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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 12, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced its intention to gradually repurchase portions of the lands sold under the controversial Land-for-Debt Swap arrangement initiated by the former Denzil Douglas Administration.

In 2012, former Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas presented and piloted the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited (Vesting of Certain Lands) Bill, 2012, in the National Assembly, which provided for the vesting of 1,200 acres of government land to the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank to settle $900 million of debt with the bank. The Bill was passed on September 21, 2012.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 12, 2018 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Administration, guided by the National Strategic Plan for Health 2017-2021, is taking proactive steps to address the increasing threat and burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the Federation.

While delivering the 2019 Budget Address on December 12, Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, said that to curb the proliferation of NCDs, the government is implementing several initiatives including the development of a National Multi-sectoral Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs in St. Kitts and Nevis for the period 2018-2022.

The Team Unity administration proposes to spend $772.9 million in 2019 to support the implementation of various programmes and projects intended “to improve the delivery of public service, contribute to increasing growth in our economy, and improve the lives of all the people of St. Christopher and Nevis,” Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said today, Wednesday, December 12^th, 2018.

Delivering his 2019 Budget Address at a sitting of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis also said, “This budget debate must be about how we are enhancing the quality of life for the ordinary people.”