Published 18 May 2017
Opposition Leader Douglas advice to IMF Mission:
Look diligently into all documents provided by PM Harris.
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 18th 2017 – The recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV Consultation Mission to St. Kitts and Nevis was told to be careful and to look diligently into all of the documentation provided to them by the Federal Government of Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris during the just concluded three-week visit.
Published 18 May 2017
Dr. Douglas concerned PM Harris will
impose new taxes on the people
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 18th 2017 – With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting a further contraction in the St. Kitts and Nevis economy, former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, has expressed concern over the future well-being of the ordinary people in the twin island federation.
Published 17 May 2017
St. Kitts and Nevis opposition leader clears air on IPSA
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 17th 2017 – Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has refuted a statement from Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris that it was his Team Unity Government that hired the due diligence firm IPSA to review the Federation’s 28-year-old Citizenship by Investment Programme.
Published 16 May 2017
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 15, 2017 (SKNIS): The Draft Federal Youth Policy for St. Kitts and Nevis is going through its final stages of proof reading as preparations to advance the document to the National Assembly continue.
Special Advisor in the Ministry of Youth, Vernon Connor, said that since the National Consultation on the Federal Youth Policy 2017-2022 was held on March 28, 2017, the document was modified to include feedback from the persons and groups in attendance as well as those submitted via writing. A copy was then shared with experts at the Commonwealth Secretariat and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for their purview. UNESCO provided support for the initiative while the Commonwealth Secretariat facilitated the six-month consultancy of youth expert, Dwynette Eversley, to collect and organize the content.
Published 16 May 2017
St. Kitts taxi drivers honked horns to demand “fair share”
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 16th 2017 – Basseterre, the St. Kitts capital, Tuesday witnessed its third protest action in the past nine days.
Disgruntled taxi drivers demanding their “fair share” from the Team Unity Government of Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris honked their horns and displayed placards demanding better treatment and accused the government of favouring the big tour operators.
Sylvester “King Socrates” Hodge claims that the new dispatching system implemented last February by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Lindsay Grant, is flawed and meetings with him have been fruitless.
