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Honourable Dr. Terrance Micheal DrewMember of Parliament for St. Christopher 8Prime Minister; Prime Minister’s Office; Finance; National Security, Citizenship and Immigration; Health; Social SecurityHon. Dr. Geoffrey Ian HanleyMember of Parliament for St. Christopher 1Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Education; Youth Empowerment; Social Development, Gender Affairs, Aging and Disabilities; Ecclesiastical & Faith-based Affairs; Housing & Human SettlementThe Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Llewellyn DouglasMember of Parliament for St. Christopher 6Minister of Foreign Affairs; International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Economic Development and InvestmentHonourable Konris Gregor Menten MaynardMember of Parliament for St. Christopher 3Minister of Public Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities; Domestic Transport; Information,…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On 19 August 2022, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered its judgment in the Guyanese case of Small v The DPP; Gopaul v The DPP [2022] CCJ 14 (AJ) GY. In relation to Bibi Gopaul, the CCJ dismissed her appeal against conviction but allowed her appeal against the 45-year sentence imposed by the Court of Appeal. In relation to Jarvis Small, the CCJ allowed his appeal. On 2 October 2010, the body of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul was found in a suitcase which was submerged in a creek near the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. Her mother,…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 22, 2022 (SKNIS) – During a brief ceremony held earlier this morning (August 22), Dr. Marcus L. Natta recited the Oath of Secrecy as he was introduced as the new Secretary to the Federal Cabinet of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Cabinet is meeting today formally for the first time as the Cabinet Secretary is now in place. The occasion was witnessed by the Cabinet of Ministers led by Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, and a few specially invited guests in the persons of His Excellency Kenneth Douglas and Mr. Leon Natta-Nelson, all…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 21, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves has congratulated the new government of St. Kitts and Nevis led by Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew. A letter from the Office of the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Prime Minister Dr. Drew stated: “Congratulations on the magnificent victory of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) under your esteemed leadership in the recent general elections in St. Kitts and Nevis. “I was on my way to Taiwan when I received the good news of…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 21, 2022 (SKNIS): The Regional Council of Guadeloupe has congratulated the new government of St. Kitts and Nevis. A diplomatic note from Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe stated: “The Regional Council of Guadeloupe presents its congratulations to the new government of Saint Kitts and Nevis and thanks the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Development, International Trade, Investment, Industry and Trade for the information shared regarding the composition of the new government. “The regional council of Guadeloupe takes this note as an opportunity to renew its attachment to the connections between Guadeloupe and Saint Kitts and Nevis. “The Regional Council of…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 21, 2022 (SKNIS): Two of the three District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Courts have a new home in the former “Glencove” building at Fortlands, Basseterre, in the vicinity of the War Memorial and Fisherman’s Wharf. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice & Legal Affairs, Hon. Garth Wilkin stated that he “is pleased that the new District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court complex will become fully operational on Monday, August 22, 2022, so that the backlog of cases which piled up since the closure of the Sir Lee L. Moore Judicial & Legal Services Complex in early June 2022, due to a mold…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 20, 2022 (SKNIS): President of the Commonwealth of Dominica H.E. Charles A. Savarin has congratulated the fourth Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew. In a congratulatory letter addressed to Prime Minister Dr. Drew, the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica said: “On behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, and also on behalf of myself and Mrs. Savarin, I wish to extend sincere congratulations to you and to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis on the successful holding of General Elections on Friday, 5th August 2022, which…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 20, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Fumio Kishida, extended “sincere congratulations” to Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, who was sworn in as the Federations fourth Prime Minister on August 06, 2022. The warm sentiments were expressed in a letter. It said, “Japan and St. Christopher and Nevis have traditionally shared universal values, including freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and have also developed friendly bilateral relations. Japan will continue to further develop our traditional friendly relations, and further closely cooperate with St. Christopher and…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 19, 2022 (SKNIS) – Today, August 19, 2022, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew and the Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley held their first meeting since the Honourable Dr. Drew assumed the Office of Prime Minister on August 06.Prime Minister Dr. Drew, who leads the Federal Cabinet of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, and Premier Brantley, who heads the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), met to discuss the relationship between both administrations and how that relationship can be improved to deliver even more for the people of the twin-island…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 19, 2022 (SKNIS): Dr. the Honourable Geoffrey Hanley, St. Kitts and Nevis’ new Minister of Education, said that education must be given top priority and said he embraces the Ministry of Education Sector Plan, which states “Education for All: Embracing Change, Securing the Future.” “The education of all our people is a top priority for this … administration,” Minister Dr. Hanley stated at the Taiwan Scholarship Award Ceremony where 11 university scholarships were awarded to 11 students from St. Kitts and Nevis by the Republic of China (Taiwan). The students received their acceptance letters during a brief…