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March to restore good name of St. Kitts and Nevis, PM Harris “MUST GO”

Published 24 May 2018

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March to restore good name of St. Kitts and Nevis, PM Harris “MUST GO”

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 24, 2018 – Citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis were urged Wednesday to continue to call for the resignation of the Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris by participating in a planned public demonstration on Friday 25, May. The March starts at 3;30 p.m. at Greenlands.

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Next Labour Party administration will seek technical assistance from Germany on anti-corruption legislation

Published 24 May 2018

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Next Labour Party administration will seek technical assistance from Germany on anti-corruption legislation

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 23, 2018 – Leader of the Opposition the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said Wednesday his St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) expects to assume office following the next general election and will seek Germany’s assistance in crafting anti-corruption legislation.

Dr. Douglas told listeners during Wednesday’s Issues programme on Freedom 106.5 FM that he made the submission during a meeting with Germany’s Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Holger Michael who paid a courtesy call on him earlier that afternoon.

“We looked at how technical support will be provided to the future Labour administration – because we will be the administration in the future – and how we will be able to strengthen our relationship with Germany so that anti-corruption laws in St. Kitts and Nevis will be strengthened,” said Dr. Douglas.

It was transcripts from surveillance recordings made by German police that were handed over to the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK that triggered their own criminal investigation into allegations of bribery by British tycoon Peter Virdee in which the names of St. Kitts and Nevis’ and other Caribbean politicians are mentioned.

The National Crime Agency in the UK alleges Virdee and his partner conspired to bribe corrupt officials.

The Antigua and Barbuda minister named in the judgement has resigned from the Cabinet to clear his name, but Prime Minister said he is not going anywhere and will resist growing calls to quit office.

Mr. Michael has already paid a courtesy call on the Federation’s Governor General. He will also make similar calls on the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Photos – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas (left) and Germany’s Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Holger Michael

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New wave of calls pressure St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris to resign in face of scandal

Published 24 May 2018

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By: Media Source

New wave of calls pressure St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris to resign in face of scandal

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 23, 2018 – Embattled St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris is facing a new wave of calls for him to step down after his name was mentioned in an alleged bribery scandal.

Grafitti aimed at adding pressure on Harris to quit has appeared in several locations in Basseterre and its environs on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“Tim must go,” “Harris must resign now,” “Tim resign now,” are the messages scrawled in orange the colour of Dr. Harris’ Peoples Labour Party (PLP).

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Sudden cancellation of flight to France by PM Harris last October coincided with Asot Michael’s arrest

Published 24 May 2018

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Sudden cancellation of flight to France by PM Harris last October coincided with Asot Michael’s arrest

London, England, May 23, 2018 – Migration Investment Insider reported last October 2017, that the sudden cancellation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris to France via London, coincided with the arrest of then Antigua and Barbuda Minister of Tourism, Economic Development, Investment, and Energy.

Both Michael and Harris were scheduled to travel on the same British Airways flight to France via London to speak at an event.

In an October 26, 2017 story headlined: “Michael Arrest Related to Bribery Investigation, Timothy Harris Cancels His Gatwick Transit,” Migration Investment referred to an email (seen by the editor) sent from Patrick Reilly head of the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Caribbean, Central America & Mexico Department and addressed to Antigua & Barbuda’s High Commissioner in London, Karen-Mae Hill, UK officials have elaborated on the background for Asot Michael’s arrest at London Gatwick earlier this week.

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POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION DETERMINES CAUSE OF DEATH OF COUHCHIE JONES

Published 17 May, 2018

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POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION DETERMINES CAUSE OF DEATH OF COUHCHIE JONES

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 24, 2018 (RSCNPF): A post-mortem examination was performed on the body of the late Couchie Jones of Mount Lily, Nevis on May 22, by Resident Pathologist, Dr. Adrian Nunez Quintana.

Upon conclusion, Dr. Quintana reported that death was caused by Acute Pulmonary Edema, Hypertensive Cardiopathy, Hypertension and Chronic Alcoholism.

Jones died at his home on May 16 after complaining of feeling ill.