The St. Kitts-Nevis Times

13/12/2025

SKNNCC Chairperson Issues Firm Warning on Conduct Ahead of Miss Teen and Junior Calypso Competitions
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Basseterre, St. Kitts — Chairperson of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival Committee (SKNNCC), S. Shannon Hawley, has issued a strong and unambiguous message calling for respect, cooperation, and zero tolerance for bullying or hostile behavior as preparations intensify for two major national carnival events.

In a three-page public statement released under the Sugar Mas 2025–2026 banner, Hawley addressed participants, parents, family members, chaperones, and team members involved in the Republic Bank Miss Teen St. Kitts and Nevis Pageant and the FLOW Junior Calypso Monarch Competition.

The SKNNCC Chairperson emphasized that the welfare of children remains paramount, stressing that all involved must help create a safe, respectful, and supportive environment for young participants.

> “It is crucial to understand that bullying, threatening, or hostile behavior of any kind will not be accepted from any parent, family member, participant, or team member,” Hawley stated.

She further warned that anyone found to be uncooperative or disrespectful toward others will face immediate removal from the event, underscoring that the Carnival Committee will not hesitate to act in the best interest of the children.

Hawley noted that the purpose of the events is to uplift and encourage participating children, and this can only be achieved if all stakeholders interact with kindness, mutual respect, and shared responsibility.

> “We are here to uplift and encourage the participating children, and that means treating all stakeholders with kindness and respect,” the statement read.

In closing, the SKNNCC Chairperson thanked all involved for their commitment to the upcoming events and extended best wishes to contestants and teams, calling on everyone to work together to ensure a positive, enjoyable, and memorable experience for participants and audiences alike.

The Miss Teen and Junior Calypso competitions are among the flagship youth events of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival, playing a vital role in cultural development, confidence-building, and artistic expression among young nationals.

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> “You give a man your land and then you go work for him on the same land? That’s foolishness.”

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13/12/2025

PHOTO-OP GOVERNANCE !!
FOUR YEARS, FOUR GROUNDBREAKINGS , FOUR CEREMONIAL PHOTO-OPS — STILL NO HOSPITAL
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As elections loom, PM Drew announces yet another “milestone” for a Smart Hospital that remains stubbornly unbuilt.
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After nearly four years in office — and with a general election clearly on the horizon — the Drew administration has once again rolled out the ceremonial hard hats, rehearsed the talking points, and declared a “major milestone” in the long-promised National Smart Hospital project. This time, the fanfare surrounds the approval of plans and drawings by the Building Board and the formal handover of documents to a Taiwanese contractor.

For a government desperate to showcase tangible achievements, this announcement is being marketed as proof that the administration is finally “transitioning from planning to implementation.” But for a weary public, it sounds less like progress and more like Groundhog Day governance — the same promise, repackaged, reannounced, and re-sold just in time for electoral consumption.

Let us be clear: approving drawings is not healthcare delivery. Handing over plans is not pouring concrete. And yet another groundbreaking ceremony does not equal a functioning hospital.

Since 2022, the people of St. Kitts and Nevis have been subjected to a parade of press releases, site visits, artist impressions, slogans, hashtags, and ceremonial announcements, all orbiting a hospital that exists largely in the realm of PowerPoint slides and political speeches. Meanwhile, the existing JNF Hospital continues to operate under strain — with overcrowding, staffing pressures, outdated infrastructure, and increasing public frustration.

The Drew administration would have the country believe that this latest announcement marks a decisive turning point. But serious questions remain unanswered:

Why has it taken nearly four years just to reach final plan approval?

How many times has this same project been “launched,” “advanced,” or “restarted”?

What guarantees exist that this is not yet another election-season spectacle?

When will citizens see steel, concrete, wards, and operating theatres — not just drawings?

Even more troubling is the growing pattern: governance by groundbreaking. Roads are launched. Hospitals are launched. Housing projects are launched. Yet completion remains elusive, timelines elastic, and accountability absent.

The administration’s statement speaks glowingly of “careful planning,” “institutional coordination,” and “sustained commitment.” But the lived reality for citizens tells a different story — one of chronic delays, missed deadlines, rising costs, and an alarming dependence on announcements over outcomes.

Healthcare is not improved by hashtags like . It is improved by beds, doctors, equipment, diagnostics, emergency capacity, and continuity of care. Employment is not generated by ceremonial handovers; it is created by sustained construction activity and completed facilities.

To be blunt, a fourth-year government should be opening hospitals — not breaking ground for them.

As the election clock ticks louder, the public is entitled to be sceptical. Announcements timed conveniently close to campaign season invite scrutiny, not applause. What St. Kitts and Nevis needs now is not another milestone press release, but a credible, transparent, binding construction timeline — and proof that this hospital will not become yet another monument to unfulfilled promises.

Until then, today’s “good news alert” risks being remembered as just another chapter in a familiar political script:
Big promises. Big ceremonies. Small results.

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Highlights from the official ceremony of the 2025 ECCB Staff Gala and Awards. These moments capture the atmosphere and spirit of the evening.