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No. of 2021. Gaming (Control) Bill, 2021 Saint Christopher and Nevis. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Part I Preliminary 1.Short Title. 2.Interpretation Part II – Administration 3.Establishment of Gaming Commission 4.Duties and functions of the Gaming Commission 5.Confidentiality 6.Collaboration with other agencies 7.Appointment of Committees 8.Retention of experts, agents and consultants 9.Delegation of authority Part III – Licences 10. Types of Gaming Licences 11. Licence Application 12. Supplier’s Licence 13. Information on Applications. 14. Application Fees 15. Obligation to cooperate and supply information 16. Obligation to provide truthful information 17. Investigations 18. Licence terms 19. Licence…

No. of 2021. Non-Government Organisations Saint Christopher (Amendment) Bill. and Nevis. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS No. of 2021 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Non-Government Organisations (Amendment) Act, 2021. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires the expression “Act” means the Non-Government Organisations Act, 20.59 The Act is amended in…

No. of 2021. Miscellaneous Saint Christopher (Financial Services) and Nevis. (Amendment) Bill, 2021. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS No. of 2021 A BILL to provide for various amendments to facilitate the comprehensive implementation of measures to boost national security, strengthen investigative techniques, and to foster greater coherence within the financial services sector in keeping with the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force 40 Recommendations to prevent and combat money laundering, anti-terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and for related matters BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most…

No. of 2021. Virtual Assets (Amendment) Bill Saint Christopher and Nevis. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS No. of 2021 A Bill to amend the Virtual Assets Act, No. 1 of 2020 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Virtual Assets (Amendment) Bill, 2021. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires the expression…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, March 2, 2021: Teachers from Estridge, Edgar T Morrisand the Saddlers Primary Schools participated in a joint Staff ProfessionalDevelopment Day session, on Monday March 01. The session held at WindsorUniversity School of Medicine (Cayon Campus), was conducted under thetheme “Sharpening Competencies while Exercising Resilience”. According to Dale Phipps, Principal at the Edgar T Morris Primary School,education is constantly changing and there is a need for teachers to keepabreast of what is happening so as to better assist students in their academicsuccess. Teachers were exposed to the effective ways of using Balanced Assessmentused within the classrooms. Additionally, teachers…

On Friday last, 26th February, 2021, a special ceremony was held at Upper Market Street, Basseterre, St Kitts to honour three (3) personalities namely Mr James “barman” Hanley MH, of Harmonites Hitters Basketball Fame and a community organizer, Mr Michael “Mick” Stokes Heyliger MH, an outstanding musical composer and performer and Mr Everton “Jabou” Dolphin of Jabou’s Hideaway. Among those present at the Ceremony were His Excellency The GovernorGeneral Sir S W Tapley Seaton, GCMG,CVO,QC,JP,LL.D, himself a resident of Market Street, Dr The Rt Excellent and Rt Hon Sir Kennedy Simmonds, National Hero, First Prime Minister and former Representative of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 2, 2021 (SKNIS): International Women’s Day 2021 and Phase 2 of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan will be discussed on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The special guests will be Mrs. Sharon Warner, Executive Officer at the Department of Gender Affairs; Ms. Dwynette Eversley, Consultant; Professor Jeune Guishard-Pine, OBE-BPW, and Mrs. Celia Christopher, Director of the Department of Gender Affairs. The discussion will focus on International Women’s Day 2021 with emphasis on the importance of celebrating women’s achievements and looking at…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 2, 2021 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been circulated for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday 4th March 2021, at 10:00 am. Notice has been given. The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, Sustainable Development, National Security, Constituency Empowerment, Human Resource Management and Information, Dr. Timothy Harris, will seek leave to introduce and have read a first time Gaming (Control) Bill, 2021; Non-Government Organisations (Amendment) Bill, 2021; Miscellaneous (Financial Services) (Amendment) Bill, 2021; and Virtual Assets (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Additionally, the Honourable Prime Minister…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) has announced its strategy for the administration of the 2021 regional summer examinations, following a meeting with the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Education, on 26 February and 1 March 2021. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Hon. Jeffrey L. Lloyd, Minister of Education of the Bahamas. After reviewing CXC’s proposal, consensus was reached by the meeting’s attendees, which included Ministers of Education, senior Ministry of Education officials and pertinent stakeholders from across The Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CXC’s proposal was formulated following extensive consultations, led by…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In a judgment released today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed the appeal in the matter of Air Services Limited and others v The Attorney General and others [2021] CCJ 2 (AJ) GY but emphasised the importance of meaningful consultations by public authorities with relevant stakeholders. The Court heard the appeal on 19 January 2021. On 9 May 2016, the Ogle International Airport was renamed as the Eugene F Correia International Airport. The name change was approved by the Minister of Public Infrastructure, but the appellants did not agree with it. They contended that the Minister…