St. Kitts and Nevis to accept accept US deportees and refugees

St Kitts confirms agreement to accept certain US deportees

Saint Kitts and Nevis will accept deportees and refugees from the United States, joining a growing list of Caribbean countries that have confirmed they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) of a similar nature. Prime Minister of the twin-island federation, Terrance Drew, confirmed the agreement to reporters during a “roundtable” on Thursday, January 8. “St Kitts and Nevis has negotiated and entered into an MOU with the United States of…

St. Kitts and Nevis to accept accept US deportees and refugees

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – St. Kitts and Nevis will become the third Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to enter into an agreement with the United States to facilitate third-country refugees, so as to mitigate scenarios where Washington cannot return these individuals to their state of birth or origin. Prime Minister Dr Terence Drew said that the twin-island Federation has agreed to join Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica in accepting deporte…