Barbados and TT sign fishing protocol

Barbados and TT have signed a protocol on common procedures relating to the arrest of crew, or detention of fishing vessels, in each other country’s territorial waters. “The protocol seeks to put in place agreed common procedures that will be applied whenever the crew and fishing vessel...
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New passports to be re-issued at no cost to holders

The rules governing international travel are ever-evolving and every country, including St. Kitts and Nevis, has the right to determine who will and will not enter its territory, and St. Kitts-Nevis respects this. So says St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas,...
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OAS launches workshop on drug treatment courts in the Caribbean

The Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday inaugurated the third and final two-day regional training workshop on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants in the workshop organized by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commiss...
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Faster HIV Testing Process Coming To Nevis Soon

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 02, 2014) - Persons unaware of their HIV status, will soon have the opportunity to test at select health care providers on Nevis for same day results. The service to be introduced shortly, is a new initiative planned by the Ministry of Health on Nevis.    Th...
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OAS launches workshop on drug treatment courts in the Caribbean

The Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday inaugurated the third and final two-day regional training workshop on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants in the workshop organized by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commiss...
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CTO Statement on New Changes in the British APD

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (3 Dec 2014) -The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) welcomes today’s announcement by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, of further changes to the Air Passenger Duty (APD) from next May. The Chancellor has announced in his December 3rd Autumn State...
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Gaston Browne administration inks deal with Robert DeNiro

The Gaston Browne Administration on Friday demonstrated that it is serious about its promise to make the sister island of Barbuda a major contributor to the economic development of the twin island state when Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne and international film star Robert De Niro s...
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