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Public holiday announced for St Kitts and Nevis

Last lap of Carnival to be marked

Thursday, 28th December 2017

The Governer-General of St Kitts and Nevis has declared 2 January a public holiday.

The decision, announced just before Christmas but shared with the media yesterday, was made to mark the last lap of Carnival.

In his official proclamation, Governor-General Sir Tapley Seaton said he was acting on the advice of the St Kitts and Nevis cabinet.

A public holiday was recently observed on Nevis.

The island saw 19 December designated a public holiday after the Nevis Island Assembly elections of the previous day.

The vote saw the sitting Concerned Citizens Movement reelected.