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Cruising for a bruising! Two elderly American ship passengers throw punches in a brawl sparked by a row over a beach UMBRELLA and a spilled beer in St. Kitts

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Published 5 December 2017

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Cruising for a bruising! Two elderly American ship passengers throw punches in a brawl sparked by a row over a beach UMBRELLA and a spilled beer in St. Kitts

An unruly man was apparently upset because he didn’t get an umbrella & chair
That man starts to fuss at one of the beach patrol officers at the St Kitts beach
Another man then chimes in and tells the man to ‘shut the f**k up and sit down’
The angry man then dumps over the other man’s beer as the fight erupted
Two US tourists threw punches over a spilled beer and a beach umbrella while visiting the Caribbean.

The men were on a cruise excursion in St Kitts in October when the altercation occurred in front of beachgoers.

One man, who was wearing a black backpack, became angry with beach staffers after he didn’t receive a chair and an umbrella.

‘I’m so sorry,’ the beach patrol officer is heard telling the man who continues to fuss about the umbrella. ‘It has nothing to do with us,’ she tells the man.

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POLICE SPORTS CLUB BREAK GROUND ON SITE FOR POLICE GYM AND OFFICE SPACES

Published 5 December 2017

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POLICE SPORTS CLUB BREAK GROUND ON SITE FOR POLICE GYM AND OFFICE SPACES

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2017 (RSCNPF): The Police Sports Club (PSC) hosted a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday 29, November at the Police Training School where an area has been identified to construct a building that will house the police gym and office spaces.

The police gym will be located on the lower level, while the offices for the Police Welfare Association and the PSC will be on the top level. Chairman of the PSC, Corporal Jerry Watts, said that having placed an emphasis on health and wellness, the gym would complement their message.

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POLICE INVESTIGATE REPORT OF DRONE FLYING OVER DEPUTY PREMIER’S HOUSE

Published 5 December 2017

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POLICE INVESTIGATE REPORT OF DRONE FLYING OVER DEPUTY PREMIER’S HOUSE

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 05, 2017 (RSCNPF): Police in Nevis are investigating a report made by Sharon Brantley, wife of Deputy Premier of Nevis, Mark Brantley, that an unmanned drone was spotted hovering feet away over their family home in Montpelier. As a result, police began their investigations and U.S. citizen, Matthew MacMillan, was held for questioning regarding the matter. He was released late Monday (November 05).

The Police will continue to take seriously all reports of harassment and threats of harassment made by citizens and residents of Nevis. The police are, therefore, asking the public and, especially operators of drones, to act responsibly so that the safety and security of all citizens and residents is maintained.

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RISE ABOVE ! Commentary by Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett

Published 5 December 2017

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RISE ABOVE !
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Commentary by Hon. Akilah Byron-Nisbett

I’ve never been one to shy away from expressing my thoughts and feelings. As a matter of fact when I was younger I can recall my mother asking if I always have to answer when I may have disagreed with my dad on some point or another ( those debates went on for hours). With that said, I have been observing that here, in 2017, we as a people still seem to be unable to disagree without malice, hatefulness, brutality and down right disrespect.

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ANOTHER TAX-FREE BUDGET EXPECTED ON BUDGET DAY

Published 4 December 2017

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ANOTHER TAX-FREE BUDGET EXPECTED ON BUDGET DAY

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honorable Timothy Harris, will deliver his third budget as Prime Minister of the federation on Wednesday December 6th 2017 at the parliament chambers. Dr Harris, who holds a PhD in accounting, from McGill University in Canada, has demonstrated over the years that he is the right person to charter the course of the country’s economy.

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