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BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts, September 11, 2025 (SKNIS) – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has officially launched the CFBC-Jenkins Ltd Executive Leadership in the Civil Service Course—a landmark initiative designed to strengthen leadership capacity among permanent secretaries and directors across ministries and departments. The 12-week course commenced today, Thursday, September 11, 2025, with an opening ceremony at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) campus. In her remarks, Head of the Civil Service, Ms. Thelma Richard, urged the participants to embrace the training as the beginning of a journey—one that goes beyond professional development and enters the realm of transformative…

Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan), (September 11, 2025)— Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Sustainable Island State Agenda (SISA) was well publicized at a major Asia exhibition for innovative forces driving social and environmental sustainability. On Thursday, September 11, 2025, the Embassy of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis to the Republic of China (Taiwan) joined the 2025 SDG Asia Exhibition, where information was shared about the seven pillars of the Federation’s SISA: Energy Transition, Water Security, Food Security, Sustainable Industries, Sustainable Settlements, Circular Economy and Social Protection. His Excellency Donya L. Francis, Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to Taiwan, noted that…

BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts, September 09, 2025 (SKNIS) – The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, Honourable Samal Duggins, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to advancing the fisheries sector through the strategic deployment of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs). Speaking at a FADs Construction Workshop on Saturday, September 06 in Dieppe Bay, Minister Duggins underscored the role of FADs in ensuring sustainable fish production and improving the livelihoods of fisherfolk across Saint Kitts and Nevis. Minister Duggins explained that while surface FADs have traditionally been used, they are often lost or damaged due to passing ships. To address this challenge, the…

The participants of the Elevate Program in the West Farm and Boyds communities have taken bold steps to protect their neighborhoods’ health and safety by launching a community clean-up initiative. The group addressed a serious hazard in the area: fallen trees from recent high winds, along with refuse illegally dumped in the gully, which caused major blockages preventing water from flowing freely to the ghauts and out to the ocean. The obstruction posed a significant public health risk, leading to foul odors and an increase in mosquito breeding. Working together, the team began by removing large fallen trees and clearing…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, Monday, September 08, 2025: During the NVQ-SKN graduation ceremony celebrating the achievement of 38 trainees who received their NVQ Level 1 certifications on Thursday, September 03, Minister of Education, Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, announced a major restructuring of technical and vocational education in St. Kitts and Nevis. Addressing the future of technical and vocational education, Dr. Hanley stated “In a few weeks, the Ministry of Education will merge three of its TVET institutions – AVEC, NSTP, and Project Strong. This new institution will bear the name of two of our TVET pioneers – Mr. Clyde Christopher and…

The Government and people of the Federation of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis are united in profound sorrow at the passing of former Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence GCMG OBE CSM JP. Sir Edmund’s life was one marked by distinguished service to our nation. From his notable contributions to the field of economics and business, to his dedicated stewardship as Governor-General, he embodied integrity, wisdom, and a fervent commitment to the advancement of our country. His leadership, clear vision, humility and profound sense of duty inspired generations of citizens and have left an indelible mark on the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, September 5, 2025 (UNESCO National Commission) – In a timely and symbolic conclusion to the tripartite work involving UNESCO, the St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Education and the Open University of Tanzania (OUT), UNESCO’s Assistant Director General for Education, Ms. Stafania Giannini, was at hand this week in Paris to hear a debriefing from the key actors in the launch of a tailor-made Bachelors Degree in Education designed for the Federation’s teaching force. In what ADG Ms. Giannini described as a “remarkable agreement designed to scale-up the quality of teaching in St. Kitts and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 3, 2025 (National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis) – The National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis continues to support the decades long diplomatic relations between our Federation and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Highlighting this support, the Hon. Lanein Blanchette, Speaker of the National Assembly, welcomed His Excellency Edward Tao, Resident Ambassador to the Federation from the Republic of China (Taiwan) for aCourtesy Call at the Assembly Chamber. The engagement was held on Wednesday 3rd September 2025. During the visit, the Honourable Speaker congratulated Ambassador Tao on his recent appointment and expressed her best…

Algiers, Algeria, September 5, 2025 (PMO) — Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, has called for Africa and its diaspora to seize the moment to achieve economic sovereignty, declaring that the rise of ‘Global Africa’ is unstoppable. Speaking on Day Two of the Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers, during the Global Africa Diaspora Day, Prime Minister Drew was one of three Caribbean leaders to deliver remarks alongside Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados and Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell of Grenada. Tracing the historical roots of Pan-Africanism, Prime Minister Drew underscored that the Caribbean diaspora has…

United Nations, New York (4 September 2025) – In a brief yet significant and emblematic ceremony at the United Nation’s Treaty Office in New York on 29 August 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis deposited its instruments of acceptance for the Kigali Amendment signaling the nation’s continued commitment to combatting global climate change, and multilateralism. Adopted in October 2016 in Kigali Rwanda, under the Montreal Protocol, a UN treaty successfully used to protect the ozone layer by phasing out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the Kigali Amendment, addresses a significant yet overlooked source of climate change, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). While not ozone depleting, HFCs are…