The Nevis Island Assembly has officially passed the Nevis Online Gaming Bill, 2025, in a landmark move by the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) aimed at diversifying the economy, fostering innovation, and boosting government revenues through a regulated online gaming industry. The Bill, tabled by Premier the Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, […]

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By Loshaun Dixon The annual May Day observances saw both celebration and contrasting narratives, as the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) and the opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM) marked the occasion with separate ceremonies honouring the nation’s workers and their party legacies. On Saturday, May 4, Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader Hon. Dr Terrance […]

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CARICOM is working to grow its “blue economy”—using the sea for jobs and growth—while warning that plastic pollution could ruin those hopes. At a recent special meeting, leaders stressed that protecting marine life and cutting plastic waste are key to the region’s future. Sir Molwyn Joseph of Antigua and Barbuda chaired the meeting of CARICOM’s […]

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Charlestown, Nevis – Fellow citizens and residents, I greet you on this the observance of Agriculture Awareness Month 2025, this being our thirteenth edition. This initiative commenced in 2013 and we have been extremely fortunate in hosting numerous successful activities during the past twelve observances. Agriculture Awareness month seeks to bring added awareness to the […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts –  The road network across Saint Kitts has seen significant improvements over the past two and a half years as the government continues to roll out “its bold and transformative” road infrastructure programme. Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Konris Maynard, highlighted some of the key achievements recorded under this programme since […]

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By Sir Ronald Sanders Across the nations of the Americas, a silent emergency is suffocating hope, stealing futures, and exacting an unbearable toll in lives lost and potential squandered. That “silent emergency” is a mental health crisis which is growing, unrelenting, and still, tragically, hidden in plain sight. More than 160 million people in the […]

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Bridgetown, Barbados – Building on the successful deployment of critical relief supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl that hit the Caribbean last year, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) continue their collaboration to boost preparedness for large-scale disasters in the Caribbean. “In […]

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Bridgetown, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will convene the 55th Annual Meeting of its Board of Governors in Brasília, Brazil from June 9–12, 2025, bringing together regional leaders, international partners and development experts to chart a path toward institutional resilience, economic competitiveness and inclusive growth for its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs). Under the theme […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Minister of State, the Honourable Senator Isalean Philip, is leading a delegation from Saint Kitts and Nevis on an exchange tour to the Republic of China (Taiwan). The tour started on April 26 and runs up to May 03, 2025. The delegation includes Honourable Senator, Jahnel Nisbett, Minister with responsibility for […]

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