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Published 10 April 2025

Bassterre, St. Kitts Nevis

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Statement from the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the Escalation of Tensions in the Taiwan Strait 

The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis observes with profound and growing concern the recent escalation of tensions in the Taiwan Strait. As a small island sovereign state, deeply committed to the principles of self-determination and the peaceful resolution of disputes, Saint Kitts and Nevis firmly supports the fundamental right of all peoples to explore and assert their freedoms and aspirations within a progressive and supportive global space, free from coercion and intimidation. 

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Published 10 April 2025

bassterre, St Kitts

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GOVERNMENT WINS IN COURT OF APPEAL, MICHAEL PREST’S APPLICATION TO APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL DISMISSED

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, April 10, 2025 – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has secured another legal victory as the Court of Appeal today dismissed an application by Michael J. Prest seeking leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee of His Majesty’s Privy Council, the Federation’s apex court of appeal.

In a decision delivered on April 10, 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal found that Mr. Prest’s application raised no issues that warranted further appeal, either as of right or on grounds of public importance. The Court ruled that the intended appeal did not involve any genuinely disputable question concerning the interpretation of the Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis under section 99(1)(c), nor did it raise issues of great general or public importance under section 99(2)(a) of the Constitution.

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