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Nevisian Elmos Wilkes, beaten, robbed and tied up on the road in Nevis

Published 10 August 2017

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Nevisian Elmos Wilkes, beaten, robbed and tied up on the road in Nevis

CHARESTOWN, NEVIS, AUGUST 9TH 2017 – Nevisian Elmos Wilkes, who returned to Nevis for a funeral and who decided to stay on for Culturama is in serious condition at the Alexandra Hospital in Charlestown after being beaten and robbed.
According to a family member, who resides in New York, Wilkes, who lives in St. Croix with his family and will not be named, is suspected to have been beaten and robbed between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
“He was found tied up on the road. He is in a mess in hospital. His face is swollen and he has lost his teeth,” said the family member Wednesday evening.
Police in Nevis have confirmed the incident.

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MP Robelto Hector To Face Criminal Charge

Published 10 August 2017

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MP Robelto Hector To Face Criminal Charge

St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Member of Parliament in the Nevis Island Assembly Robelto Hector will next week go before the Nevis Magistrate Court to answer to a criminal charge.

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Liburd: “proposed Public Accounts Committee Bill a mockery.” Maynard: “Not all saints in the halls of power”

Published 10 August 2017

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Liburd: “proposed Public Accounts Committee Bill a mockery.” Maynard: “Not all saints in the halls of power”

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 10TH 2017 – Ahead of Thursday’s parliamentary debate on new legislation to govern the functioning of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the future, the opposition St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has accused the Timothy Harris-led PLP/CCM/PAM coalition of decimating the duties outlined in the existing Standing Orders which govern the watchdog committee.

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PM Harris spokesman declines to comment on WICNews story on plans by his government to build new BHS on aquifer

Published 9 August 2017

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PM Harris spokesman declines to comment on WICNews
story on plans by his government to build new BHS on aquifer

LONDON, ENGLAND – London-based WICNews is reporting that a spokesman for St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, has declined to comment on a story in which Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has urged the government to think again about building the new Basseterre High School on an important aquifer.

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St. Croix-based Nevisian beaten, robbed and tied up on the road in Nevis

Published 9 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Croix-based Nevisian beaten, robbed and tied up on the road in Nevis

CHARESTOWN, NEVIS, AUGUST 9TH 2017 – A Nevisian who returned to Nevis for a funeral and who decided to stay on for Culturama is in serious condition at the Alexandra Hospital in Charlestown after being beaten and robbed.