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Basseterre, Saint Kitts, November 05, 2025 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, welcomed the commissioning of the newly rehabilitated St. Peter’s Main Road and F.T. Williams Highway East as a transformative EC $31 million infrastructure project that marks a new era of safety, accessibility, and development for the people of St. Peter’s and surrounding communities. The official road opening ceremony, held today, November 05, at the roundabout near the St. Peter’s Anglican Church was attended by members of Cabinet, senior government officials, community members, engineers, and contractors, all celebrating what has been hailed as one of the…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, November 05, 2025 (SKNIS) — The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today, November 05, officially opened the newly reconstructed St. Peter’s Island Main Road, marking the successful completion of the Rehabilitation of the St. Peter’s Main Road and F.T. Williams Highway East Project. The EC $31 million initiative stands as a significant investment in the nation’s transport infrastructure and a major step forward in improving connectivity, safety, and community development. The comprehensive project scope included full road reconstruction, base stabilisation, asphalt resurfacing, and the installation of retaining walls, curbs, sidewalks, and wider roadways to enhance pedestrian…

United Nations, New York, November 5, 2025 – Reports out of Doha, Qatar speak to the ‘exceptional, excellent, and high quality’ representation by the delegation of St. Kitts and Nevis at the United Nation’s Second World Social Summit for Social Development (WSSD) which is being held from 4-6 November, 2025. St. Kitts and Nevis’ delegation headed by the Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth Empowerment, Housing and Human Settlement, Ecclesiastical and Faith-Based Affairs, Social Development, Gender Affairs, Aging and Disabilities, and competently supported by Ms. Azilla Clarke, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social…

The Traffic Safety and Public Service Drivers’ Board cordially invites all omnibus owners and operators in St. Kitts and Nevis to attend a panel discussion on the proposed Omnibus Operator Certification Program. Venue: National ICT Center, Industrial SiteDate: Sunday, 23rd November 2025Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM The purpose of this meeting is to present the details of the new certification program and to gather feedback, questions, and recommendations from stakeholders in the omnibus sector. Your participation and input are highly valued. All are encouraged to attend.

[Basseterre, St. Kitts] – The Bureau of Standards today issues a mandatory national recall for the product “Milonga – Cannabis Infused Tea: Yerba Mate” (ALL FLAVOURS). This product was found for sale in local retail stores and is not approved for trade or distribution in the Federation. Consumers are warned that the product label states it contains 10mg of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol). THC is classified as a Class A Controlled Drug under the nation’s Drugs Act, making the sale of this product illegal. The presence of this unauthorised cannabis-infused beverage in public traded spaces such as supermarkets and bars pose a…

United Nations, New York (03 November 2025) – Facing rising catastrophic weather and climatic events, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis with the assistance of the Government of Italy is investing in Early Warning Systems to secure nationals from intensified hurricanes and storms fuelled by climate change. Mr. Eustace T. Wallace, Minister Counsellor and 2nd Committee (Economic and Financial Affairs) Lead at the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations and Dr. Elrick Francis, Director of Climate Action Unit in the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Action recently attended the Italy-CARICOM Joint Commission on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 4, 2025 (PMO) – Inmates at His Majesty’s Prison in St. Kitts have once again demonstrated the transformative power of rehabilitation and personal development, earning an impressive fourth-place finish in an international chess tournament held on October 14, 2025. The competition brought together inmates from across the region and beyond, offering a platform for mental discipline, strategy, and camaraderie through the game of chess. Representing St. Kitts and Nevis were twenty inmates who had earlier competed in a rigorous in-house tournament on September 4, designed to select the top players to represent the Federation. The team’s…

Basseterre, St. Kitts 4 November,2025 – To maintain the momentum of the National Single-Use Plastic Ban, the Department of Environment’s Single-Use Plastic Ban (SUPB) Team recently collaborated with the Customs and Excise Department for an intensive week-long training session. The training, which took place from Monday, October 27th to Friday, October 31st, aimed to provide border protection officers with the latest knowledge and tools needed to effectively enforce the ban. The training emerged from a series of collaborative follow-up meetings, where both teams assessed the initial implementation of the SUPB. Recognizing that robust enforcement is key to the ban’s success,…

The Ministries of Sustainable Development and Agriculture share joint stewardship over our Federation’s land resources. In the execution of both mandates, growing challenges arising from overlapping residential, commercial and agricultural land use across our island are becoming increasingly apparent. As the needs of our sectors and people increase, our developmental capacity must expand to match. In this regard, we consider conflicts between housing development, human settlements and agricultural production deleterious to our sustainable growth as a nation. In light of these concerns and in keeping with our National Development Planning Framework (NDPF) as well as pillars three (3) and five…

(Dept. of Cultural Heritage, St. Kitts, November 03, 2025): Wednesday, October 29, 2025 was a day of celebration, togetherness and spontaneity when dozens of residents of the Parish of St. Peter came out to reminisce, recall and regroup at the Cultural Heritage coordinated We Village Dat, the St. Peter’s edition. The community upbuilding event brought St. Peter’s residents together, passing on the history to younger ones in attendance and fostering a sense of pride in the accomplishments of the community’s nation-builders. Following brief welcome remarks by Host Rodney Harris, Delores Hobson established a reminiscent tone for the ceremony when she gave…