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PM Harris outlines how his administration got St. Kitts and Nevis on the right fiscal track

Published 08 October 2018

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PM Harris outlines how his administration got St. Kitts and Nevis on the right fiscal track

St. Kitts and Nevis’ debt-to-GDP ratio reaches the international benchmark of 60 percent under PM Harris’ history-making Team Unity administration, making it the very first independent state in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) to achieve this important milestone.

Click here to view video: PM Harris outlines how his administration got St. Kitts and Nevis on the right fiscal track

“Some may ask how we got there,” PM Harris said.

“We got there because we were committed from the beginning to excel where our predecessor had failed,” Prime Minister Harris told the nation last Thursday, October 4th, 2018 during his monthly press conference.

“This is a herculean achievement,” PM Harris said.

We achieved this milestone in spite of our comprehensive response in the aftermath of two Category 5 hurricanes that necessitated unbudgeted expenditures, particularly by the Ministry of National Security, Human Settlement, Education and the Public Sector Ministries, to name a few.  We supported in cash the relief efforts of other countries – St. Maarten/St. Martin, Dominica, Antigua and  Barbuda, and Anguilla,” Prime Minister Harris said on Thursday, adding, “Today, we are standing as the fiscally strongest country in the OECS and I’m certain within the Caribbean region, so this is a herculean achievement of which all of us must take pride.

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Wanted Poster of Ernesto Lawrence

Published 08 October 2018

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Wanted Poster of Ernesto Lawrence

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POST-MORTEM PERFORMED ON THE BODY OF THE LATE JOHN GUMBS

Published 07 October 2018

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POST-MORTEM PERFORMED ON THE BODY OF THE LATE JOHN GUMBS

 Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 07, 2018 (RSCNPF): Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Valery Alexandrov, performed a post-mortem on the body of 56-year-old John Gumbs on October 04, 2018.

 Dr. Alexandrov concluded that his death was as a result of multiple stab wounds to the body. His body was found lying in a drain on Branch Street in Newtown on October 01, 2018 with several stab wounds.

Investigations into the matter are ongoing and the Police are urging persons with information regarding this incident to call the Violent Crimes Unit at 467-1887, 467-1888, or 662-3468 or their nearest Police Station.

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POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING INCIDENT IN SANDY POINT

Published 07 October 2018

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POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING INCIDENT IN SANDY POINT

 Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 07, 2018 (RSCNPF): A fatal shooting incident in Sandy Point on October 06 has left one dead and one injured.

 At about 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Police received a report of gunshots being heard in the Crab Hill area. Several units responded. Upon arrival the motionless body of 35-year-old Elroy ‘Stanny’ Williams of Crab Hill, Sandy Point was found with what appeared to be several gunshot wounds about the body. The Emergency Medical Service (EMS) was summoned, however Williams was unresponsive. The District Medical Officer visited the scene and pronounced Williams dead.

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PRESS RELEASE FROM ST. KITTS AND NEVIS NATIONAL MARIJUANA COMMISSION RE: PUBLIC LECTURE AND NATIONAL CONSULTATION

Published 06 October 2018

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PRESS RELEASE FROM ST. KITTS AND NEVIS NATIONAL MARIJUANA COMMISSION RE: PUBLIC LECTURE AND NATIONAL CONSULTATION

Please click on PDF link below from the St. Kitts and Nevis National Marijuana Commission RE: Public Lecture and National Consultation at the St. Kitts Marriott Hotel and Royal Beach Casino on October 12, 2018.

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