St. Kitts and Nevis Travel Itinerary

Robelto Hector at FAO Summit in Rome Charlestown, Nevis November 23, 2009 Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration Hon. Robelto Hector said it was important for small island developing states like St. Kitts and Nevis to participate in conferences which dealt with issues related to world hunger. The Minister made the comment on the heels of his return to the Federation on Monday from Rome where he led the Federal delegation at the United Nations Food and Agriculture... Read Full Story

People’s Action Movement Leader - Lindsay Grant Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 23, 2009 (CUOPM) Several weeks after claiming at victory celebrations that High Court Judge Mr. Justice Errol Thomas had ordered that the old boundaries must be used in the next general elections, the Political Leader of the People’s Action Movement, (PAM), Mr. Lindsay Grant is expressing disgust with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He told a public meeting in George Street, New Town Sunday... Read Full Story

Monkeys Playing In St. Kitts - Nevis Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 23, 2009 (CUOPM) The Government has acquired the services of a Cuban expert to manage the growing threat of roving troupes of monkeys to the crops of farmers. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs. Hermia Morton Anthony said Cuban-born primate expert, Dr.  Santos Orlando Cubillas Hernandez has arrived in St. Kitts and will conduct a survey of the monkey populations. “He will determine the... Read Full Story

Mr. Eugene Hamilton - People’s Action Movement Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 22, 2009 At the end of last month the ECCU Monetary Council, which is comprised of the Finance Ministers of the ECCB member governments, issued a communique that contained the findings of an exhaustive pan – Caaribbean investigation into the collapse of the regional conglomerate British American Insurance Co. As the entire region is well and painfully aware, this company was but one casualty of a... Read Full Story

Duty Free Shops In Port Zante - St. Kitts Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 22, 2009 (CUOPM) It’s another busy week for stakeholders in the cruise industry with the expected arrival of 11 ships with a combined capacity of nearly 20,000 passengers to visit St. Kitts. The parade of ships began Sunday with the arrival of the 1,692-passenger Ocean Village. The 63,000 tonne cruise ship arrived from St. Maarten with 1,726 passengers and 850 crew on board... Read Full Story

Lawyer Anthony Astaphan S.C. Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 20, 2009 (CUOPM) The resignation  of the two Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) members on the Constituency Boundaries Commission (CBC) will not prevent the constitutionally-appointed body from concluding its work, prominent Caribbean lawyer, Mr. Anthony Astaphan said Thursday. Mr. Astaphan, a constitutional expert and advisor to the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, said the work... Read Full Story

Government To Establish Tribunal Board Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 19, 2009 (CUOPM) The concept of Unemployment Benefits is under consideration by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board. Social Security assistant Director, Mr. Elvin Bailey said the Unemployment Benefit will add to the benefits of workers when implemented by the governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party Administration. A former Labour Party Administration, under the leadership of Premier and... Read Full Story

McNish Jeffers Gives Donation Check From Christophe Harbour To Carnival Chairman Gus Williams (R) Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 19, 2009 (SKNIS) The Christophe Harbour Development Company is the latest entity to step forward to support the St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival 2009/2010. At a recent handing over ceremony, the company’s Director of Government and Community Relations, Ellis Hazel, said that carnival is an annual celebration of what is uniquely Kittitian and... Read Full Story

Speaker Of The National Assembly - Curtis Martin Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 18, 2009 (CUOPM) Speaker of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly, the Hon. Curtis Martin has labeled as “mischief” a statement about his recent absence from the lawmaking body. Mr. Martin,  may have reacting to a statement posted to the St. Kitts and Nevis List by former Editor of the People’s Action Movement (PAM)-owned Democrat newspaper, Mr. William Liburd... Read Full Story

Local Youth Make Their Voices Heard Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 18, 2009 (SKNIS): Youth in St. Kitts weighed in quite emphatically on a number of issues at a National Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) consultation held at the conference room of the Ocean Terrace Inn , on Tuesday, November 17. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Youth, Honourable Sam Condor, and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary General for Human and Social... Read Full Story