St. Kitts

St. Kitts – Nevis Develops Small Business Policy

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
April 15, 2008 (CUOPM)

Legislation to govern the implementation of a Small Business Policy to encourage the emergence of a lively entrepreneurial spirit and an active small business sector, is being prepared.

According to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Small Business Policy has been developed in partnership with wide stakeholder participation.

Legislation to govern the implementation of the Policy has also been prepared as the Ministry continues to explore other possibilities to expand its assistance to micro and small indigenous businesses.

This assistance is to be provided by The National Entrepreneurial Development Division (NEDD), a division strategically placed within this Ministry to implement Government’s commitment on micro and small business development.

The National Entrepreneurial Development Division (NEDD) is responsible for the fostering of entrepreneurial development by providing technical assistance to potential entrepreneurs. The NEDD will creatively assists clients from the point of an idea, to the development and running a successful micro or small business.

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St. Kitts – Nevis Prime Minister Has Nation’s Confidence

Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
April 15, 2008 (CUOPM)

A recent poll in St. Kitts and Nevis has indicated that Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas and his St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKLP) still have the vote of confidence of the population.

This is according to a Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) public opinion poll which was released on Monday after being conducted during the last two weeks of March.

The story carried by the Barbados-based Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) showed that if elections were called at that time, 45 percent of the electorate would give their vote to Prime Minister Douglas while 20 percent would support People’s Action Movement (PAM) leader, Mr. Lindsay Grant.

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