Published 23 August 2017
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Parents and guardians of children attending public schools in St. Kitts are asked to note the following:
The early childhood sector will resume on Monday, 4th September at the usual time.
Published 22 August 2017
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Douglas expresses sympathy to Joseph family;
Concern over disturbing trend of businessmen killed
CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, AUGUST 22ND 2017 – Monday’s death of Nevis businessman, Benjamin Joseph, shot by a lone gunman last Saturday 19th February is the fourth businessman to be killed this year.
A businesswoman was murdered in 2016 and five businessmen were killed in 2016, according to statistics.
Published 22 August 2017
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US Treasury Department slaps IPSA with a US$259,000 fine
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 22ND 2017 – The United States-based IPSA International, the company that Les Khan left to take up his appointment offered by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris as the new head of the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme, has been slapped with a US$259,200 fine by the Washington-based Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Published 22 August 2017
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Dr. Douglas promises reintroduction of REACH, congratulates successful CAPE and CXC students
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 22ND 2017 – With hundreds of students receiving their Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results last Friday, former prime minister and Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, has expressed concern that scores of them will be unable to pursue tertiary level education as a result of the decision of the Timothy Harris-led Team Unity Government to abandon the REACH – Recognising everyone’s Ability to Climb Higher. – introduced by his Labour Party Administration in August 2013.
Published 21 August 2017
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Renewed UK Travel Advisory on St. Kitts and Nevis warns of murder, armed robbery and sexual assault
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 21ST 2017 – The United Kingdom Government has renewed without amendment its travel advisory on the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.
“Most visits are trouble-free, but there have been incidents of crime including murder, armed robbery and sexual assault,” said the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London in renewing and re-issuing the Travel Advisory on August 18th 2017.
