Published 9 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Man drinks beer full of dead geckos: suit
A California man filed a stomach-turning lawsuit against Heineken beer and Kroger supermarket — claiming he sipped suds loaded with dead, canned geckos.
George Toubbeh said he got violently ill and “suffered from extreme anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder” from the beer he purchased and drank on Aug. 7, 2015, according to his lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court.
Buckie Got, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 21, 2017 (SKNIS): During a press conference held on July 20 at Government Headquarters, Minister with responsibility for Public Infrastructure, Honourable Ian Liburd, stated that Basseterre High School (BHS), will be located downstream the Basseterre Aquifer. However, plans are being discussed to move the wells further upstream.
Minister Liburd explained that the Basseterre watershed spans over 5000 acres of land, which starts from the Ottley’s mountains in the west to the Canada hills in the northeast to the Conaree hills in the east.
Published 13 July 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Sorry state of health in St. Kitts as Team Unity Government breaches constitution
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 13th 2017 – Former Minister of Health, Hon. Marcella Liburd has accused the Team Unity Government of Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris of breaching the nation’s constitution with several vacancies in the Ministry of Health.
Section 61 of the St. Kitts and Nevis Constitution states: “every department of the Government shall be under the supervision of a permanent secretary whose office shall be a public office.”
Ms. Liburd points out that although there are two ministers of health, Hon. Eugene Hamilton and Junior Minister of Health, Sen. Hon. Wendy Phipps, there has been no permanent secretary performing duties for several months.
Published 9 July 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News.
Coconuts have slowly become a very hot and versatile food commodity, and are being used in everything from our daily cuisine to our beauty regimens. Not too long ago coconuts had a bad reputation as being an artery clogging, cholesterol packed food that contributed to heart disease. Today however, the coconut is making a huge comeback as the new miracle food. Coconuts are highly nutritious, rich in fiber, and packed with essential vitamins and minerals. From culinary creations to magic beauty potions, coconuts pack a good punch. What is it about this exotic food that continues to tantalize and intimidate us at the same time? Let’s explore more of the amazing health benefits of coconuts and what they have to offer.
Published 4 July 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Zika Cases on Decline But War on Mosquitoes Far From Over
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday July 4, 2017 – Even though the number of cases of Zika have significantly declined from the outbreak of 2016, there is still need for continued vigilance and action on mosquito borne diseases, which pose a health security threat, a tourism threat, and an economic threat, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Dr James Hospedales has warned.
