Published 15 May 2017
BUSY WEEKEND OF SEARCH OPERATIONS NETS TWO MORE FIREARMS
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 14, 2017 (RSCNPF): Ongoing search operations this weekend May (12-14) by the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is continuing to bearing fruit with the removal of two (2) more illegal firearms and ammunition from our communities.
Published 13 May 2017
St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Husband and wife Dwayne Martin and Carla Hendrickson of Harbour View were both sentenced to three years imprisonment for unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition according to reports reaching WINN FM 98.9 on Friday afternoon (May 12).
The gun and ammunition, a glock semi-automatic gun and 13 rounds of ammunition, were discovered last year after police executed a warrant to search the couple home.
Published 13 May 2017
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 13, 2017 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The entire staff of the Citizenship-by-Investment Unit (CIU) is currently undergoing training in the prevention of financial crime, as well as anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML-CFT) preventive measures.
The Thomson Reuters Online Training Introduction courses, which commenced on Wednesday, May 10th, 2017, were initiated by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CIU, Mr. Les Khan.
Thomson Reuters is a risk management solutions company.
Published 13 May 2017
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 12, 2017) — Ernie France, Chairperson of the Nevis Division of the St. Kitts Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, commended Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory for the opportunity he continues to provide to dialogue on matters of importance and relevance to the private sector on Nevis.
Mr. France and other members of the Chamber’s Nevis Division executive, met with Mr. Amory at the Premier’s Ministry for their first meeting for the year at Pinney’s Estate on May 10, 2017.
He said the interaction between the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) and the private sector is an invaluable one and the partnership is the way they could grow and move the country forward.
Among the topics discussed were development projects, the crime situation and an update on the geothermal project.
Published 13 May 2017
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 130, 2017 (RSCNPF): An late night execution of a Search Warrant on a property in Cayon has resulted in the seizure of an illegal firearm and matching ammunition.
The search conducted around 10.45pm on Friday (May 12) by officers of the Special Service Unit(SSU) resulted in the discovery and seizure of one (1) Ruger P345 .45 pistol with a magazine containing five (5) rounds of .45 ammunition.
Six (6) persons at the location were taken into Police custody.
