Hanley invites young diaspora professionals to come home and build
The Acting Prime Minister used the citizenship debate to call on skilled nationals abroad to start businesses and share their expertise.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts. Acting Prime Minister Dr Geoffrey Hanley has invited young professionals, entrepreneurs and skilled nationals living abroad to bring their talents home and help build St Kitts and Nevis.
Dr Hanley made the appeal in the National Assembly on Friday during the second reading of the St Christopher and Nevis Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which creates a route to citizenship for eligible descendants of nationals born overseas.
He said the skills and networks of diaspora descendants could support economic diversification, business growth and job creation, and named entrepreneurship, technology, agriculture, renewable energy, education and healthcare as priority areas under the Sustainable Island State Agenda.
"Come home for a year. Come home for a season," Dr Hanley said.
He encouraged members of the diaspora to start businesses, share their expertise and mentor young professionals at home.
The Acting Prime Minister said the government would make information easier to find, help with the recognition of overseas qualifications and offer guidance to those wishing to settle or invest locally.
