St. Kitts and Nevis
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06 Apr – 12 Apr, 2026
No. 26.16 · St. Kitts and Nevis
Two Acts passed by the National Assembly in late March have not appeared in the Official Gazette as of 12 April. The Sovereign Wealth and Resilience Fund Act and the Rastafari Rights Recognition Act were announced through government press channels. Neither has been published in full text.
The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force confirmed an attempted murder charge against Carlton Dupont, The Observer reported on 01 April, citing a direct police attribution. No further details have been disclosed.
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Also Noted
The RSCNPF has confirmed charges of attempted murder against Carlton Dupont, according to a report in The Observer published 01 April 2026 and attributed directly to the police. No bail status, court date, or circumstances of the alleged offence have been disclosed.
The Rastafari Rights Recognition Act, described by SKNIS as making the federation the first Caribbean nation to recognise the Rastafarian faith in law, has not been published in the Official Gazette. The Act's specific provisions, the rights it confers, and the minister or ministry responsible have not been disclosed in any available source.
The through-line.
The federation passed two pieces of legislation in late March. Two weeks later, neither Act has been published in the Official Gazette. The Sovereign Wealth and Resilience Fund Act describes a new fiscal institution whose governance rules are unknown. The Rastafari Rights Recognition Act describes a new legal category whose content is unspecified. One criminal charge has been confirmed through a media report attributed to the police. In each case, the state has acted; in each case, the public record of that action remains incomplete. The period's quiet is not the absence of news. It is the interval between announcement and disclosure.