Hawke’s Bay business owners will get more hands-on help to plan, grow and make good decisions, with the Government funding an additional Growth Advisor at the Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce through to June 2027, Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Cameron Brewer says. “Cyclone Gabrielle was the worst weather event this region has faced. Most […]

The Government’s initiative to clamp or seize cars from people not paying court fines is shifting into overdrive with a nationwide operation taking place tomorrow, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Tomorrow every bailiff in the country will spend the day scanning number plates of parked cars to identify who has overdue court fines and reparations. […]

Businesses will now have certainty around their climate change obligations with legislation passing its final reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Ongoing litigation in the High Court, where an applicant has brought civil claims against six major businesses for their greenhouse gas emissions, risks developing a new regime that contradicts the framework […]

Governor Greg Abbott announced on Aug. 17 that more than $2 million in grants to nine Texas higher education institutions to support free, open educational resources for students in nursing and workforce training programs. These grants are awarded through the Open Educational Resource (OER) Grant Program, which helps institutions to create and adopt openly licensed […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) issued guidance to educational institutions to promote safe and fair school discipline policies. That guidance, a “Dear Colleague Letter,” details how discipline policies must treat students even-handedly and must neither favor nor disfavor any student based on their race. The letter follows the Department’s rulemaking that removed disparate impact […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking officials in Jackson County, North Carolina to not release an illegal alien charged with hit-and-run resulting in death. According to local reporting, the incident occurred on August 2 in Sylva, North Carolina. The victim, 51-year-old […]

Former Prime Minister and Political Leader of the People’s Labour Party (PLP), Dr. Timothy Harris, has declared that the next general election will be a contest between the governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party and the PLP, as he unveiled a slate of candidates that he described as capable of rebuilding and transforming the country. Addressing […]

By Vernan George | St. Kitts-Nevis Observer The Nevis Island Administration (NIA), through the Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC), has made a US$5.9 million down payment to Icelandic Drilling Company to begin mobilising a geothermal drilling rig for the long-awaited geothermal energy project on Nevis. Premier Mark Brantley made the disclosure during his weekly radio programme, On the […]

The judicial landscape in St. Kitts and Nevis is set for a significant change in September, with two serving High Court judges being reassigned from the Federation and two new judges arriving to take up duties in the local courts. The changes were announced by Her Ladyship, the Hon. Madame Justice Margaret Price-Findlay, Chief Justice […]