Yearly Archives

2015

Signing of MOU marks significant step towards…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 10, 2015 (SKNIS): The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on November 12, 2015 with Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) marks a significant step towards the…

Minister Liburd hints at New Projects for 2016

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 10, 2015 (SKNIS): Minister of Public Infrastructure, Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, invited the entire population of St. Kitts and Nevis to tune in to next week’s…

Meet the gay Caribbean man Canada wants to deport

Back in St Kitts and Nevis, where gay sex is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, he was subject to constant harassment. Walking home from work, men would use homophobic slurs calling him “anti…

NIA to seek debt forgiveness from Federal…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 10, 2015) -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance Hon. Vance Amory says the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) will seek debt forgiveness from the Federal Government…

Small Business Sector on Nevis to receive more…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 10, 2015) -- The Small Business Sector on Nevis will continue to receive assistance from the Nevis Island Administration in 2016 through the launch of a new initiative…

“More than just a Bank”

By Ron Daniel There comes a time in the life of any country where we must reflect on the significance of a date or an institution and its import on our history. Such a day was Wednesday 9th December…

Post Cabinet Briefing for period November…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 09, 2015 (SKNIS)—The formal meetings of the Cabinet took place on November 16 and December 07, 2015. The meetings were chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr. the…

Micro-Science Kits Soon to be implemented in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 09, 2015 (SKNIS): The first phase of implementing the use of micro-science kits in classrooms has begun with a two-day orientation workshop, which was held on December…

Caribbean Negotiators Hand over Mantle to…

OECS Commission, Castries, St. Lucia, PARIS, France, Dec 08 2015, CNS – OECS Commission, Castries, St. Lucia, PARIS, France, Dec 08 2015, CNS – Caribbean negotiators have handed over the draft version…

Inland Revenue Department Discounted VAT Rate Day…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 3rd 2015 – The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is pleased to announce that 18th December is the prescribed date for the Discounted VAT Rate Day. This will allow all VAT…

Nutrition Mascot and Slogan Competition Promotes…

The Ministry of Health’s Nutrition Surveillance Programme is encouraging persons to log on to Facebook and ‘like’ their favourite mascot design and logo on the page “Ministry of Health, St. Kitts and…