A proposed private development on St Kitts’s sister island, Nevis, is drawing international attention from investors through a project known as Destiny. The project has been advanced by South Nevis Ltd, a company owned by bitcoin investor Olivier Janssens, a Belgian dual citizen who obtained St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment.
If given the green light, it would represent one of the most significant developments ever proposed on Nevis, involving residential real estate, medical facilities, and supporting infrastructure along the island’s southern coast.
The initiative reflects a broader trend among technology-backed investors exploring new models of community development, particularly in the Caribbean. These “network state” movements combine private capital, digital infrastructure, and non-traditional ways of governing that still operate within national laws.
A New Legal Framework for Investment
Destiny has been enabled by the Special Sustainability Zones Authorisation Act, legislation passed by the St Kitts and Nevis government in August 2025. The law allows the federation to enter into agreements for large-scale developments that meet sustainability, infrastructure, and regulatory criteria. This future-focused measure strengthens other projects supported by the Sustainable Island State Contribution.
A standout feature of the Act is that it allows approved projects to establish alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for certain internal matters, while remaining subject to the country’s national legal system. This aspect of the law has prompted public debate on Nevis, with Kelvin Daly, a member of the Nevis Reformation Party, revealing that the Act was passed without public consultation.
Speaking at a public panel in November at the Palm Garden Nevis, a hotel development funded by the St Kitts and Nevis real estate citizenship option, Janssens argued that efficient dispute resolution would be critical to attracting international residents and investors, while making it clear that mechanisms introduced would still fall under St Kitts and Nevis law.
How Destiny Adds to St Kitts and Nevis’s Appeal
Destiny shows that St Kitts and Nevis is serious about attracting major investors without cutting corners on laws and regulations. It’s no wonder that St Kitts and Nevis ranked in the world’s top 20 countries for investment in the 2025 Global Passport Index produced by Global Citizen Solutions.
This large-scale project comes with a $50 million infrastructure investment and designs by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, an architecture and design firm known for landmark projects such as 7 World Trade Center in New York and the Broadgate Tower in London. Projects this big show that investors have trust in the country’s political stability, investment climate, and long-term growth prospects.
Joe Rice, Head of Citizenship Programs at Global Citizen Solutions, notes, “St Kitts and Nevis stays high in the rankings because it pairs its platinum citizenship by investment program with, I believe, the backing of sophisticated investors who bring capital, infrastructure, and long-term commitment to the country.”
In this context, Destiny not only diversifies Nevis’s economy but also strengthens the federation’s position as a nation where entrepreneurs look to invest in the Caribbean and gain citizenship and form a plan for the future.
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Citizenship by Investment as a Strategic Element
Janssens holds a St Kitts and Nevis passport acquired through investing in the country’s citizenship program. This underscores how the investment migration system facilitates deeper economic engagement beyond mobility. In projects such as Destiny, St Kitts and Nevis dual citizenship also serves as a foundation for long-term alignment between investor interests and national development objectives.
Broader Implications for Global Mobility
The Destiny proposal shows how high-net-worth and influential entrepreneurs have shifted their approach to mobility and jurisdictional planning. Citizenship and residency have become strategic assets that support risk diversification and future flexibility.
Small island states offering Caribbean citizenship by investment, such as St Kitts and Nevis, have learned to strike a balance between openness to international capital and transparency, public trust, and sustainable development.
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