Finance Ministers meet in St. Kitts this weekend
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – Ministers of Finance from the Eastern Caribbean will be in St. Kitts this weekend for a series of meetings. Ministers of Finance will attend the 78th Meeting of the Monetary Council, which will be followed by a meeting between Ministers of Finance and officials of the World Bank, the International […]
PM Douglas says Agro-Tourism Farm important to economic diversification plan
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has reiterated that the 20-acre Agro-Tourism project, is critically important as part of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Government’s strategy for its economic diversification plan. “When we started out on this project two years ago, it was really a vision that we […]
SKIPA key to attracting local and foreign investors
Hours before the launching of the new website for the St. Kitts Investment Promotion Agency (SKIPA) is launched, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has been highlighting the importance of this institution. “We established SKIPA several years ago to ensure that investors across the globe understand that the […]
SKIPA Website and Golden Book Launch
(ZIZ)– The St. Kitts Investment Promotion Agency (SKIPA) in promoting thecountry in an effort to bring investors and tourists to St. Kitts, on Wednesday 19th officially launched the golden book of St. Kitts and the SKIPA website. CEO of SKIPA Ambassador Rosalyn Hazelle said “Our new website that will be revealed shortly has been designed […]
More jobs as Harowe Servo informs PM Douglas of expansion plans
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis, already the leading exporter of manufactured goods to the United States in the OECS and Barbados, is to see expansion in the sector soon. General Manager and Head of Global Operations at API’s World Headquarters in New York, Mr. Kevin Heffler informed St. Kitts and Nevis’ […]
SIDF funds used to stimulate local economy
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has worked exceptionally hard to put the twin-island Federation on the path of economic growth. Pointing out that while the United States – the most powerful nation on earth, was able to produce 1.9 percent in economic growth in 2013, the polices and […]
PEP to provide manpower for Tourist Security Officer Programme
Commissioner of Police for the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Mr. Celvin G. Walwyn has formed the Tourist Security Officer Programme under the People Employment Programme (PEP). According to a PEP statement, Mr. Walwyn, recognising that tourism is the main engine of growth for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, and also […]
Prominent national sees positive developments in Federation
A prominent national sees many positive developments including in the physical infrastructure in St. Kitts and Nevis. “I note that more and more persons are using the FT Williams bypass road/highway. The other day travelling on it, I almost forgot I was not in North America. The human development is also very pleasing to see […]
PM Douglas continues to plug for small island states
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 4TH 2014 (CUOPM) – It is imperative to continue to impress upon the global community the importance of small, well-managed, high income nations like St. Kitts and Nevis continuing to have access to concessional funding. “This, in my view, is a moral imperative: Our vulnerability to natural disasters shows why access […]
PM Douglas describes first day of VAT as ‘hectic’ and ‘challenging,’ tells VAT Staff success of the new tax regime depends on compliance
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 2nd 2010 (CUOPM) – The introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Monday November 1st 2010 “was hectic as anticipated and challenging, also anticipated.” So said St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas after a briefing with Head of the TAX Reform Union […]