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Jailed Jamaican Dancehall Artist Vybz Kartel To Get Chance To Appeal For Freedom

Published 27 March 2017

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday March 27, 2017 – After serving three years of their life sentences, Vybz Kartel and his co-convicts are set to make an all-out bid for their freedom in another six months.

An Appeal Court judge recently gave the green light for the convicted murderers to launch their appeal.

Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, Shawn “Storm” Campbell, Andre St John, and Kahira Jones, were all convicted on March 13, 2014 of Clive “Lizard” Williams on August 16, 2011.

Thomas Tavares-Finson, attorney for Kartel, described the development as an “important step in the appeal process”.

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Cross-Dressing Youth Held For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen Brother

According to Police, they are investigating a stabbing incident at a residence in Janet Alley, McKnight which occurred around 10pm.

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FIREARM AND 15 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION RECOVERED AT SITE OF SHOOTING ON NEVIS

Published 27 March 207

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 26, 2017 (RSCNPF): Officers responding to a shooting incident at the Cotton Ground Playing Field on Sunday (March 26) discovered and seized a Glock 9mm pistol with a magazine containing 15 matching rounds of ammunition.

The shooting incident occurred about 4.00pm on Sunday (March 26) and resulted in the death of one person.  

The firearm was seized and ballistics analysis will be carried out.

This find brings to eight (8), the number of firearms removed from our communities so far in 2017.   

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Boozies on the Strip was broken into

Published 21 March 2017

Thieves break in to Boozies on the Strip

 

Basseterre, St. Kitts-Thieves on Tuesday morning broke into beach bar Boozies on the Frigate Strip and made off with many valuable items.

The burglars made off with a significant amount of top-shelf drinks, juices cigarettes as well as uncooked chicken wings. The management will issue pictures and video from the security camera footage of the burglary in progress.
Police have confirmed that they are investigating the matter as well as a robbery of Pizza Boys restaurant in Frigate Bay on Saturday Evening

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The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force

Published 23 March 2017

RSS COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING TO BE HELD IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, GREATER COLLABORATION HIGH ON AGENDA

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 15, 2017 (RSCNPF): Commissioner of Police Mr. Ian M. Queeley and Commander of the St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force, Lt. Col Patrick Wallace will accompany Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris at the upcoming RSS Council of Ministers meeting to be held in St. Kitts on Friday (March 17).

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