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 […]