BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Ten bills will be debated when the St Kitts and Nevis National Assembly meets on Tuesday. According to the Order Paper circulated by Clerk of the law making body, Jose Lloyd, seven of the bills were submitted at previous sittings. Prime Minister and Minister of National Security... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has ordered a full investigation into Saturday’s sexual assault on two women, one the wife of a candidate for an opposition party. Assistant Commissioner of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) remain ardent proponents of a more effective and efficient United Nations development system through strengthened governance and improved financing of operational activities for development. read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- A call was made to Nevisians resident in Canada by a Minister in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), to protect their culture despite the advent of the information age, which had infiltrated every area of human existence. Robelto Hector who stood in for Premier of Nevis, made the appeal. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis is among Taiwan’s Caribbean allies that have endorsed a bid for its participation in two specialised agencies of the United Nations. Taiwan is pushing to be included in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas said on Tuesday the twin-island Federation does not have to hold a referendum to join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Responding to a question during his weekly radio call in programme “Ask the Prime Minister”... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Zip-lining in St Kitts is among new excursions in the Caribbean being offered by the British cruise line Ocean Village. Zip-lining is among the line’s 140 Action Ashore activities available during the 2009-10 Caribbean season and is among its widest range of shore excursions. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- The successful transformation of the St Kitts and Nevis economy with the closure of the 350-year-old sugar industry in 1995 “with the challenges that we faced as a people and a nation and with nothing but hope and uncertainty, and to see how we have brought this country through... read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- The geothermal operation being developed by West Indies Power on Nevis and other Caribbean islands has not caused nor will it cause earthquakes as have recently occurred in Germany and Switzerland. Recently however, there has been incorrect comparing of the “reservoir system”. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- The Nevisian-born President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), Carol Evelyn has warned of dire consequences for the region’s economic future if a single stock exchange is not created within the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- A three-year project in St Kitts and Nevis, which linked tourism to agriculture, has been described as successful and has shown that the merging of both industries should ensure parallel economic growth in the urban and rural sectors of the economy. read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Once again, the St Kitts-Nevis Social Security Board has teamed up with the Nevis Island Administration as Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance Joseph Parry signed papers for a loan from Social Security for over $10 million on Tuesday afternoon. The Premier said the loan is for a ‘stimulus package’. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Puerto Rico-based Caribbean Ferries has expressed an interest in expanding to the north-eastern Caribbean. President of Caribbean Ferries, Nestor Gonzalez met with St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Current Chairman of the Authority of the OECS, Denzil Douglas. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- October 2009 seems destined to be the best-ever October for the cruise ship industry in St Kitts compared to the same month over the past 15 years. Figures obtained from the St Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority indicated an estimated 28,155 cruise passengers are scheduled... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts(CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis has worked long and hard on building the foundations for a truly world-class tourism product. Prime Minister Denzil Douglas said the twin-island Federation wants to get the word out that St Kitts and Nevis is the destination of choice for the... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- It is envisaged that in the next couple of years, St Kitts and Nevis would have a significant mix of cheap renewable energy creating downward pressure on the price of electricity, boosting economic activity and improving the quality of life of all of its people. read more...

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LONDON, England -- The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Denzil Douglas, paid a special visit to the UK this week and attended the official launch in London for a second British Airways service to St Kitts. The second weekly BA flight into St Kitts represents a significant step forward for St Kitts tourism. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- The racing industry is about to burst through the gates in St Kitts, and Prime Minister Denzil Douglas is excited about the benefits this will offer the population. On Saturday, the Prime Minister was joined by Minister of Works, Earl Asim Martin and Chief Secretary, Joseph Edmeade... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis exported more goods and services to the United States for the first seven months of this year among the member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Barbados. Figures indicate the twin-island Federation also exported more... read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- “Telemedicine has the potential to be a key enabler in the transformation of health care delivery to the island,” said Premier of Nevis, Joseph Parry at the University of Virginia Health Care Center last Tuesday. By overcoming barriers in distance and time, telemedicine has been... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- A call has been made for St Kitts and Nevis to work against environmental degradation in all its forms and capitalize on the excellent attributes of the Federation’s history, culture and heritage to ensure that the greatest degree of benefits are channeled to the people. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has hailed the cooperation agreement between the OECS and the University of Puerto Rico that benefits nationals of the English-speaking Caribbean. Speaking at a dinner in his honour in the Puerto Rican Municipality of Caguas... read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- While cycling enthusiasts from around the world gathered in Mendrisio, Switzerland last month for the 2009 Men’s and Women’s Road Cycling World Championships, a gutsy team from the small dual-island nation of St Kitts & Nevis composed of Kathryn Bertine, Monica Ceccon... read more...

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CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says a three-day exhibition and trade fair in the Puerto Rican city of Caguas signifies a new level of interaction that United States commonwealth and the member countries of the Eastern Caribbean states. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Maintaining the stability of the EC currency is one of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s main achievements as the Bank celebrates its 26th anniversary on 1 October. Governor of the ECCB, Sir K Dwight Venner says the fact that the ECCB has been kept together for 26 years and... read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Nevisians who live in the Washington DC area in the United States of America were challenged to be the best ambassadors they could be for the advancement of their island. Minister in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Robelto Hector issued the challenge. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said Monday night the time is now in the history of the Eastern Caribbean for establishment of a truly meaningful economic union capable of ameliorating many of the risks faced by the sub-regional countries. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has called on the United Nations to re-open its office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the Caribbean as the region sought to deal with an upsurge in criminal activities linked to a number of factors including the illegal drugs trade. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- The 168-membership of the United Nations was told Saturday that St Kitts and Nevis, the smallest nation in the western hemisphere continues to display resilience and make the necessary sacrifices to sustain itself despite the recent downturn in the international economy. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis achieved a near five percent economic growth last year and despite the international economic and financial looks set to meet the projected consolidated overall fiscal surplus of EC$39 million or 2.4 percent of GDP in 2009. A country report on St Kitts and Nevis... read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Resident Judge in the High Court in Nevis Ianthea Leigertwood-Octave ruled late Friday that the Commission of Inquiry on Nevis would remain on hold, pending the conclusion of matters that were before the court against the Inquiry, Commissioner Thomas Sharpe QC and... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas said he is pleased to see local contractors involved in the Cockleshell Bay Development Project and has reiterated his government’s commitment to ensure that local contractors benefit from major construction developments. read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Lead Counsel for Commissioner Thomas Sharpe QC, the Commission of Inquiry and the Nevis Island Administration Sir Richard Cheltenham, described the first day of High Court proceedings, in matters filled by former Premier of Nevis Vance Amory as an interesting one. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Discussions aimed at shaping the final Treaty for the OECS Economic Union, will be officially launched in St Kitts and Nevis next week. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denzil Douglas, has invited the Director General of the St Lucia-based Organisation of... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Five more St Kitts-Nevis students, between the ages of 17 and 22 left on Tuesday to study medicine in Cuba, bringing to 63 the number of nationals currently pursuing tertiary-level education at several universities in the Caribbean country. The five students spent Monday in a briefing session. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has granted the government of St Kitts and Nevis leave to appeal the contempt ruling against the Federation’s Attorney General, Dennis Merchant. Senior Counsel, Anthony Astaphan disclosed on Wednesday that Justice of Appeal... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis is a positive model for the Caribbean in security, democratic values education and prosperity. So says Commander of the United States Southern Command in Florida, General Douglas Fraser in congratulating Prime Minister Denzil Douglas. read more...

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Awhile back I thought that I would have no more to say on the topic of crime in the Federation. We now know and understand that it’s an issue that needs proactive resolutions and not reactive ambitions and explanations. My belief has been and has not changed, until politicians garner as much support... read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis (NIA) -- Minister of Social Development on Nevis Hensley Daniel described eight local honourees as thermostats who transformed the lives of many people on the island. He made the comment as he delivered an address at a recent awards ceremony in celebration of National Heroes Day. read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has taken a strong view on the importance of values, a position underscored by Premier of Nevis Joseph Parry, when he delivered his 2009 Independence Day address on September 19. He said the Education Department led by... read more...

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