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CCM, NRP Candidates Ready For March 5 By-election

February 17, 2020 in National

March 5th is election day in Nevis when the voters of Constituency Nevis 5, St. Thomas’ Parish will elect a new representative in the Nevis Island Assembly. Nevis Premier Mark Brantley, leader of the incumbent Concerned Citizens Movement, made the announcement on Friday. The by-election for the...

Canada’s PM Trudeau To Participate In Caricom Heads Meeting

February 12, 2020 in National

[caption id="attachment_15197" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau[/caption] Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be traveling to Bridgetown, Barbados next week for the 31st Intercessional Conference of Heads of Government of the CARICOM where he will participate in group discussions and bilateral meetings with the CARICOM...

More Cannabis Legislation Head To Parliament Wednesday

February 11, 2020 in National

The government of St. Kitts and Nevis is moving ahead with plans to decriminalize marijuana use and possession. Several Cannabis related bills are scheduled for debate in the national parliament on Wednesday, February 12 including legislation to establish a medical cannabis authority. Up for debate are the...

POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT

February 11, 2020 in National

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2020 (RSCNPF): Police are investigating a boating accident that occurred at sea sometime after 7 p.m. on February 09, 2020. Investigations so far have revealed that a dinghy, which had two occupants, and the MV Caribbean Explorer II collided in the...

SKN National Bank Suing Antigua Government

February 10, 2020 in National

Reports out Antigua indicate that the state-owned St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank has filed a nearly 60-million-dollar law suit against the government of Antigua and Barbuda over it’s investment in the now defunct Antigua Barbuda Investment Bank ABI. In July 2011, the Eastern Caribbean Central...