Crime/Justice, Local news, News

POLICE CONTINUED VIGILANCE NETS ILLEGAL FIREARM AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE (105) ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION

Published 21 May 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 20, 2017 (RSCNPF): Continued hard work by the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police in efforts to remove illegal firearms and ammunition from our communities is continuing to yield positive results. Overnight Officers of the Special Services Unit (SSU) removed another illegal firearm and over one hundred rounds of ammunition from our communities.

As part of the increased Operational Tempo officers executed a number of search warrants and other searches on Friday night (May 19) and early Saturday morning (May 10).  The searches netted one (1) illegal firearm and a total of one hundred and five (105) rounds of ammunition.

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Local news, News, Politics

SKN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETS ON TUESDAY MAY 23

Published 21 May 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2017 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been circulated for a Sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Tuesday 23rd May, 2017, at 10:00 am.

Several Bills will come before the House, some for their first reading and others for their second reading.

The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Sustainable Development, National Security, People Empowerment and Constituency Empowerment, Dr. Timothy Harris, will seek leave to introduce and have read a first time The Firearms (Amendment) Bill and Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Bill.

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Local news, News, Politics

PM Harris rushes to appoint Public Accounts Committee ahead of CPA Conference in St. Kitts and Nevis next month

Published 21 May 2017

PM Harris rushes to appoint Public Accounts Committee ahead of CPA Conference in St. Kitts and Nevis next month

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 21st 2017 – After nearly two and a half years of trampling on the St. Kitts and Nevis Constitution by refusing to appoint a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the National Assembly, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris is rushing to have one in place ahead of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference to be held in St. Kitts next month.

Opposition Parliamentarians, both at the Federal level in Basseterre and the Nevis Island Administration level in Charlestown, have been urging their respective Prime Minister Harris and Premier Hon. Vance Amory, to appoint the PAC in compliance with the Constitution.  The Nevis Island Assembly is soon to end its five year term without a PAC ever in place.

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Local Sports, Sports

SKNFA MATCHES PLAYED SATURDAY 20TH MAY 2017

Published 20 May 2017

SKNFA MATCHES PLAYED SATURDAY 20TH MAY 2017

AT WARNER PARK

ATIBA HARRIS U-15

SEMIFINALS # 1

RAMS VILLAGE SUPERSTARS 2 – 0 S.L. HORSFORDS ST.PAULS FC

SCORING FOR VILLAGE
Trevaughn Liburd 47′
Jabez Dorset 63′

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Local Sports, Sports

KEITH KAYAMBA U-17 PLAYOFFS FRIDAY 19TH MAY 2017

Published 19 May 2017

KEITH KAYAMBA U-17 PLAYOFFS FRIDAY 19TH MAY 2017

AT WARNER PARK

WINNERS CIRCLE NEWTOWN 3 – 1 RAMS VILLAGE SUPERSTARS

SCORING FOR NEWTOWN
Javaughn Brookes 12′
Rohan Joseph 80′
Dakeem Esdaille 82′

SCORING FOR VILLAGE
Levanje Liburd (pk) 86′

YELLOW CARDS
Malique Roberts (newtown) 5′
Denilson Patrick (village) 15′
Leonardo Morton (village) 16′ & 34′
Abidjan Woodley (village) 72′
Antwan Laville (village) 80′
Dakeem Esdaille (newtown) 82′

RED CARD
Leonardo Morton (village) 34′

*OFFICIALS were Gerry Clarke, Shandor Wilkinson, Tiffany Hanley & Tyra Wilkinson

“Experience!!!”

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