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RSS TEAMWORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MADE EASIER BY PRE-EXISTING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS

Published 06 November 2018

Buckie Got It,  St Kitts and Nevis News Source

RSS TEAMWORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MADE EASIER BY PRE-EXISTING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 6, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police responsible for Operations, Mr. Adolph Adams said the strong level of teamwork and cooperation between local law enforcement officers and personnel of the Regional Security System (RSS) continues to lead to successes in police operations around St. Kitts and Nevis.

Speaking recently with the Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister, Acting ACP Adams said the reason officers here in St. Kitts and Nevis have gelled so well with their security counterparts from the RSS is as a result of St. Kitts and Nevis’ participation in law enforcement training programmes throughout the Caribbean.

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INCREASING AIRLIFT ARRIVALS INTO ST. KITTS IS A SIGN OF EXPANDING TOURISM SECTOR

Published 06 November 2018

Buckie Got It,  St Kitts and Nevis News Source

INCREASING AIRLIFT ARRIVALS INTO ST. KITTS IS A SIGN OF EXPANDING TOURISM SECTOR
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 06, 2018 (SKNIS): Airlift arrivals into St. Kitts continue to trend upwards when compared to comparable statistics from the previous year said Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, while expressing pleasure with the arrival figures for 2018 thus far.

“We recorded a 14.3 percent increase system-wide and a whopping 20.3 percent increase from North America – our largest source market – for the first half of 2018 compared to the same period last year. For the month of March alone, arrivals increased by 29.6 percent system-wide and 45.5 percent from North America over March 2017,” he said.

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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ TOURISM PRODUCT CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE

Published 06 November 2018

Buckie Got It,  St Kitts and Nevis News Source

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ TOURISM PRODUCT CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 06, 2018 (SKNIS): In addition to the growth of St. Kitts’ tourism sector over the past year, the tourism product as described by the Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, is one that continues to be recognized for excellence.

According to Minister Grant, so far for 2018 alone, St. Kitts has been named among the 22 “hot spots” for Where to Go in 2018 by Bloomberg – the only Caribbean destination to appear on the list. The Robb Report listed St. Kitts as one of the Top 21 Places to Travel in 2018, while Travel Agent named the island as one of the Destinations to Watch in the Caribbean for 2018. Additionally, Caribbean Journal recognized St. Kitts as one of The 18 Best Islands in the Caribbean to Visit in 2018; one of the Top 20 Islands to Live on in the Caribbean and one of the Best Honeymoon Destinations in the Caribbean.

 

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PM HARRIS’ ADMINISTRATION DEACTIVATED JHO LOW’S PASSPORT BACK IN JUNE; LOW BECAME ECONOMIC CITIZEN UNDER DENZIL-DOUGLAS’ ADMINISTRATION IN 2011

Published 06 November 2018

Buckie Got It,  St Kitts and Nevis News Source

PM HARRIS’ ADMINISTRATION DEACTIVATED JHO LOW’S PASSPORT BACK IN JUNE; LOW BECAME ECONOMIC CITIZEN UNDER DENZIL-DOUGLAS’ ADMINISTRATION IN 2011

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PM HARRIS’ ADMINISTRATION DEACTIVATED JHO LOW’S PASSPORT BACK IN JUNE; LOW BECAME ECONOMIC CITIZEN UNDER DENZIL-DOUGLAS’ ADMINISTRATION IN 2011

November 6th, 2018

It has come to the attention of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis that the United States Department of Justice has indicted Malaysian financier Mr. Taek Jho Low, also known as “Jho Low,” for conspiring to launder billions of dollars in illegal proceeds and to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to various Malaysian and Abu Dhabi officials.

Mr. Jho Low became an economic citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis under the Denzil Douglas-led administration in 2011, but has never at any time entered the country.  Immigration records indicate that Mr. Jho Low has never entered any port in St. Kitts and Nevis.

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PM HARRIS JOINS THE EVANGELISTIC FAITH CHURCH FOR ITS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY SERVICE  

Published 06 November 2018

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PM HARRIS JOINS THE EVANGELISTIC FAITH CHURCH FOR ITS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY SERVICE
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 05, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Cabinet Ministers, as well as a host of other specially invited guests joined the regular congregation of the Sandy Point-based Evangelistic Faith Church for a special thanksgiving service in celebration of 50 years of leadership to the community.

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