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BODY OF MISSING TEEN FOUND, ONE PERSON IN CUSTODY

Published 15 June 2017

BODY OF MISSING TEEN FOUND, ONE PERSON IN CUSTODY.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 15, 2017(RSCNPF) The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force discovered a human body that has been identified as missing teenager Leanna Napoleon.

A shallow grave with her body was discovered in the Olivees area overnight Wednesday (June 14).

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Opposition Leader says he takes no responsibility for non-appointment of the PAC over the past 30 months

Published 14 June 2017

Opposition Leader says he takes no responsibility for non-appointment of the PAC over the past 30 months

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 14TH 2017 – Leader of the Opposition, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said he will not take responsibility of putting together the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly for the past 30 months.

 Dr. Douglas, using the privilege Personal Statements at Tuesday’s sitting of the National Assembly, informed lawmakers and the Nation that it was strange that the onus is now being placed upon him as the Leader of the Opposition, to act with haste and have the Public Accounts Committee commission on the eve of the 42nd Regional Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to be held in St. Kitts next week.

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Harowe Servo St. Kitts plant expansion begins

Published 14 June 2017

Harowe Servo St. Kitts plant expansion begins

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 14TH 2017 – Expansion of Harowe Servo API in Sandy Point has begun.

It was in February 2014 that then General Manager and Head of Global Operations at API’s World Headquarters in New York, Mr. Kevin Heffler first made the announcement of the expansion during a visit to the plant at Bourkes Eastate, by the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, who was serving as prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis.

Mr. Heffler who met with Dr. Douglas informed of the decision to construct an additional 5,000 square feet of manufacturing space with a two-story facility – 2,500 square feet on the first floor and an additional 2,500 square feet on the second floor at an initial cost of EC$250,000.

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US$5 million loan from SIDF helps OTI stand out as Caribbean leader in sustainable tourism

Published 14 June 2017

US$5 million loan from SIDF helps OTI stand out as Caribbean leader in sustainable tourism

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 14TH 2017 – A US$5 million loan from the St. Kitts and Nevis Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) in 2013 assisted St. Kitts’ Ocean Terrace Inn (OTI) to stand out in the Caribbean as a leader in sustainable tourism.

OTI was the runner up for the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Environmental Sustainability Award.

Chris Ghita, General Manager of OTI accepted the award on behalf of the property at CHTA’s CHIEF (Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum) Opening Ceremony on June 2, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida.

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PM Timothy Harris’ former Press Secretary Phillip says get rid of CCM, then Team Unity

Published 14 June 2017

PM Timothy Harris’ former Press Secretary Phillip says get rid of CCM, then Team Unity

BASSETERE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 13th 2017 – With Nevis Island Administration (NIA) elections due by January 2018, Clecton Phillip, the former Press Secretary to Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, is calling for the removal from office of the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) – a coalition partner in the three-party of the Federal  government.

Premier of Nevis, Hon. Vance Amory is Minister of Finance, Statistics, Economic Planning, Education, Human Resources, Trade, Industry and Consumer Affairs in the Nevis Island administration n (NIA) in Charlestown and also Senior Minister and Minister of Labour and Ecclesiastical Affairs in the Federal Government in Basseterre.

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