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Drone Survey Uncovers 17 Promising Groundwater Sites Across Saint Kitts

The report from the survey conducted across Saint Kitts was presented to the Water Services Department on October 06, 2025. At the Sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, October 17, 2025, Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Konris Maynard, shared that 17 sites have been identified with the promise to provide potable water – that is, water safe for consumption.

SKELEC Bids Farewell to Corporate Communications Manager Ms. Patrice Harris

Since joining SKELEC in 2020, Ms. Harris has played a pivotal role in reshaping the company’s corporate image. Through strategic branding, community engagement, and innovative communications, she successfully modernized SKELEC’s public presence, making it more relatable, and customer-focused. Her efforts helped build stronger trust between the company and the public, and positioned SKELEC as a forward-thinking utility provider in the region.
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Opposition Boundaries Commission Member Says Gov’t Rushing After Five Year Anniversary

Opposition member of the new Constituency Boundaries Commission (CBC) Konris Maynard is accusing the present government of trying to rush the work of the committee within months of the upcoming election in contrast to the three-year approach for such carried out by the then Labour Party government.

Newcomer, Usual Runner Compete For Nevis District 5 Seat

Come next week, voters of District 5 (St.Thomas’) in Nevis are expected to go to the polls in a by-election to choose either newcomer Cleone Stapleton- Simmonds of the opposition Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) running on a parish stronghold ticket or now four-times runner Keith ‘Dis an Dat’ Scarborough of the incumbent Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) as their parliamentary representative.

Former PEP Director Geoffrey Hanley Claims ‘No Corruption’

Dr. Geoffrey Hanley continues to push back against criticisms of money mishandling of the former People Employment Programme (PEP), saying “there were no forms of corruption” during his term as manager.

New Info Surfaces in Grant, Powell Matter

“This is an amazing attempt at damage control. It's an amazing attempt at damage control that I have never seen in my life before that rather than deal with the matter in the court you are now publicly attacking the aggrieved party and the lawyers representing them. Well guess what? You have perhaps made the wrong choice.”

Govt’s Former Hired Pollster Predicts One Term For Team Unity

Bill Johnson, an international hired pollster who back then predicted Team Unity’s February 2015 win is of the view that the present administration will not get a second term, which contradicts the findings of the government’s survey conducted by the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES).

Douglas To PM Harris On IMF Debt Payment: ‘You Continued Labour’s restuturing Plan’

Ongoing claims by the government that it has paid off a high IMF (International Monetary Fund) debt left behind by the former St.Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration has been labelled “nonsense” by Opposition Leader and immediate former Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas.

Senior Civil Servant: ‘I’ve been sent home penny less’

Iris Williams,65, stood outside steps of Government Headquarters on Church Street Wednesday this week (15th January 2020) with a hand-written sign pinned to her chest which read: “I was sent home without notice penny less.”

Opposition Leader Talks Payroll Change For Civil Servants

Opposition Leader Dr. Denzil Douglas of the St.Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) is promising a change in the payroll system for civil servants of every two weeks instead of the traditional monthly salaries.

Joseph Parry Knows Who He Wants To Replace Him

Freshly retired politician with over three decades involvement Joseph Parry, a former Premier and past leader of the opposition Nevis Reformation (NRP), knows exactly who he wants as his replacement in St. Thomas’ parish (Nevis 5).

Opposition Advises Gov’t To Hold Off On Further Pier Use

The historic operation of a newly-constructed second cruise ship pier at Port Zante on Monday this week (16th December 2019) has been tainted by controversy for what has been described by the Opposition St.Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) as an “incomplete project.”

Natta-Nelson’s Lawyers Prepare To Say ‘Not That Magistrate’

Lawyers for Leon Natta-Nelson are prepared to indicate ‘Not that magistrate’ if the Prime Minister’s sister (Donna Harris) is the sitting magistrate when he is expected to appear before the court come next month after the matter regarding disciplinary charges brought against him by the Office of the Prime Minister was put off again this week for more than three times to date.

Harris Comments On $460,000 Controversy Court Matter Involving Colleagues

“The government itself has confidence in its membership, and until there is evidence otherwise, there is no need for concern.”

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Drone Survey Uncovers 17 Promising Groundwater Sites Across Saint Kitts

The report from the survey conducted across Saint Kitts was presented to the Water Services Department on October 06, 2025. At the Sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, October 17, 2025, Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Konris Maynard, shared that 17 sites have been identified with the promise to provide potable water – that is, water safe for consumption.

SKELEC Bids Farewell to Corporate Communications Manager Ms. Patrice Harris

Since joining SKELEC in 2020, Ms. Harris has played a pivotal role in reshaping the company’s corporate image. Through strategic branding, community engagement, and innovative communications, she successfully modernized SKELEC’s public presence, making it more relatable, and customer-focused. Her efforts helped build stronger trust between the company and the public, and positioned SKELEC as a forward-thinking utility provider in the region.

Nevisian businesswoman Shobaina Prince wins Taiwan ICDF Entrepreneurial Elite Pitch Competition

Nevisian entrepreneur Shobaina Prince, owner of Native Radiance, has been named winner of the Entrepreneurial Elite Pitch Competition, hosted under the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund’s (ICDF) Women’s Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Inclusion (WEEEFI) Project.

Ministry Of Agriculture Turns World Food Day’s 2025 Message Into Meaningful Action

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources continued its tradition of community outreach by partnering with the St. Christopher Outreach Center to provide hot, nutritious meals to members of the community at its annual luncheon on Friday, October 17, 2025.