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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 26, 2025 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through the Citizen Security Task Force, continued its positive engagement with the nation’s youth today, February 26, 2025, by hosting the first-ever Day of Interruption—a national student intervention initiative designed to combat crime and violence while fostering safer communities across St. Kitts and Nevis. This groundbreaking initiative brought together prominent figures and local influencers who participated in primary and secondary school assemblies throughout St. Kitts. These speakers shared words of encouragement and personal life experiences to inspire students and help them make positive life choices.…

The Department of Human Resources is pleased to announce AN EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT external employment OPPORTUNITY: Job Title: Director (Regular Fund) Organizational Unit: Department for the Promotion of Peace and Coordination with Subnational GovernmentsGrade: P05Employment Announcement Number: EO/05/25 To see the employment opportunity please click in the following link:External Employment Opportunity We invite staff members to periodically visit OAS CONNECT / EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT ANDCONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES to be familiar WITH NEW postings.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 26, 2025 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been issued for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Notice has been given. Three Bills are slated to receive their first reading, as the government’s good governance legislative agenda continues as it commits itself to transparency, accountability and the Rule of Law. The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, National Security, Citizenship and Immigration, Health and Human Resource Management, and Social Security, Dr. Terrance Drew, will seek leave…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, Tuesday, February 25, 2025: The Ministry of Education continues its commitment to school safety with the ongoing distribution of fire extinguishers to various schools across St. Kitts. This initiative is part of the Model Safe School Programme, which is funded by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). During the latest handover ceremony, Focal Point for the Safe School Programme, Dr. Tricia Esdaille emphasized the importance of having safe schools in St. Kitts. “With regards to the Ministry of Education and its Safe School Programme, we continue to work within our schools in various ways each academic…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, October 17, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO): Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew embarked on a milestone visit to the Canadian capital, leaving an indelible mark on diplomatic relations between the two nations.Prime Minister Drew was the first foreign dignitary to meet the newly elected Honourable Greg Fergus, who made history as the first black Speaker of the House of Commons.Accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas; Ambassador to the CARICOM, H.E. Larry Vaughan; and Charge d’Affaires ad interim in the High Commission of Saint…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts (24 February 2025) – The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas was pleased to engage with Mr. Omar Shehadeh, Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Caribbean and Pacific States, on 24th February 2025. The United Arab Emirates, a close diplomatic ally of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, has long supported the nation’s sustainable development goals through a number of measures. As such, this visit from Mr. Shehadeh and his delegation was warmly welcomed and provided an opportunity to reaffirm the strong bilateral ties between both nations. During…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 21, 2025 – The Department of Consumer Affairs has reported the findings of its latest market surveillance exercises during the period February 10-14, 2025, reflecting a one hundred percent compliance rate of price adjustments. The department’s active surveillance exercises focuses primarily on the monitoring of current day prices of goods and services during the Value Added Tax (VAT) Relief Holiday, introduced by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to ease financial burdens on citizens and spur economic activity. During this six-month period, January to June 2025, the Value Added Tax rate is reduced from 17…

Bridgetown, Barbados – The Honourable Garth Wilkin, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, delivered a compelling address at the Attorneys General Roundtable on 13-14 February, 2025, emphasizing the recently passed Judge Alone Trials Act as a pivotal reform to enhance efficiency, protect the justice system from interference, and ensure judicial appropriateness. The two-day Roundtable, hosted by the UNDP PACE Justice Project, funded by the European Union brought together Attorneys General, legal experts, and policymakers from across the region to discuss key judicial reforms aimed at strengthening justice systems in the Caribbean. In his address,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 21, 2025 (PMO)– Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew delivered a powerful intervention during Day 1 of the Forty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), emphasizing the urgent need for trade justice, climate resilience, and deeper international collaboration. He highlighted the historical and ongoing economic struggles of the Caribbean region, underscoring the global inequities that have stifled the economic growth of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Reflecting on the Caribbean’s trade challenges, Prime Minister Drew pointed to the collapse of the sugar industry in St. Kitts and Nevis,…

The Ministry is pleased to announce scholarship offers from the Embassy of theRepublic of Indonesia relating to Scholarship Offers by Universitas LancangKuning for both undergraduate and graduate programs.Undergraduate programs include English Education, Electrical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Architecture, Agrotechnology, Accounting, Management, Law,Forestry, and Informatics Engineering. Graduate programs include Pedagogy, Environmental Science, Management,Agricultural Science, Computer Science. Interested candidates should submit their high school diploma and transcript(undergraduate), bachelor’s degree and transcript (graduate), copy of passport andnational ID. Applicants are required to apply online via https://pmb.unilak.ac.id/The scholarship covers tuition, accommodation, and an allowance ofapproximately 90 USD per month.Candidates are expected to purchase to purchase their…