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GOVERNMENT SHUFFLE: Hanley Named Acting PM, Wilkin Takes National Security

A temporary reshuffling of ministerial responsibilities is now in effect as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis moves to maintain continuity during Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew’s medical absence abroad. The Cabinet Secretariat announced Tuesday that Deputy Prime Minister Dr Geoffrey Hanley has been appointed Acting Prime Minister, assuming additional ministerial responsibilities while Drew […]

Fired for politics? Brantley says no

By Vernan George Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley has strongly denied that political victimization played any role in the termination of Mario Phillip, a former government employee who recently launched his candidacy for Constituency 11 under the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP). The termination has sparked widespread debate on social media and radio talk shows since […]

‘Nice Is Not Why We Travel’

– SKN makes its case to travel advisors St. Kitts and Nevis last week used the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) Caribbean Showcase to make a direct appeal to some of the people who help influence where travellers choose to spend their vacations. The event brought travel advisors, tourism executives and industry partners to […]

Dr Harris Extends Prayers and Well Wishes to PM Drew

Former Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has extended his best wishes and prayers to Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew following news of the Prime Minister’s health challenges. Harris, the Third Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and National Leader of the People’s Labour Party (PLP), called on the nation to put political differences aside […]

New Zealand: Ships Ahoy! Cruise Season Launches

Close to 200,000 cruise ship passengers are expected to arrive to New Zealand this season, a welcome boost for regional tourism, jobs, businesses and communities, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says. “I was buoyed to welcome the passengers aboard the Crown Princess as she docked in Auckland today, heralding the beginning of a new […]

Great Britain: Prime Minister Blocks Hundreds More Criminals From Sentencing Changes  

Unlawful killing and historic child sex offences will be blocked from upcoming changes to prison sentences after the Prime Minister ordered more serious offenders to be kept behind bars for longer. The Prime Minister’s intervention will mean offenders in prison for killing an emergency worker in the line of duty will not be released any earlier. Historic grooming offences, all forms […]