GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb 18, CMC – The Vice President of the US-based oil and energy giant, ExxonMobil, Dan Ammann, says his company’s investment in the development of gas offshore Guyana depends on the rate at which the country’s bureaucracy works and a rules-based system. “The same alignment that enabled Guyana’s oil success, clear roles, shared […]
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Government Expands Water Security Efforts with Exploratory Drilling Programme
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 18, 2026 (PMO) — The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis is advancing its national water security strategy, with a Trinidad and Tobago-based company currently conducting exploratory drilling at multiple locations across St. Kitts. Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew confirmed during the February 17 Round Table discussion that the drilling […]
Sugar Mas 54 delivers record $29.5M economic impact
St. Kitts and Nevis’ national carnival, Sugar Mas, has recorded its highest-ever economic impact, with the 2025–2026 season generating an estimated $29.5 million, according to figures released by Culture Minister Samal Duggins. The announcement was made during a cocktail reception and prize-giving ceremony held over the weekend, where the Minister presented the latest economic impact assessment […]
United States: Texas Governor Abbott Announces NRG Energy Expansion In Houston
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that an NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) electric power generation plant to be constructed at the existing NRG Greens Bayou facility in Harris County has been designated as a qualified project under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program. The new 455-megawatt natural gas facility represents $617 million in capital investment. […]
Princess Cruises Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary With Voyages To The Nation’s Most Spectacular Shores
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Princess Cruises invites guests to sail from sea to shining sea with commemorative voyages exploring some of the country’s most breathtaking coastlines. From The Great Land of Alaska’s glacier-carved wilderness and Hawaii’s volcanic islands to the historic charm of New England, […]
Young star Coryn Clarke shines on stage with Machel Montano
By Loshaun Dixon Ten-year-old Coryn Anaya Clarke, the reigning Primary School Junior Calypso Monarch, continues to make waves on the regional stage, after a standout performance alongside Soca icon Machel Montano during his Monday Madness event in Trinidad and Tobago. Born in Trinidad and Tobago and now residing in St. Kitts and Nevis, Coryn proudly represented her adopted home […]
Brantley Says CBI Not Inherently Risky, Urges Better Management
By Vernan George St. Kitts–Nevis Observer Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley has asserted that the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme is not inherently risky, but warned that poor management can create vulnerabilities. Brantley made the remarks while appearing as a guest on the Up Late with Sehon Marshall podcast out of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on February 6. […]
CAPE Chemistry Students Tour Bureau of Standards Laboratories
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 16, 2026 — A group of second- and third-year students from the CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 class at Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) recently toured the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards and its Multipurpose Laboratories, gaining firsthand exposure to advanced laboratory equipment and services. The educational visit, held on […]
Premier Mark Brantley Schedules Monthly Press Conference for February 24
NIA CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS (February 16, 2026)– The Honourable Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Government Information in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), will host his next monthly press conference on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The event will take place at the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Cabinet Room, located on the […]
Nevis Premier Mark Brantley issues a forward-looking op-ed addressing “the new reality of global affairs”
The Law of the Jungle Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, pronounced the death of the rules-based international order. Those sentiments have now been echoed by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Munich Security Summit 2026. Chancellor Merz has said that the rules-based order “no longer exists” […]