Jan 25
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 24, 2020 (SKNIS): Persons who have served their prison time face many hardships once released back into society; being stigmatized as an ex-offender is often a major barrier to successful community re-integration. Against this backdrop, several initiatives are being pursued by the relevant authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis to assist. This …
Jan 25
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 24, 2020 (SKNIS): The formal meetings of the Cabinet took place on Monday, January 20, and Wednesday, January 22, 2020. The meetings were chaired by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Here are the salient matters that were discussed, and the decisions taken in those two meetings that are designed to …
Jan 24
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, January 24, 2020 (MMS-SKN) — The Kitts (Basseterre) Lions Club, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in December, continues to honour individuals and institutions who would have given it support as it served the needy in the country during that period. On Wednesday January 22, President Ms Charmaine Pemberton who was accompanied by past president …
Jan 24
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 23, 2020 (SKNIS): Pensioners in St. Kitts and Nevis will see an increase in benefits this month when they collect their Social Security cheques. During a sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday, January 23, 2020, Senior Minister and Minister responsible for Social Security, the Honourable Vance Amory, indicated that the …
Jan 24
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 23, 2020 (SKNIS): In his contribution to the Bill entitled the Virtual Assets Bill, 2020, Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards stated that the regulation of virtual assets will prevent acts such as theft, fraud, money laundering, Ponzi schemes and terrorist financing. According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), …
Jan 24
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 23, 2020 (SKNIS): Inmates of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) who are convicted by a court of law automatically lose some liberties as prescribed by the Prison Act. However, Commissioner of Corrections, Terrance James, said that the inmates do not lose their human dignity. Loss of liberty includes restrictions on individual freedoms …
Jan 23
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 23, 2020 (S.T.E.P.) — Management, staff and participants at the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP), are mourning the death of Director Mr Wendell Wattley that occurred in the early hours of Monday January 20. “On behalf of the management and the workers at the STEP office and the workers on STEP in general, …
