Crime/Justice

Published 25 April 2024

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts, and Nevis News Source

Prime Minister Drew Addresses Urgency of Tackling Firearm Violence as a Public Health Crisis at 68th Annual Health Research Conference in St. Lucia

St. Lucia, April 25, 2024 – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, delivered a compelling address during the 68th Annual Health Research Conference, hosted by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in St. Lucia, on April 25, 2024, highlighting the pressing need to address firearm violence as a critical public health issue in the Caribbean. While there, Prime Minister Drew joined The Hon. Philip J. Pierre, Prime Minister of St. Lucia as part of a panel discussion on Violence in the Caribbean: A Public Health Crisis. 

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Published 25 April 2024
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NEWTOWN RESIDENT CHARGED FOR ATTEMPTING TO CONVEY CONTRABAND

William De La Cruz of Salt Pond Alley, Newtown, St. Kitts, has been charged for the offences of Attempting to Convey a Portion of a Plant, to wit Cannabis into His Majesty’s Prison; Attempting to Convey a Portion of a Plant, to wit Tobacco into His Majesty’s Prison; Attempting to take one (1) cellphone chip into His Majesty’s Prison. The offences were committed on April 17th, 2024, and Mr De La Cruz was charged on April 19th, 2024, at the Basseterre Police Station.

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Published 25 April 2024

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INON NIAS CHARGED WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY CANNABIS

Inon Nias of Greenlands, St. Kitts, has been charged for the offence of Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Supply. The offence was committed on April 20th, 2024, and the charge was laid on April 22nd
, 2024, at the Basseterre Police Station.

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Published 24 April 2024

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HAMILTON SHOOTING INCIDENT UNDER POLICE INVESTIGATION

The Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred in Hamilton, Nevis, on April 23rd, 2024, between 5PM and 6PM. The incident left Lavington Forbes of Hamilton nursing a single gunshot wound to an arm. Preliminary investigations have revealed that Mr Forbes was accosted by an armed assailant while standing near his home. He escaped the attack and was transported to the Alexandra Hospital shortly thereafter by a private vehicle.

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Published 24 April 2024

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JAMARI HERBERT CHARGED WITH MURDER

The Police have arrested and charged thirty-two (32)-year-old Jamari Herbert of John Street, Newtown/Upper Monkey Hill, St. Peter’s, St. Kitts, for the Murder of thirty-eight (38)-year-old Elston Estridge of Conaree Village, St. Kitts. The criminal act was committed on April 18th, 2024, between 1:30PM and 2PM.

Mr Herbert was charged on April 23rd, 2024, at the Cayon Police Station.

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