Last Updated on July 31, 2025, 4:01 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The government of St Kitts and Nevis has clarified the per diem policy about travel allowances. These allowances are given to the government employees, ambassadors and civil officers when they travel outside St Kitts and Nevis.
The officers have shared that this clarification was important as false information is being circulated on the internet. The government revealed that they had been made aware of some publications making false claims regarding per diem.
The officials have confirmed that the per diem and travel allowances are regulated by the Ministry of Finance. The government has clarified that the “Travel Per Diem Policy” which was established in 2008 has not been changed.
As was specified in the original policy, the Government Ministers, Ambassadors and Civil Servants receive a fixed allowance.
For government ministers, the per diem allowance is EC$100 per day when travelling within the OECS. The allowance is increased to approximately US$100 or EC$270 per day when the delegation travels outside of the OECS region.
For the Ambassadors, the per diem allowance is fixed at EC$350 per day for CARICOM travel. This allowance is also increased to EC$425 per day when the ambassadors are travelling to non-CARICOM nations.
Finally, the allowance for the civil servants has been fixed at EC$300 per day if they are participating in a delegation travelling to CARICOM. The allowance increases to EC$350 per day if they are travelling outside CARICOM.
This policy that handles the allowances was established in the year 2008 and has not been tampered with ever since. The reports suggesting that the members of the ministers and civil servants are taking up to EC $1,000 in per diem are inaccurate.
The government has also clarified that per diem is no applicable for trips that extend beyond 14 days and are state sponsored. The clarification comes in response to misinformation which has been circulating in the media.
The government has claimed that they want to make sure of the fact that the facts are clarified. the officials have also urged that the members of the community should rely on official sources of information for confirmation of such information as it relates to nationals.
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