Author: Staff

“AS LONG AS THERE IS POVERTY…, THE GOVERNMENT MUST RESPOND,” SAYS PRIME MINISTER HARRIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 15, 2018 (SKNIS): Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that, as long as there is poverty and indigence in the Federation, the Government will provide a social protection net for those in need as a part of his administration’s good governance philosophy.

He said this after announcing that qualifying households with a total gross monthly income falling below EC$3,000 will receive a $500 monthly stipend starting next month, (December 2018), under the Poverty Alleviation Programme.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 15, 2018 (SKNIS): Strengthening and rebranding the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme in St. Kitts and Nevis in 2016 – by making it the platinum standard – has led to a significant increase in applications to the country’s CBI programme, solidifying it as #1 worldwide.

Speaking on the CBI Programme during the prime minister’s monthly press conference on Wednesday, November 14, Les Khan, CEO of the Citizen by Investment Unit (CIU), said that the programme has gone through several significant changes, which have generated positive attention over the last couple of years.

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS PARTNERS WITH GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK TO ENHANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 15, 2018 (SKNIS): As St. Kitts and Nevis celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) from November 12-18, 2018 under four distinct themes: recognizing women; youth; inclusion in entrepreneurship, and connecting eco/support systems around the world, Minister with responsibility for International Trade, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, said that the Federation will continue to work with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) to enhance the environment.