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St Kitts Music Pageant: First line-up of artists revealed The authorities of the St Kitts Music Pageant had revealed the primary batch if artists, who will carry out on the lengthy awaited 27th annual pageant from 26-28 June 2025. This primary lineup is a dynamic mixture of musical skills from all throughout Caribbean and past, with a mixture of varied genres like Soca, Hip Hop, R&B, and extra. Minister of Tourism Marsha T. Henderson shared that The St Kitts Musical Pageant is the principle occasion of their island’s cultural and financial panorama. She additional added that they purpose to attach…

Premier Mark Brantley extends heat New Yr greetings to St Kitts and Nevis residents Premier of Nevis, Mark Brantley prolonged his New Yr greetings to the residents and residents of the dual island nation. By way of a video message, he warmly greeted everybody with the promise and hope for a brand new chapter the place the desires and aspirations of everybody comes true, with 2025 turning into a yr of accomplishment. Premier Mark Brantley wished the households of the nation nice happiness, good well being, success and prosperity, residing in a nation sure by peace and unity. He hopes…

Extremely Carnival wins ‘Troup of the 12 months’ throughout SKELEC Grand Parade Extremely Carnival received the Troup of the 12 months with 693 factors together with Queen of the Bands, King of the Bands and Part of the 12 months. The primary runner up of the SKELEC Grand Parade is Luxe Carnival with 673 factors, and Zus Carnival being the second runner up with 528 factors. Winners of the SKELEC Grand Parade road actions have been introduced that occurred throughout Sugar Mas 53 on January 1, 2025. The winners had been introduced by Shannon Hawley, the Chairperson of St Kitts…

Minister Samal Duggins calls Sugar Mas a showcase of tradition and creativity, acknowledges key contributors Minister of Sports activities and Inventive Financial system, Samal Duggins said that Sugar Mas isn’t just a carnival, however is a showcase of tradition, creativity, and unity. Acknowledging the important thing contributors Minister said that it’s due to the group that the island nation might take pleasure in and put up a 6-week lengthy carnival that celebrates tradition and custom.  He shared a submit on his Fb web page stating Sugar Mas 53 was an awesome success due to the dedication of all of the…

Sugar Mas 53 hits one other milestone: 16,000 passengers arrive in St Kitts and Nevis The St Kitts and Nevis Nationwide Carnival Committee (SKNNCC) is celebrating one other key milestone, a outstanding enhance in air passengers visiting St Kitts and Nevis through the Sugar Mas 53 which ended only in the near past. This yr’s celebration led to the arrival of 16,000 passengers who arrived on the RLB Worldwide Airport, Basseterre, St Kitts. The variety of air vacationers this yr confirmed a major enhance of greater than 4,000 passengers from Sugar Mas 52, celebrated final yr, which welcomed over 11,900…

Verchilds College in St Kitts honors achievements of 2024; Minister Samal Duggins joins celebrations Verchilds College in St Kitts not too long ago organized an occasion to acknowledge the achievements made by the alumni, college students and group of Verchilds in varied fields throughout 2024 and the occasion was additionally joined by Minister Samal Duggins. The occasion occurred to have fun the excellence proven by the college’s college students in sports activities, music, pageantry, tradition, and academic areas over the earlier yr. This celebration was held to showcase the excellence of Verchilds College in creating excellence in numerous fields, whereas…

St Kitts and Nevis all set to roll out eTA by mid-2025   In a bid to solidify border safety, St Kitts and Nevis is all set to introduce its personal Digital Journey Authorisation (eTA) this 12 months, changing into the primary nation within the Caribbean to take action. Reportedly, this new journey doc has been devised to reinforce safety and simplify journey process by requiring all travellers with visa free entry to use for authorisation earlier than getting into the vacation spot.   Launching mid-2025, this transformative initiative was highlighted throughout an introductory assembly on January 17, 2025, that includes key…

PM Terrance Drew discusses way forward for CBI Programme at occasion at Wilton Park London St Kitts and Nevis: Prime Minister and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Dr Terrance Drew led a delegation of St Kitts and Nevis within the “Way forward for Citizenship by Funding” dialogue in London. The dialogue was held for 3 days from January 20 to 22, 2025 at Wilton Park in the UK. The leaders of the 5 Caribbean CBI jurisdictions together with Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis and Grenada gathered at three-day dialogue and mentioned potential means of enhancing…

PM Dr Terrance Drew honors former US Ambassador by internet hosting farewell celebration Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew hosted a farewell celebration within the authorities home in Basseterre, the place he prolonged his finest needs for Roger Nyhus, former US Ambassador to Barbados and the Japanese Caribbean and the Group of the Japanese Caribbean States (OECS). The farewell celebration was hosted by the federal government of St Kitts and Nevis to commemorate Roger Nyhus whose time period because the US Ambassador Roger Nyhus was concluded on Monday, January 20, 2025. Moreover, Ambassador Nyhus lower a cake with phrases ‘Finest Needs’…

PM Dr Terrance Drew discusses international points with King Charles III throughout London go to Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew met King Charles III at Sandringham Property in Norfolk, throughout his bilateral go to to the UK, on Friday, January 24, 2025 to strengthen diplomatic ties between the 2 nations. Through the assembly PM Drew and King Charles III mentioned varied international points like sustainability, environmental safety, youth advocacy, and schooling. He additionally shared some glimpses of this assembly on his official Fb web page, and mentioned, “His Majesty’s ardour for advancing all the mentioned points is obvious. We pledged…