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Dwyer Astaphan to PM Harris: “What is going on with our taxes?”

Published 14 November 2017

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Dwyer Astaphan to PM Harris: “What is going on with our taxes?”

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 14, 2017 – St. Kitts and Nevis is collecting less taxes in 2017 under the Timothy Harris Team Unity Government than in 2008 under the Denzil Douglas Labour Party administration.

The startling figures have been disclosed by Dwyer Astaphan, who helped put together the three-party coalition comprising the People’s Labour Party (PLP), the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) and the Peoples Action Movement (PAM).

Astaphan wants to know why millions of dollars more went into the Treasury in 2008 than in 2016 and 2017 from drivers’ licences, bank licences, corporate income tax and hotel and room tax.

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Duty-free concessions to PM Harris’ family members and friends bleeding the Treasury, says Dr. Douglas

Published 14 November 2017

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Duty-free concessions to PM Harris’ family members and friends bleeding the Treasury, says Dr. Douglas

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 14, 2017 – Leader of the Opposition, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas says duty-free concessions to every family member and close friends have led to significant reduction in revenue streams into the Consolidated Fund of the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis.

“We have seen a situation where the revenue collected is significantly down, expenditure has continued and naturally the IMF is going to insist that you have rely on steady streams of income which are taxes,” said Dr. Douglas, a former prime minister and minister of finance.

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Denzil Douglas slams Speaker Perkins; tells nation not to be distracted by PM Harris’ political shenanigans

Published 14 November 2017

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Denzil Douglas slams Speaker Perkins; tells nation not to be distracted by PM Harris’ political shenanigans

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 14, 2017 – Leader of the Opposition the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has called on citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis to remain focused on holding the Team Unity Government’s feet to the fire.

In a statement Tuesday, he called on the citizenry to continue to highlight the corruption, nepotism and cronyism practised by the government, on the poor performance of the government ministers and the hardship suffered by the people, and on the slipping of the local economy into negative territory.

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Save Our Sons (SOS)

Published 16 November 2017

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Good morning. Its time to meet another youbg man who was apart of the Save Our Sons Home years ago. His nane is Bahzad Rose. Bahzad is now a father, a construction worker. Bahzad graduated from the Verchilds High School with five general cxc subjects. He had a passion for sports and while apart of the SOS he was known to be the man of the computer. Bahzad worked hard over the years and we are sp proud of him today. May God bless you Bahzad and your family.Thanks

Its time to meet another young man who was also apart of the Save Our Sons Program (SOS). His name is Taje Lyjfrock. Taje graduated from the Verchilds High School with three (3) CXC General Subjects and is presently apart of the St.Kitts Nevis Defence Force. He’s a hard worker. Taje worked his way out of the learning support of the Verchilds High School. He was into athletics and often time contributed to the school athletic team at Interschool Championships. Today SOS is very proud of this young man. I must also mention many thanks to Mrs. Annie Marsham and the learning support teachers at the Verchilds High School. Thanks for working with our slow students. Look at your hard work today. We rely on this young man to protect us everyday. To God be the glory! Taje please continue to work hard and always remember we at SOS stand behind you 100%.

Meet Kendel Richards. This young man was the smallest boy to enter the SOS home. He entered the home at age nine and stayed until his 18th birthday. He never finished school with cxc subjects but he was very good with his hands. He was the best cook, gardener, cleaner and the fix it man in the home. He was a hard worker indeed and love to save money. Today he works for RAMS and our home is so proud of him. Congratulations Kendel for making us proud.

Look another young man who was apart of the SOS Home. He’s now married with two children and four general cxc Subjects. I tool off the bench in the B/terre Police Station 12 years ago at tge age of 13 years old. He’s now working at EMS at the JNF General Hospital. Cobgrats to Mr. Carlos White for making us at the SOS so proud. God bless you!

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The Danger of Halfway

Published 14 November 2017

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The Danger of Halfway

When I was a youngster, one day I was driving along the road with my older brother, James at the wheel. A drizzle had fallen and he said to me as he drove cautiously; “You know a slightly wet road can cause you to lose control easier than a fully wet one.”
“Really?” I responded; I didn’t know that.”
Recently I was thinking about the danger of halfway. It’s a serious and critical position to be in. Jesus spoke to the church in the book of Revelation; “I know thy works, that thou are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot: I wish thou were cold or hot. So then because thou are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth.” Rev. 3:15-16.