Published 22 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Douglas expresses sympathy to Joseph family;
Concern over disturbing trend of businessmen killed
CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, AUGUST 22ND 2017 – Monday’s death of Nevis businessman, Benjamin Joseph, shot by a lone gunman last Saturday 19th February is the fourth businessman to be killed this year.
A businesswoman was murdered in 2016 and five businessmen were killed in 2016, according to statistics.
Published 22 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
US Treasury Department slaps IPSA with a US$259,000 fine
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 22ND 2017 – The United States-based IPSA International, the company that Les Khan left to take up his appointment offered by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris as the new head of the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme, has been slapped with a US$259,200 fine by the Washington-based Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Published 22 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Dr. Douglas promises reintroduction of REACH, congratulates successful CAPE and CXC students
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 22ND 2017 – With hundreds of students receiving their Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results last Friday, former prime minister and Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, has expressed concern that scores of them will be unable to pursue tertiary level education as a result of the decision of the Timothy Harris-led Team Unity Government to abandon the REACH – Recognising everyone’s Ability to Climb Higher. – introduced by his Labour Party Administration in August 2013.
Published 21 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Walton’s 92 trumps Smith ton
A record run-chase at Providence Stadium by Guyana Amazon Warriors overshadowed a superb century from Dwayne Smith in Match 19 of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). After Smith’s brilliance had lifted the Tridents to 159 the Amazon Warriors chased the total with four balls to spare.
Chasing a record 160 at Providence Stadium demanded efficient use of the Powerplay by the Amazon Warriors and a combination of wayward lines from the Tridents and clean hitting from Chadwick Walton and promoted opener Sohail Tanvir gave them that.
Published 21 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Geoffrey Boycott: West Indies a ‘ cricketing tragedy’
Cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott has called the West Indies cricket team ‘the worst Test match in the last 50 years’, adding that their most recent defeat at Edgbaston was ‘embarrassing’.
According to a report from Cricbuzz, the former English cricketer and commentator said the team’s slide is a ‘cricketing tragedy’.
