Monthly Archives: August 2026

Three individuals have been formally charged in connection with a series of Computer-Related Fraud and Money Laundering offences committed between October and December 2025.   Prince Daniel of Taylor’s Housing, Basseterre, was charged on August 19th, 2026, with fourteen (14) counts of Computer-Related Fraud and one (1) count of Money Laundering, all committed between October and December 2025.   Milton…

PAM representative for Central Basseterre Nubian Greaux has questioned the Labour Government’s record on economic diversification, while Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says his administration is already reducing the economy’s dependence on Citizenship by Investment. Speaking on Freedom FM’s Issues, Greaux accused Labour of repeatedly discussing diversification without clearly explaining what it means. “I realize this current Labour administration like…

The St. Kitts and Nevis Medicinal Cannabis Authority has opened registration for its first Traditional Cultivator Programme Orientation. The three-day programme, themed “From Tradition to Opportunity,” is designed to help traditional growers transition into the regulated medicinal cannabis industry. Training will run from August 20–22 at the Department of Agriculture Conference Room at La Guerite. The registration fee is EC$200,…

Emmy Award-winning journalist and executive producer Jego Armstrong will deliver this year’s Prime Minister’s Independence Lecture. Armstrong, a native of Newtown, Basseterre, has more than 20 years of experience in print, digital and broadcast media. He has worked with several major international news organizations, including the New York Daily News, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera America, VICE News and MS NOW, formerly…

he St. Kitts and Nevis Robotics Association is intensifying preparations for the national team’s participation in the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge in Incheon, South Korea. Selected young people will represent the Federation at the October 7 to 10 competition, which will bring together students from more than 190 countries. This year’s challenge, themed “Igniting Innovation,” will require teams to design…

Political commentator Peter Adrien says traditional PAM-Labour politics is distracting citizens from a wider demographic and economic shift taking place in St. Kitts. Speaking on Freedom FM’s Issues on Monday, Adrien urged listeners to put aside their partisan loyalties and examine the country’s changing population and patterns of ownership. He pointed to growing numbers of immigrants, wealthy Citizenship by Investment…

Police are investigating a shooting in Newtown and have announced a major drug seizure, the recovery of an illegal firearm and several criminal charges across St. Kitts. A male Newtown resident was shot sometime between three and five o’clock on the morning of August 8. He sought treatment at the Joseph N. France General Hospital and was reported to be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 17, 2026 (PMO) – As families across St. Kitts and Nevis prepare for the start of a new academic year, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is again moving to ease the financial pressures on households with the launch of its 2026 Back-to-School Voucher Programme, providing EC$250 for every eligible child enrolled in a registered…

Adonis Mitrel Concepcion of Central Street, Basseterre, has been formally charged in connection with a series of offences arising from an incident that began on August 7th, 2026.   On August 7th, 2026, while conducting a vehicle checkpoint in Harris Village, St. Kitts, officers observed a rental vehicle approaching from the direction of Saddlers that abruptly stopped and reversed in an apparent attempt…