By: Spokesman Newsroom
Basseterre, St. Kitts (Thursday 2nd April 2026)u2014Premier Mark Brantley has indicated that there is still no update from the federal government regarding the application review for the proposed Destiny Project, noting the developers u201care growing very frustrated because they are anxious to proceed.u201d
Speaking during his monthly press conference held on Monday 30th March 2026, he explained that the Nevis Island Administration remains without a definitive response. He was asked by a local reporter whether there was any advancement towards a decision on the application review.
u201cThe Destiny Project. I regret to inform that we still have not had any movement at the federal government level,u201d Brantley replied.
He explained that the most recent communication came through the Cabinet Secretary.
u201cAbout a week ago, we got a letter from the Cabinet Secretary to say that the project had been referred to some committee that they had put in place in St. Kitts. That is the extent of what we know. We have not yet from the federal government an answer whether positive or negative, and it appears now that this committee now would have to deliberate.u201d
The Premier indicated that the establishment of the committee came as a surprise and that he had not been consulted.
u201cI donu2019t know about this committee. That committee was certainly not discussed with me in terms of any consultations on it. Iu2019m not aware of any Nevis involvement in that committee save and except I believe of the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society and the Nevis Hotel Association I gather, were asked to submit members to that committee but beyond that truly we are in a waiting pattern.u201d
According to Brantley, the federal governmentu2019s role should be limited.
u201cIu2019m not sure why the federal government clearly is only concerned with any constitutional aspects of this development. There is nothing else that the federal government has to contend with so Iu2019m not quite sure what the committee is going to advise on or why this project has to go to a St. Kitts Committee. The project is not a St. Kitts Project but that is the option that the federal government in their wisdom has and we in Nevis continue to wait.u201d
The Premier said the delay is also affecting the developers and potential economic activity tied to the project.
u201cI can tell you that the developers are growing very frustrated because they are anxious to proceed; they want to proceed. They have real estate options that they want to close on and pay people their money, they want to start the necessary work.u201d
He also pointed to the potential employment and business opportunities the project could generate.
u201cI can tell you that in my engagement with our young people, we have people with heavy equipment who are anxious to get going. They know that there is going to be years and years of work available. I have people calling even from St. Kitts, trying to position themselves to see how they could get in on a project of this magnitude so we continue to wait.u201d