Last Updated on January 22, 2026, 6:16 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew spoke about the MoU that the country has signed with the United States of America during his appearance at Freedom FM’s Issues SKN. During his conversation with the host of the show, he clarified some facts regarding the MoU and also cleared the air regarding the alleged exclusion of Haitian nationals from the MoU arrangement.
He took the time first to restate that only the nationals of CARICOM are part of the agreement which St Kitts and Nevis has reached with the United States of America. He noted that he became aware of some misunderstanding suggesting that people of nations outside of CARICOM.
He confirmed that this was not true and wanted to place that on the record before he moved on to address the things which are going around regarding the exclusion of the Haitian nationals. The Prime Minister insisted that over the last years, St Kitts and Nevis has taken the largest community of Haitian nationals into the country and helped them in resettling.
He added that at this point, St Kitts and Nevis at its maximum capacity for absorbing Haitian nationals into the country. He clarified that if the nation has a certain capacity for absorbing third country nationals, 50 percent of it is already being utilized to support Haitian nationals.
He confirmed that a population of Haitian nationals is already living in St Kitts and Nevis and the government is already investing much resources on free healthcare and education for the nationals. This is proof that the government is not excluding the people of Haiti.
Dr Drew said that they continue to pursue the welfare of the people of Haiti in collaboration with the CARICOM Nations. However, he is also responsible for the safety and security of St Kitts and Nevis. The Prime Minister noted that St Kitts and Nevis has been helping Haitians for the several years and is in no way excluding them.
The decision has been taken in light of logistical constraints as the nation has extending a large portion of resources in supporting the resettling of the nationals of Haiti before the MoU was in talks.
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