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Basseterre, Saint Kitts, September 29, 2025 (SKNIS): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force had a very successful night on Friday evening (September 26, 2025) at the Independence 42 Drill Competition, with officers earning the top two individual spots, and the organisation adjudged the best on display. The scores of persons in attendance on the Basseterre Bay Road were not disappointed as teams from the police force along with the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force Cadet Corps, the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Service (SKNFRS), His Majesty’s Prisons (HMP), and the St. Christopher Air and Sea Port Authority…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, September 27, 2025 (MOA): St. Kitts and Nevis will take centerstage in Caribbean agricultural transformation this year as the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) launches its landmark Common Apiculture Policy during the 19th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA 2025), set for September 29 – October 3, 2025. The unveiling will also coincide with the 9th OECS Council of Ministers: Agriculture, making the Federation the epicenter of one of the region’s most important agricultural milestones. The policy, developed under the EU-funded BioSPACE Programme in collaboration with regional partners, seeks to protect bees as vital pollinators while strengthening the…

Madam President, for eighty years this Assembly has been a harbour for hope. From these benches ideas were born that banished hunger, cured children of disease and stitched torn treaties back together. We have reason to honour what has been achieved: rights extended, ladders out of poverty raised, medicines and measures moved across borders. Yet alongside those triumphs are truths we must not hide: partial pledges, procrastination and the persistent practice of putting profit beforepeople. Where progress has been made, too often it has been piecemeal; where promises have been given, too often they have been broken.See Full Address Below:

New York, United Nations (26 September 2025) – The Rt Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Investment and Economic Empowerment is capitalizing on UN’s High Level Week to secure win-win geoeconomic partnerships for upward mobility. The Foreign Minister is actively pursuing cooperation agreements with colleague Foreign Ministers from Portugal, the Philippines, Singapore, Austria and Cote D’Ivoire. The wide array of meetings focused on investment opportunities in energy, the creative economy, tourism and light manufacturing sectors. The meetings also buttressed opportunities for students to gain international experience through scholarship and fellowships to improve the Fedeation’s…

United Nations, New York (23 September 2025) On 25 September 2025, Heads of States and Government met at the UN General Assembly to set a new vision for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing towards 2030 and beyond through a new, ambitious and achievable Political Declaration. Leveraging this opportunity the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of India and Norway partnered with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), in a High-Level Event to showcase the relevance of children and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts – [September 25, 2025] – The Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology & Posts, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, is advancing the national digital transformation agenda through the ongoing development of the Electronic Civil Registry System (ECRS). This digital platform will securely store and manage vital records such as births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, transitioning from paper-based archives to an efficient electronic system. The project gained significant momentum in August 2025, when the Ministry of ICT & Posts conducted specialized training sessions for administrative and data entry personnel within the Ministry of Health. This training prepared staff to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 26, 2025 — Yesterday, the Hon. Samal Duggins, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources; Sports; Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Cooperatives and the Creative Economy, donated 400 hurricane relief packages to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The packages — including water bottles, flashlights, and tarpaulin — were generously provided by Aquarian Consult of Nigeria, marking yet another milestone in the growing partnership between St. Kitts and Nevis and the African continent.  The presentation was made to both Mr. Livingston Pemberton, Director of the St. Kitts Disaster Management, and Mr. Brian Dyer, Director of the Nevis Disaster Management…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, September 24, 2025 – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today proudly announces the signing of a landmark agreement by the five Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to further strengthen the integrity, transparency, and sustainability of the region’s Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CBIPs). This historic step will establish the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA) by October 2025, a regional body that will ensure uniform standards, rigorous oversight, and compliance across participating States—Antigua & Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and…

New York, USA, September 25, 2025 (PMO) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, in his capacity as CARICOM’s Lead Head for Human Resource Development, Health and HIV/AIDS, delivered a powerful statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the United Nations Headquarters today, September 25, during the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly. Addressing world leaders, Prime Minister Drew underscored that for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent not just a health challenge, but an existential threat. He stressed that despite regional progress in tackling NCDs and advancing mental health,…

FEDERATION OF ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS GOVERNMENT NOTICE TREASURY BILLS By Authority of the Treasury Bills Act, Cap 21.18 1. All  Treasury  Bill  Investors  are  hereby advised of  the  next  issue  of  the  Government of St. Christopher and Nevis Treasury Bills. 2. Please be advised that Existing investors may re-tender for the following securities: All of the above Treasury Bills will be payable at par on the applicable maturity dates. 3. Letters of Allotment will be mailed to existing investors no later than Wednesday 17th October 2025 and Wednesday 29th October 2025 respectively. 4. Kindly note that changes to existing investments…