St. Kitts & Nevis
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- September 19, 1983
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia)
RELIGIONS
Anglicans, other Protestants, Catholics
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2010St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- MARCH 6, 2009St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS PM DOUGLAS REAFFIRMS GOVERNMEN'S STRONG SUPPORT OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Administration of Prime Minister Hon Dr Denzil L. Douglas reaffirmed its strong support of the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2009St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- DECEMBER 25, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Anglican Bishops across the Caribbean called for an end to the death penalty
Anglican Bishops across the Caribbean called for an end to the death penalty
- DECEMBER 23, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
international human rights groups and local politicians condemned the first hanging for more than a decade in the tiny Caribbean country of St Kitts and Nevis
international human rights groups and local politicians condemned the first hanging for more than a decade in the tiny Caribbean country of St Kitts and Nevis
DECEMBER 19, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTYST KITTS: MAN HANGED FOR KILLING WIFE
at about 8 am, Charles Elroy Laplace became the first convict in the St Kitts to hang in 10 years. The 40-
- OCTOBER 29, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
although applications for leave to extend time were dismissed, a stay of execution was granted for Romeo ‘Buncum’ Cannonier,
although applications for leave to extend time were dismissed, a stay of execution was granted for Romeo ‘Buncum’ Cannonier,
- OCTOBER 29, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
a reported Notice of Appeal with the Court of Appeal in St Kitts that was filed on behalf of Elroy Charles “Al” Laplace was
a reported Notice of Appeal with the Court of Appeal in St Kitts that was filed on behalf of Elroy Charles “Al” Laplace
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS: EXECUTION SET BACK
the execution of four condemned men, in St. Kitts and Nevis, was further delayed when a judge in St Lucia decided not to make a ruling on the case.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS COMMITS TO DEATH PENALTY
St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says his government
- JULY 15, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS and NEVIS: SEVEN ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER
Franklyn Dorset, the Superintendent of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Basseterre, St Kitts...
- JANUARY 1, 2008St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.