Published 20 July 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Youth Shawn Richards, will be the guest storyteller at the Dasani-Harper’s Heritage House Children’s Storytelling Series, this week Saturday July 22nd, at the National Trust Museum.
Published 20 July 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Culturama 43 Calendar of Events
Pre Activities
Published 20 July 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Eight medals a result of Champs-only focus – Riley
HIGH school track and field coach David Riley said Jamaica’s eight-medal haul at the recent IAAF World Under-18 Championships in Kenya was a result of athletes being trained to peak at the annual Boys and Girls’ Athletic Championships, not international meets that follow, so the country should be satisfied and “tek what we get”, as stated on his Facebook post.
“Jamaican juniors and youth athletes are rarely prepared specifically for international competitions. Instead, they are prepared for ISSA Boys and Girls Champs held in March or April each year.
“The athletes are attached to high schools, who hire and pay coaches up to March and April (for the lucky few). In a work environment where the coach is regarded as the tail of a dog, and tails don’t wag dogs, then who can ask the coach to go beyond the period that he or she is being paid in order to continue the preparation of the athlete? The athletes competed based on how they were prepared and we have to tek what we get,” Riley posted.
Published 20 July 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Construction Equipment Accident
Consumers in Green Teee, Old Road and surrounding areas have lost electricity service due to a construction equipment accident.
A truck has damaged equipment in the area leading to a loss of electricity supply.
Consumers should note that our crews are already working on repairing damaged poles and lines. A restoration time will be announced in future updates.
SKELEC apologises for any inconvenience caused.
Please assume electricity supply service points are live at all times.
To report outages call 465-2013 (or 600 from cellphone only), www.skelec.kn, www.facebook.com/skelecltd
Published 20 July 2017, 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News.
Slumping St. Kitts-Nevis economy brings hardship; residents, business people feeling the squeeze
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 20TH 2017 – The slump in the St. Kitts and Nevis economy over the past two years is causing increased hardship in the twin-island Federation.
Gross Domestic Product has shrunk from seven percent in 2014 to a projected three percent in 2017 and 2018.
The media in the Caribbean quotes the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Article IV Consultation as stating that the slump in economic performance of St. Kitts and Nevis is a result of a decrease in Citizenship-By-Investment (CBI) receipts, a deceleration in tourism-linked sectors, a contraction in manufacturing output, a narrowing of the overall fiscal surplus and a significant widening of the current account deficit.
