UGLOBAL IMMIGRATION MAGAZINE
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Q&A WITH PRIME MINISTER
TIMOTHY HARRIS OF ST. KITTS & NEVIS:
'WE WANT TO BE A MODEL
FOR OTHERS AND...TAKE OUR COUNTRY
TO THE NEXT LEVEL'
BY /
MARIE EKBERG PADILLA,
UGLOBAL IMMIGRATION MAGAZINE STAFF /
Harris reflects on his nation’s CBI program, the
first and longest-running investment immigration
program in the world, as it celebrates its 35th
anniversary this summer.
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The Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, discovered
by Christopher Columbus in 1493, is gearing up to
celebrate its citizenship-by-investment program’s 35th
anniversary in September. Despite its small size, the islands
launched the world’s first economic citizenship program in
1984. Since then, they been able to reap the benefits of using
the investment funds for restructuring and improving life on
the islands.
“It has played an important part in restructuring our economy,”
said Prime Minister Timothy Harris in an interview with
Uglobal Immigration Magazine. “Our program has been an
innovator of CBI programs. We are proud what the program
has provided for the other programs around the world, and
how it continues to perform.”
St. Kitts and Nevis offers two investment options: putting