Author: SKNISEditor

Greetings from the Honorary Consulate of St. Kitts and Nevis, Nigeria. Congratulations on your success at the just concluded August 5th general elections as the New Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, as well as the other elected members of the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP). It is my sincere hope that the Federal Republic of Nigeria will record the same electoral success (come February 2023) that your party (SKNLP) has witnessed at this time for the mutual collaboration of our two countries. I look forward to continuing to work closely with your new government in advancing the…

CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, August 08, 2022 (Nevis Reformation Party) – The Nevis Reformation Party(NRP) takes this opportunity to congratulate the Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew on being sworn in as our Nation’sfourth Prime Minister following his St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party’s win in the August 05, 2022 generalelections. .The NRP wishes Prime Minister Drew and his SKNLP the very best as they govern the affairs of our twinisland Federation.Congratulations are also extended to the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) on their victory at the polls onFriday. We trust that the CCM will begin to represent the people of Nevis as they were elected…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Monday, August 08, 2022, has been declared a public holiday in St. Kitts and Nevis. Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew made the announcement following his official swearing-in as the Federation’s fourth prime minister. The swearing-in ceremony was held at Government House on Saturday, August 06. It comes following the successful bid by the newly elected Prime Minister Drew and five other members of the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, who convincingly captured six of the eight seats that were contested on St. Kitts in the August 05 Federal Elections. Prime Minister…

August 6, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States, led by the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, congratulates the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis on their peaceful and responsible participation in the general elections of August 5, 2022.The OAS Mission comprised 11 experts and observers from nine countries – three of whom worked virtually. On Election Day the team was present in all of the 11 constituencies of Saint Kitts and Nevis and visited 100% of the 128 established polling stations. The Voters’ List provided by the Electoral Office indicated that 50,933 persons…

GENERAL ELECTIONS, 5 AUGUST 2022 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT At the invitation of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) mounted a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the conduct of the General Elections which were held in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on 5 August 2022. The CEOM arrived in St. Kitts and Nevis on the evening of 3 August 2022. Meetings, both virtual and in-person, were held with His Excellency Sir Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, Governor-General; a team from the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKLP) led by the Leader of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Hon. Dr. Terrance Michael Drew was officially sworn in on Saturday, August 06, 2022, as the fourth Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis by His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, Governor-General, during a significant ceremony at Government House. Prime Minister Dr. Drew was sworn in after the St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) convincingly won the Federal General Elections held on August 05, 2022, taking six of the 11 seats that were contested. He was administered the Oath of Office, the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Secrecy in front of elected…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, 6th August, 2022 (SKNIS): Former Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris has congratulated the new Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, who was sworn into office today (August 6) after his St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party’s resounding victory at the polls on August 5, 2022. The St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party won a majority of six of the eight seats on St. Kitts. “Now that the Supervisor of Elections, Mr. Elvin Bailey, has announced the official results of the General Elections held yesterday, Friday, August 5th 2022, I…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, 6th August, 2022 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party(SKNLP), led by Dr. Terrance Drew, has convincingly won the Federal General Elections in St. Kitts and Nevis held on August 5, 2022, by taking six of the 11 seats that were contested. The Elections were observed by the Organization of American States (OAS), CARICOM and a local NGO coalition. Dr. Drew was declared the winner in Constituency #8 taking 2,950 votes gathering 60.2 % of the votes cast; Dr. Denzil Douglas won in Constituency # 6 with 1926 votes compiling 82.2 % of votes cast; Konris…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today announced the squads for the West Indies “A” Team series against Bangladesh “A” Team to be played at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia from 4 to 20 August. The two teams will play two four-day first-class matches followed by three 50-over matches. Joshua Da Silva, the wicket-keeper/batter, will lead the team in both formats, with Andre Coley as the Head Coach. The squads feature several players with international experience, as well as others who have graduated from the CWI Rising Stars U19 and CWI Emerging…

Less than 400 tickets remain for Saturday’s 4th T20I Lauderhill, Florida, USA – Tickets for this weekend’s Goldmedal T20I Cup matches between West Indies and India in Lauderhill, Florida have been selling quickly and a full turn-out is anticipated for the series finale this weekend. Fans are being urged to book their seats immediately via the Windies Tickets online ticket service, presented by Mastercard – tickets.windiestickets.com – as less than 400 tickets are available for Saturday’s fourth Goldmdeal T20I. Nearly 300 tickets remain for the bleachers and benches and with approximately 75 food and drink inclusive tickets in the VIP hospitality section. For Sunday’s fifth and final Goldmedal…