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Published 18 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Dr. Douglas praises local, regional and global players in end of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in St. Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18th 2017 – former St. Kitts and Nevis prime minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has paid glowing tribute to past and current Caribbean prime ministers and ministers of health, former Barbados prime minister Owen Arthur, former United States president Bill Clinton, ex UN Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene; and local officials for the important role they played in helping St. Kitts and Nevis achieve the end of mother-to-child transmission with respect to HIV/AIDS.

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Published 18 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Did PM Harris stay away from IMF/World Bank meetings to avoid other Caribbean and international  leaders?

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18th 2017 – Speculation that the Federation’s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, stayed away from the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, D.C., to avoid facing fellow Caribbean prime ministers and world leaders over the hastily conceived Hurricane Relief Fund and other related issues.
“Several important meetings have been missed by the prime minister and minister of finance. The questions that loom large in our minds and the minds of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis are what is Dr. Harris hiding from the international community? Why? Is it after severe criticism for slashing by 50 percent the so-called platinum Citizenship by Investment Programme of St. Kitts and Nevis? Why has Dr. Timothy Harris started a race to the bottom of the industry with regard to the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme? With concern why is Dr. Harris, who loves to travel, hiding from his colleagues not only from the Caribbean but also from the international community as well?” asked the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, the former prime minister and minister of finance.

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Published 18 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Dr. Douglas says Park Hyatt St. Kitts is Labour government’s commitment, congratulates local employees
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18th 2017 – An appeal from Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas to the local workforce employed at the new Park Hyatt St. Kitts.

“This is a moment when you will be able to showcase as proud ambassadors what St. Kitts and Nevis has to offer,” said Dr, Douglas during Tuesday’s “Ask the Leader” on Kyss 102.5 FM.

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Published 18 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source 

In a race to the bottom, PM Harris sells a St. Kitts and Nevis passport for US$37,500 under hurricane option

LONDON, England, October 18th 2017 – A London-based legal advisory firm involved in the Citizenship by Investment Programmes has confirmed what the international news media, stakeholders, investors in real estate and concerned persons have been saying. That the Hurricane Recovery Fund option introduced by the Timothy Harris administration gives a family, four St. Kitts and Nevis passports for US$150,000.

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Published 17 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source 

Independence Square still messy after Irma and Maria, return of ships and public criticism

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 15th 2017 – Following the October 9th story highlighting that Independence Square has been turned into a dumping ground, the ensuing criticism on FaceBook, the visit of three cruise ships and that cruise vessels were returning to Port Zante, it was expected that the relevant authorities would respond to remove the growing mess and restore the landmark to a place of pride.

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