St. Kitts & Nevis
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · St. Kitts and Nevis was a cosponsor of the amendments...
- News items in the archive
- 36
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
St. Kitts & Nevis is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 36 news items on St. Kitts & Nevis, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2020St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2019St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2018St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2017St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2016St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2015St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2014St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- OCTOBER 9, 2013Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
CARIBBEAN URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged Caribbean countries that
- JANUARY 1, 2013St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- MARCH 21, 2012St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
four people had their death sentences commuted by a judgment
four people had their death sentences commuted by a judgment
- JANUARY 1, 2012St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2011St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- 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.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts and Nevis voted against the Resolution...
Saint Kitts and Nevis voted against the Resolution...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS and NEVIS. MAN ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGE
a man sentenced to hang for the murder of a millionaire Briton on St Kitts has won his appeal.
- JANUARY 1, 2007St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2006St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2005St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- APRIL 29, 2004St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Hazel, convicted of killing millionaire Briton...
Joseph Hazel, convicted of killing millionaire Briton Tony Fetherston in January 2000 in the garden of his home in Basseterre, the capital of St Kitts, was sentenced to death by hanging