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GOVERNMENT OF SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS COMMISSIONS FIVE NEW CUSTOM-BUILT AMBULANCES TO STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE
BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts, October 27, 2025 (SKNIS) – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today, October 27, 2025, commissioned five brand new, custom-built ambulances, marking a major milestone in its continued efforts to enhance emergency...
St Kitts welcomes Carnival dream and Disney Magic Cruises
Last Updated on October 25, 2025, 4:49 PM AST by Anthony Morris St Kitts and Nevis welcomed two cruise calls for the final weekend of the month bringing thousands of passengers to the shores of St Kitts. The Carnival Dream Cruise ship made their...
Government of St. Kitts and Nevis M...
Friday, October 24, 2025 -- The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane over the weekend. We are in active contact with our students in Jamaica,...
Tourism Stakeholders convene ahead of 2025-26 tourism season
Last Updated on October 28, 2025, 4:09 PM AST by Anthony Morris The Ministry of Tourism has convened a stakeholder meeting with the representatives of the various organizations which form part of the tourism sector. The meeting was led by the...
St Kitts and Nevis welcomes star of the Seas for inaugural Call
St Kitts welcomed the world’s largest cruise ship, Star of the Seas to Port Zante early morning on Wednesday. The cruise ship docked on the port early in the morning and was welcomed with significant fanfare from the Ministry of Tourism officials....
ST. KITTS-NEVIS PATHOLOGIST IN NETFLIX SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Shandelle Norford’s pivotal forensic role in The Perfect Neighbor elevates Caribbean excellence to the global stage In a story that underscores both the rising global reach of Caribbean professionals and the grave realities of forensic science...
SKN Sweeps Beach Volleyball Championships
St. Kitts and Nevis athletes dominated the 5th Annual Amstel Bright Beach Volleyball Tournament in Sint Maarten, claiming both the Men’s and Women’s Open Championship titles on October 25-26. Ekam Morten and Julian Bristol captured the Men’s Open...
ST. KITTS–NEVIS AND GRENADA AMONG WORLD’S TOP TEN COUNTRIES IN RAPE RATE PER CAPITA
By Times Caribbean Newsroom St. Kitts–Nevis and Grenada are appearing in multiple global league tables among the top ten countries by recorded rape rate per 100,000 people—a sobering reminder that the Caribbean must urgently strengthen survivor...
St. Kitts–Nevis Doctors Bringing World-Class Brain & Spine Surgery to the Caribbean: Meet Neurosurgeons Dr. Andy J. Redmond and Dr. J. Geoffrey Liburd
In a groundbreaking development for Caribbean healthcare, two distinguished sons of St. Kitts and Nevis are at the forefront of revolutionizing brain and spinal surgery across the region. Dr. Andy J. Redmond, a Yale-trained neurosurgeon from St....
Prime Minister Drew Welcomes World’s Largest Cruise Ship to Saint Kitts and Nevis: “A Reflection of Progress and Partnership”
BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts (SKNIS) – Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, has hailed the inaugural visit of Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas — the world’s largest cruise ship — as a proud moment of progress and...
Meet 9 animals that enjoy getting high: Why nature's party animals love psychoactive drugs, opium, booze and more...
Over hundreds of years from across the globe come stories of animals enjoying getting intoxicated from chemicals produced naturally in the wild – gorging on fermented fruit and feeding in poppy fields. How much of this anecdotal evidence is true...
Government of St. Kitts and Nevis Monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa
Friday, October 24, 2025 The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane over the weekend. We are in active contact with our students in Jamaica, our...
CARIBBEAN KFC PRICE INDEX REVEALS WHO’S LIVING LARGE — AND WHO’S PAYING EXTRA FOR THAT EXTRA CRISPY
A two-piece chicken meal quietly tells a story about regional economics, currency strength, and the cost of keeping the Caribbean fed — one bucket at a time. BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (November 2, 2025) — Who needs complicated economic indicators when...
Government of St. Kitts and Nevis Welcomes the World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas, During Inaugural Plaque Exchange Ceremony
Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 23, 2025) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, and International Transport, proudly welcomed the world’s largest cruise ship,...
Grand Princess to make 10 scheduled calls to St Kitts during 2025/2026 cruise season
St Kitts and Nevis: Grand Princess is all set to make 10 scheduled calls to Port Zante in the upcoming days of the 2025/2026 cruise season. The vessel from the family of the Princess Cruises is currently homeporting in Puerto Rico, marking the...
The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Just Made Its First Visit to St Kitts
Star of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, made its inaugural call to St. Kitts this week, a major milestone for one of the Caribbean’s top cruise destinations. The historic call was marked with a plaque exchange ceremony at St Kitts’ Port...
GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON COUNTERFEIT GOODS — FINAL WARNING ISSUED TO ALL COMMERCIAL STORES IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
By SKN Times | October 22, 2025 In a decisive move to protect consumers and safeguard the nation’s reputation, the Intra-Governmental Task Force on Anti-Counterfeit & Copyright Compliance (IGTF) has issued a Final Notice to all commercial store...
ST. KITTS & NEVIS’ GDP SLOWS SHARPLY: FROM STRONG POST-COVID REBOUND TO REGIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE
Basseterre — The latest IMF Western Hemisphere economic outlook delivers a sobering verdict on St. Kitts & Nevis’ economic trajectory. After recording a strong post-COVID rebound in 2023, the Federation’s momentum has faltered. GDP growth stood at...
A RESOUNDING NOOOO!” – NEVIS REJECTS PM DREW AND PREMIER BRANTLEY’S SSZ DESTINY PROJECT IN UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC REBUKE
“ =====================≈============= Citizens unite across party lines to deliver a thunderous rejection of the South Coast Special Sustainability Zone — a stunning blow to PM Drew and Premier Brantley’s controversial ‘Destiny Project’...
ST.KITTS AND NEVIS CONTROVERSIAL SSZ ACT FACES LEGAL FIRESTORM
Regional investor to launch sweeping constitutional challenge against the controversial Special Sustainability Zones Authorisation Act, alleging violations of property rights, due process, and Nevis’s autonomy. Regional Investor to Challenge...