Archive for December 21st, 2021

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 21, 2021 (SKNIS): During the December 20, 2021, Sitting of the National Assembly Budget 2022 debate, Attorney General Hon. Vincent Byron Jr addressed the long-standing matter of national interest surrounding the issue of constituency boundaries. The Attorney General announced that the framework was already in place for a National Boundaries Commission, with […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Legislation to introduce universal healthcare in St. Kitts and Nevis is currently being drafted by a legal expert which will then go to Cabinet for consideration. Minister responsible for the National Health Insurance, Honourable Eugene Hamilton, told the Federal Parliament on Monday (December 20) that a legal draftsman was […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Four days of debates and presentations by Parliamentarians in the National Assembly on the 2022 Budget came to a close this evening (Monday, December 20, 2021), and after being read for a third time, The Appropriation (2022) Bill, 2021 […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2021 (SKNIS): The payment of a second salary on Tuesday (December 21) for public sector employees in St. Kitts and Nevis as well as for pensioners and STEP workers is in recognition of the Government’s appreciation for the dedicated work performed over the last 20 months amid a pandemic. Minister […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The strong show of support for The Appropriation (2022) Bill, 2021 by Members of Parliament continued today, Monday, December 20, 2021 when Deputy Speaker in the National Assembly, Senator the Honourable Dr. Bernicia Nisbett commended the Government of St. […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2021 (Department of Marine Resources) – The ship of Caribbean women in the maritime industry is being steered by a newly elected Governing Council. The Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC) hosted an Annual General Meeting and Elections on the 10th December 2021. The members affectionately referred to as “SEAsters” […]

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 20, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Team Ethanol, a community-based organisation that was formed a year ago, has in its first outreach activity brought Christmas cheer to five children from the Market Street area in Central Basseterre who lost their mother last year. At a colourful ceremony held on Friday December 17 at […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 19, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The debate on the 2022 National Budget will resume tomorrow, Monday, December 20, 2021 in the National Assembly.  TheBudget debate commenced after Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris presented The Appropriation (2022) Bill, 2021 […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation, the Honourable Mark Brantley, said that St. Kitts and Nevis continues to maintain strong bilateral relations with key partners globally as effective bilateral diplomacy is essential to advancing the Federation’s external interests. “Our bilateral relations with key partners such as Canada and […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 17, 2021 (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 Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 11:00 am. There are no Bills on the Order Paper. The National Assembly will be broadcast live on ZIZ Radio […]