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CITIZENS OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS URGED TO CHANGE DEACTIVATED PASSPORTS WITHOUT WRITTEN PLACE OF BIRTH TO AVOID PROBLEMS AT PORTS OF ENTRY

Published 8th August 2019

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MICHAEL PENNY, SENIOR FOREIGN OFFICER.

CITIZENS OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS URGED TO CHANGE DEACTIVATED PASSPORTS WITHOUT WRITTEN PLACE OF BIRTH TO AVOID PROBLEMS AT PORTS OF ENTRY

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 8, 2019 (SKNIS): Citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis, who have not yet changed their passports without the written place of birth field are urgently asked to do so to avoid problems with immigration at ports of entry as those passports were deactivated in 2017 and are presently deemed illegal to travel with.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS’ ROLE IS FAR REACHING, SAYS SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER

Published 8 August 2019

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Michael Penny, Senior Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS’ ROLE IS FAR REACHING, SAYS SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 08, 2019 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ extensive role mandates successful execution of the St. Kitts and Nevis’ Foreign Policy, according to Michael Penny, Senior Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while appearing on Wednesday’s (August 07) edition of “Working for You.”

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS RANKS THIRD HIGHEST CRUISE PASSENGER SPEND IN CARIBBEAN

Published 22 May 2019

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS RANKS THIRD HIGHEST CRUISE PASSENGER SPEND IN CARIBBEAN

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 21, 2019 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant has stated that St. Kitts and Nevis ranks the third highest cruise passenger spend in the Caribbean and is planning to use its marquee port status designation from the cruise lines to increase arrivals, and more importantly boost passenger spend on the island.

During his remarks at the 2019 Tourism Experience Awards held at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel on May 18, Minister Grant stated that preliminary figures and findings from the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Breaux Study on the economic impact of cruise tourism from 2017 to 2018 cruise passenger arrivals increased significantly from the 2014 to 2015 study –up by nearly half.

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Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis will provide over $1 million in emergency funding support to LIAT

Published 30 April 2019

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS WILL PROVIDE OVER $1 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING SUPPORT TO LIAT

April 30^th, 2019

At a meeting of the Federal Cabinet on Saturday (April 27^th, 2019), the decision was made for the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to provide emergency funding support of over EC $1 million to LIAT, the Caribbean airline headquartered in Antigua.

Coming out of a presentation to the Federal Cabinet, which was made by a three-member delegation from LIAT on March 11^th, 2019, an advisory committee led by the Financial Secretary in the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hilary Hazel, was established to review LIAT’s proposals and make recommendations on the way forward.

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ST. KITTS’ NOMINATION FOR A TOP INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AWARD WILL HELP TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE DESTINATIO

Published 7 February 2019

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SKNIS Photo: Diannille Taylor-Williams, Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Chairperson of the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council

ST. KITTS’ NOMINATION FOR A TOP INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AWARD WILL HELP TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE DESTINATIO

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 07, 2019 (SKNIS): Tourism officials in St. Kitts are looking forward to the spin-off opportunities that will be generated from the recent nomination for one of the top awards from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

The St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council is one of three finalists for the WTTC‘s 2019 Tourism for Tomorrow Award in the category of Destination Stewardship. According to the website www.wttc.org, “The accolade is presented to organizations helping a place to thrive and bring forward its unique identity for the benefit of its residents and tourists.”