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The Police Investigating a Fatal Shooting Incident in Nevis

Published 21 December 2023

Basseterre

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Marius Webbe of Pond Hill, Nevis was found dead in his pigsty at Brown Hill, with gunshot injuries. He was found around midday today. Investigations are ongoing.

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APPROPRIATION (2024) BILL, 2023, PASSED INTO LAW IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ PARLIAMENT

Published 19 December 2023

Basseterre

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APPROPRIATION (2024) BILL, 2023, PASSED INTO LAW IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ PARLIAMENT

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2023 (SKNIS): After a period spanning five (5) days, from the presentation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ 2024 Budget Address by the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance on December 13, to the rebuttal by Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Mark Brantley, and debates by parliamentarians, The Appropriation (2024) Bill, 2023, with total estimates for 2024 of EC$ 1.09 Billion for recurrent expenditure, capital expenditure and net lending, was passed into law on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

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GOVERNMENT TO BRING A NEW PROCUREMENT ACT AS MORE BAD PRACTICES FROM 2015 TO 2022 COME TO LIGHT

Published 19 December 2023

Basseterre

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GOVERNMENT TO BRING A NEW PROCUREMENT ACT AS MORE BAD PRACTICES FROM 2015 TO 2022 COME TO LIGHT

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2023 (SKNIS): A new Procurement Act is expected in St. Kitts and Nevis in 2024, to protect the Government Treasury from mismanagement that Attorney-General (AG) the Honourable Garth Wilkin said occurred between 2015 and 2022.

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HIGH COURT FUNCTIONING EFFICIENTLY FOLLOWING RELOCATION

Published 19 December 2023

Basseterre

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HIGH COURT FUNCTIONING EFFICIENTLY FOLLOWING RELOCATION

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2023 (SKNIS): The High Court in St. Kitts and Nevis is functioning efficiently following its relocation to the Charles Amory Building in Fortlands on September 20, 2023, overcoming what was described as “initial hiccups.”

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OLD ROAD SHOOTING INCIDENT UNDER POLICE INVESTIGATION

Published 19 December 2023

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OLD ROAD SHOOTING INCIDENT UNDER POLICE INVESTIGATION

The Police are investigating a shooting incident that left one (1) male deceased. The incident occurred on December 18th, 2023, along the island main road in Old Road between 7:30PM and 8:30PM. Responding to the scene, the Police observed twenty-two (22)-year-old Glenville ‘Short Boss’ Syder of Buckley’s, St. Kitts, laying motionless on the side of the road with what appeared to be gunshot wounds to the body. He was examined and pronounced deceased at the scene.

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