Saint Lucia – In an effort to continue strengthening regional partnerships in support of Saint Lucia’s social protection systems and disaster resilience efforts, officials of the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment have wrapped up a high-level visit to neighboring Martinique. From July 2 to 4, 2025, Permanent Secretary Dr. Charmaine Hippolyte Emmanuel participated […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – In a major step toward strengthening social equity, the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today, (Thursday, July 10), passed a key amendment to the Housing and Social Development Levy Act. This amendment ensures that individuals earning the national minimum wage of $500 per week, as well as those earning slightly above […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has taken a decisive step toward boosting national productivity with the formal establishment of the National Productivity Council. Minister of Labour and Employment, the Honourable Marsha Henderson, delivered remarks on the new Council during the July 10, 2025, Sitting of the National Assembly, emphasising […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Persons benefitting from the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis’ School-Based Assistance Programme and new enrollees will now enjoy a streamlined and efficient system that eliminates duplication and enhances confidentiality. A new Expression of Interest portal, www.socialdevelopment.gov.kn by the ministry is now live as officials continue to modernise the way information is collected […]

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Saint Lucia – The Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association recently took the opportunity to partner with the Blood Bank to undertake a blood drive activity. This activity was aimed at ensuring the doctors also play their part in addressing the heightened need for blood in Saint Lucia. The Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association also […]

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Saint Lucia – The Government of Saint Lucia is spearheading a transformative resilience initiative through the deployment of a renewable energy microgrid and solar-powered water pump project at two public schools in Dennery. This initiative is included in the partnership between the European Union and the Government of Saint Lucia to advance in the energy […]

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – On Sunday, 6 July 2025, the Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson was sworn-in as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Montego Bay, Jamaica by His Excellency, the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, Governor-General of Jamaica. The ceremony was held […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis is celebrating the successful implementation of its Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) system, launched on May 26, 2025, as the digital gateway proved instrumental during one of the nation’s busiest travel periods for the year – the St. Kitts Music Festival. From June 21–28, 2025, […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – After years without adequate lighting or surveillance, Cockleshell Beach – a vital hub for tourism and inter-island transport – has received a major security upgrade with the installation of a modern CCTV surveillance system and underground fibre-optic cable. This milestone forms part of the government’s ongoing commitment to improve public safety […]

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Montego Bay, Jamaica — Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, held a series of bilateral meetings yesterday, July 6th, with high-level representatives from Singapore and Austria ahead of the 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of […]

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