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Published 3 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

PM Harris not telling the truth says Dr. Martin; the former CMO praised for his professionalism

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 3RD 2017 – Former Chief Medical Officer Dr. Patrick Martin is denying a statement from Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris that he has received compensation for his pre-retirement leave which was abruptly terminated recently.
Dr. Harris told WINNFM’s the Bigger Picture on Sunday: “Dr. Martin has no reasonable and rational expectation to anything other than to get the payment which was properly paid to him, and to me for him to as it were be trying to be making a political hay about this is highly irresponsible and unprofessional.”
But the prominent paediatrician in a statement Thursday said: “I wish to state categorically that to date, I have not received any monies that are due to me as a consequence of my retirement from the public service.”

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Published 3 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

Douglas: “Eustace John – a nation builder who served in several administrations for 60 years as a public servant”

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 3RD 2017 – Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has described the late Eustace John as a nation builder, who rose through the ranks of the civil service in various capacities.
“St. Kitts and Nevis has lost another nation builder,” said former prime minister Douglas in a glowing tribute.

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Published 3 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

Drop in the standard of living, high unemployment, trauma stalk St. Kitts and Nevis

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 3RD 2017 – The deteriorating economic climate in St. Kitts and Nevis has led to suffering and a drop in the standard of living, high unemployment and restlessness among the youth deceived by the current Timothy Harris-led PLP/CCM/PAM administration.
“Our people can no longer afford the basics to continue living decently, our young people in particular are languishing and becoming more and more restless as they recognize that they have been comprehensively by a government that used them to and now it has appeared has abused them to get into office in order to enrich themselves and turn their backs on the people,” said Leader of the Opposition and former Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil l. Douglas.

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