Today, your government announced decisive action to ease the pressure on your pockets and put more control back in your hands. We are cutting fuel taxes, reducing charges at the pump, removing hidden costs on imports, and making solar and clean energy equipment completely tax-free and duty-free, because the future must be more affordable, more fair, and more sustainable for…
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford star guard Ebuka Okorie will enter the NBA draft after leading the ACC in scoring as a freshman. Okorie developed from an under-the-radar recruit out of New Hampshire into one of the top freshmen in the country in his one season with the Cardinal under coach Kyle Smith. Okorie thanked Smith and the coaching staff on Thursday in…
New Delhi, India (8th April 2026) – In a moment that may rightly be described as a significant milestone in South-South cooperation, Saint Kitts and Nevis hosted the opening of its High Commission to the Republic of India in New Delhi on 7 April 2026. The ceremony marked a new chapter in the growing diplomatic relationship between Saint Kitts and…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Noted scientist, Professor Errol Morrison, has called for a strategic shift from “brain drain” to “brain gain” as a catalyst for boosting Jamaica’s productivity and research capacity. Delivering the keynote address during the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Research Day Expo, held on the institution’s Portland campus in March, Professor Morrison argued that Jamaica must…
President Donald Trump is imposing a new 100% tariff on certain pharmaceutical companies that have not struck deals to sell their drugs directly to consumers as part of his “Most Favored Nation” pricing initiative, the White House announced on Thursday. The forthcoming tariff will apply to imports of patented drugs and their active ingredients, in an effort to pressure foreign…
The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is investigating a homicide that occurred in Keys Village, St. Kitts, during the early hours of April 5th, 2026. At approximately 12:30 AM, officers of the Cayon Police Station responded to a report of a shooting in the area. Initial investigations revealed that thirty-nine (39)-year-old Jermaine ‘Chubby’ Clarke of College Street,…
St. Kitts and Nevis athletics team “ Team Unstoppable SKN” is all set to represent the twin islands in the upcoming 53rd edition of the CARIFTA Games in Grenada. The team left for Grenada on Thursday 2, April 2026. The CARIFTA Games are scheduled for Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April, 2026.The championship will be hosted at the Kirani Athletic…
Food security on Nevis has received a significant boost with the official handover of a 30,000-gallon water storage tank, along with a shade house and dry storage facility at the Prospect Agricultural Station, delivered to the New River Farmers Cooperative. Minister of Agriculture and Deputy Premier, the Honourable Eric Evelyn, highlighted the importance of the interventions for supporting the island’s…
The United States is stepping up its push for deeper energy and infrastructure partnerships in the Caribbean, with a focus on Suriname’s emerging oil and gas sector and the region’s long-term energy security, according to Paul Watzlavick, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Paramaribo. “It’s increasingly clear that this region is an essential partner to the US,” Watzlavick said.…
