Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Terrance Michael Drew addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 27, 2025.
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St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew is in South Florida following a health scare over the weekend.
Drew, 49, confirmed his whereabouts in a video message, telling citizens of his eastern Caribbean island-nation that he and his wife traveled to the Miami-area “on the advice of medical specialists in St. Kitts and Nevis as well as specialists in Martinique so that further investigations” could be carried out.
“At this stage there is nothing alarming to report,” he said. “But the doctors are continuing their investigations.”
On Sunday, Drew, a physician who studied in Cuba, experienced persistent nausea that soon turned into episodes of vomiting. He also noticed a distinct pain on the left side of his neck accompanied by a mild headache and dizziness, he said.
“As the day progressed I began feeling unsteady on my feet, and had difficulty with my balance and walking,” said Drew. “I understood that these were symptoms that should not be ignored.”
Drew was admitted to the Joseph N. France General Hospital in St. Kitts for observation and clinical evaluation. He was then flown to Martinique. It was later recommended that he be transported abroad for specialized observation and precautionary monitoring. In his message, Drew thanked a number of foreign governments, including Dominica, France and the U.S. embassy, which worked quickly to get him into the U.S. amid a storm system that created delays.
“This experience has been a wake-up call for me,” he said. “Health matters. We must listen when our bodies speak to us.”
This story was originally published September 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM.
Miami Herald
Jacqueline Charles has reported on Haiti and the English-speaking Caribbean for the Miami Herald for over a decade. A Pulitzer Prize finalist for her coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, she was awarded a 2018 Maria Moors Cabot Prize — the most prestigious award for coverage of the Americas.