of purpose and hope for our beautiful nation of St. Kitts and Nevis on the 39th Anniversary of Independence. When our national flag was raised on September 19th, 1983, so too were the hopes and dreams of our people. We are a proud people, a hopeful people – led by our forefathers and foremothers from British colonial rule to our own dream of freedom and self-sufficiency. Each Independence season, it seems only right that we ask: “Are we truly independent? Are our…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 18, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Micheal Drew will address the nation tomorrow Monday, September 19 on the occasion of the 39th Anniversary of Independence of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Independence Address will be broadcast on both ZIZ TV and Radio. On ZIZ TV the broadcast times will be 7:30 am; 12:00 pm; 2:30 pm and 8:00 pm. On ZIZ Radio the airing times will be 7:30 am; 10:30 am; 12:30 pm; 5:00 pm and 7:30 pm. The address will also be carried live on ZIZ and SKNIS Facebook pages…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 18, 2022 (SKNIS): Acting on the decision of the Cabinet, the Commander of the St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force wishes to inform the general public that the Annual Toasting Ceremony at Camp Springfield on Monday, 19th September, 2022 has been cancelled. Additionally, His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir S.W Tapley Seaton has informed that the Independence Cocktail Reception held at Government House on Independence night has been postponed. A new date will be communicated. The cancellation of the Annual Toasting Ceremony and the postponement of the Cocktail Reception is a mark of respect for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 18, 2022 (SKNIS): Governor-General of Canada, Her Excellency Mary May Simon has congratulated the Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on their attainment of 39 years as a sovereign nation. St. Kitts and Nevis became an independent nation on 19th September, 1983. In a congratulatory message to Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, Her Excellency Simon said:“On behalf of all Canadians, I am delighted to extend my heartfelt greetings to you and to the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the occasion of your country’s Independence…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 18, 2022 (SKNIS): The CARICOM (Caribbean Community) has extended its best wishes to the Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on their 39th National Day on September 19. In a congratulatory message from the Secretary-General of CARICOM, Dr. Carla N. Barnett, to Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, she said: “I wish to extend, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), congratulations to you and to the Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on the occasion of the country’s Thirty-Ninth Anniversary…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 18, 2022 (SKNIS): The President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, has offered congratulations to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis for their achievement on the 39th Anniversary of Independence Day, which is on September 19. In a congratulatory message to His Excellency Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, Governor-General of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency President Ramaphosa wrote: “On the auspicious occasion of the celebration of Independence Day of Saint Kitts and Nevis on 19th September, 2022, the Government and people of the Republic of…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 17, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis will celebrate its 39th Anniversary of Independence having attained Independence on September 19, 1983. Congratulatory messages keep on pouring in with the most recent one coming from the Republic of Korea congratulating the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis on this momentous occasion. In a congratulatory letter sent to His Excellency Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, Governor-General of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, President of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea wrote: “On occasion of the Independence Day of the Federation…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 17, 2022 (SKNIS)–His Holiness Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), Bishop of Rome, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church and Sovereign of the State of Vatican City, has congratulated the Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on their attainment of 39 years as an independent nation. In a congratulatory message addressed to His Excellency Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, Governor-General of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, His Holiness wrote: “As you celebrate the National Day of Saint Kitts and Nevis, I send cordial greetings to Your Excellency. In praying that…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 16, 2022 (SKNIS) – In his inaugural National Heroes’ Day Address to the nation, Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew invited every citizen and resident of St. Kitts and Nevis to appreciate, to be grateful for, and to emulate the lives of the Federation’s five National Heroes. The five outstanding sons of the soil who ascended to the rank of National Heroes are the Late Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw; the Late Right Excellent Sir C. A. Paul Southwell; the Late Right Excellent Sir Joseph N. France; the Late Right Excellent Sir Simeon Daniel and the Right Excellent and the Right…