Published 18 January 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Jamaica professor links narcotics and illegal trade in guns to high murder rate in the region
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 18, 2018 – Of the 25 most murderous countries in the world, St. Kitts and Nevis and Jamaica are among the Caribbean group which leads with nine states, followed by Latin America and Africa with eight each.
Published 18 January 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Drew: Labour Party ready to present solid, visionary leadership before the next general election
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 18, 2018 – The electorate in St. Kitts and Nevis can look forward to a team of visionary leaders for the next general election.
Published 18 January 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Ross Medical students leave St. Kitts, start classes in Knoxville
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 18, 2018 – Over 1,000 medical students who relocated to St. Kitts after their Ross University Medical School campus in Dominica was destroyed by Hurricane Irma have left the Federation and have temporarily relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee in the United States to continue their education.
The ship, which the students resumed classes has also left St. Kitts.
Published 17 January 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Dr. Drew slams Amory, Collins for allowing employees to return to high carbon dioxide Labour Department
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 17, 2018 – Medical internist, Dr. Terrance Drew slammed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Ron Collins and Minister of Labour, Vance Amory for demanding employees of the Department of Labour, some of whom have been on sick leave for months, to return to work thus ignoring a report from the Standards of Bureau, which deemed the environment they are working in unsatisfactory.
Dr. Drew said the Bureau of Standards conducted a series of tests in the building which was recently renovated with the cost running into millions of dollars.
Published 17 January 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
19-year-old Cleon Browne is murder victim #1
Gingerland, Nevis, January 17, 2018 – A 19-year-old youth in Nevis became the Federation’s first murder victim on Wednesday.
Cleon Browne was gunned down in a hail of bullets as he walked along the road in Rawlins Village, Gingerland, Nevis close to midday.
