St. Kitts and Nevis
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Ruling party calls for resignations, by-elections
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The ruling St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has called for the resignations of two former members from Parliament saying they have breached the contracts given to them by the people who voted them into office during the last general election here. “I think that as elected officials, they can just take a position and…
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Opposition leader cries intimidation
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Shawn Richards, has accused the government of “using the armed forces” in an effort to intimidate citizens as he commented on the decision by members of the St Kitts Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) to march through the streets of the capital on Monday. The soldiers,…
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Former speakers agree that opposition should not have involved the court in motion of no confidence
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The former speaker of the Grenada parliament George McGuire says opposition legislators in St. Kitts-Nevis “played right into the hands of the Prime Minister” when they filed court action to force the Parliament to debate a motion of no confidence. McGuire, speaking on Winn FM radio here, said that issues relating to the parliament should…
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Minister wants private sector to concentrate on trade and not political issues
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – A senior member of the St. Kitts-Nevis government Wednesday urged the private sector to concentrate more on building trade relationships rather than engage in “questionable social and political battles”. International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister, Richard “Ricky” Skerritt, a former head of the private sector grouping here, said that the Chamber wastes far…
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ECCB rules out currency devaluation
ST KITTS/NEVIS—The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has rejected a suggestion by international ratings agency Moody’s Investor Services that the EC dollar should be devalued within the next five years. Moody’s had recommended that Caribbean territories devalue the currency or adopt the US dollar in an effort to address what it described as a “debt crisis” in the region. However,…
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ST. KITTS-CARICOM- Senior government minister bats for CARICOM
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – International Trade Minister Rickey Skerrit is dismissing claims that the regional integration movement, CARICOM, is no longer relevant to the development of the Caribbean. “There is no alternative to CARICOM, until I see what the alternative is I really don’t see why we should be thinking about disbanding CARICOM. I think we should continue to…
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ST. KITTS-VISIT-PM on official visit to Kuwait ST. KITTS-VISIT-PM on official visit to Kuwait
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil L. Douglas started an official visit to Kuwait holding talks with that country’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak AL-Hamad Al-Sabah as the two countries seek to increase bi-lateral relations and boost cooperation in several areas. A government statement Wednesday said that the two leaders also discussed co operation in the economic,…
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ST. KITTS-POLITICS-St. Kitts –Nevis PM comments on death of Taiwanese fisherman
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government Wednesday said it was ‘saddened” at the death of a Taiwanese fisherman killed by the Pilipino Coast Guard, in the southern part of the ROC Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) earlier this month. The Philippines coast guard says its crew acted in self-defense, believing the Taiwanese fishing boat was trying to ram…
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Caribbean Farming Gets Its Roots Wet
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, (IPS) – As Caribbean communities grapple with the entwined challenges of climate change and food security, modern technologies offer hope that the region’s stagnating agricultural sector can be made more profitable. For the past six years, the University of Central Florida (UCF) has teamed up with the St. Kitts-based Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) to implement a…
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Ruling party confident ahead of next general election
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The ruling St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) Sunday appealed to supporters to ensure it is returned to office in the next general elections, saying it had been able to navigate the twin island federation successfully during the worst global and economic crisis this century. SKNLP leader and Prime Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas, told the party’s…
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