St Kitts and Nevis PM Terrance Drew hospitalized, to be transported abroad for observation

Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr. Terrance Drew has been hospitalized and is expected to be transported abroad for specialized observation and precautionary monitoring, the government said Monday.

Drew, 49, was admitted to the Joseph N. France General Hospital on Sunday evening after experiencing “mild discomfort, nausea and headache,” according to a government statement.

He was “immediately admitted for observation and thorough clinical evaluation,” the statement said.

The government said a medical team and specialists at the hospital attended to Drew continuously over the following 18 hours. After conducting diagnostic reviews and a comprehensive assessment, his physicians said he remained awake, alert and in stable condition.

However, “out of an abundance of caution and based on the medical team’s observations since his admission,” doctors recommended that Drew be transported abroad for further observation and monitoring.

“Arrangements are currently underway to facilitate this transport,” the statement said. It did not disclose where the prime minister would be taken.

Drew, a medical doctor by profession, has served as prime minister of St Kitts and Nevis since August 2022.

The Cabinet and government asked the public to keep Drew in their prayers for “a swift and full recovery” while assuring citizens that government operations would continue without interruption.

“The public is reassured that the business of government continues seamlessly and without interruption,” the statement said.