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PRIME MINISTER HARRIS MAKES COURTESY CALL ON MAYOR OF KAOHSIUNG CITY, REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Published 7 June 2017

PRIME MINISTER HARRIS MAKES COURTESY CALL ON MAYOR OF KAOHSIUNG CITY, REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 07, 2017 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of the Federation St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, paid a courtesy call on the City Government of Kaohsiung, and in particular the Mayor, the Honourable Ms. Chen Chu, on June 6, as part of an official visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) from June 5-9, to further strengthen bilateral relations between the East Asian country and the federation, which were established since 1983.

Prime Minister Harris’ delegation includes Cabinet Secretary, Mrs. Josephine Huggins; Ambassador and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, His Excellency Michael Powell; St. Kitts and Nevis’ Resident Ambassador in Taiwan, Jasmine Huggins; Senior Assistant Secretary, Chelesa Rawlins; Assistant Secretary, Jacqueline Prentice; Consultant, Warren Thompson and Superintendent of Police, McCarta Browne.

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LIAT regrets to advise our passengers that industrial action has been taken today by the members of the Leeward Islands

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Published 7 June 201

LIAT regrets to advise our passengers that
industrial action has been taken today by the members of the Leeward Islands
Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA). In the ongoing negotiations for higher wages,
which includes the operation of the ATR aircraft, the pilots have taken action to
refuse to fly the ATR 72 aircraft until agreement is reached. As a consequence of
this action we have not been able to operate flights scheduled with ATR 72 aircraft
at this time. These actions have already resulted in a number of delays and
cancellations.

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Violent Crime Taking A Toll On The Health Services, Says Former CMO

Published 6 June 2017

Violent Crime Taking A Toll On The Health Services, Says Former CMO

St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Violent crime is costing the federation not only in terms of the trauma and tears accompanying the mourning of loved ones, former Chief Medical Officer Dr Patrick Martin is advising.

He is expressing concern that the killings in the federation are having a real financial cost on the health services.

There have been thirteen homicides so far halfway through the year including a double homicide in St Kitts Saturday night, and the killing of one woman in Nevis one day earlier.

Dr Martin tells WINN FM that the health services are carrying a heavy financial burden from the effects of violent crime in the country.

“When persons are killed on the spot there’s no work for the health community except for the pathologist, otherwise than that if the person is injured, you have to factor in the work that has to be done by the ambulance service, the emergency room personnel in terms of resuscitation for one or two hours and then mobilizing the operating theatre resources for another two to four maybe six hours of surgery, then possibly either intensive care or surgical ward admission for several days to weeks, you are talking about thousands of dollars, devoted to something that is avoidable. They are resources that should otherwise be directed to improving the health services.”

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ANOTHER ILLEGAL FIREARM DISCOVERED AND SEIZED IN ST. KITTS

Published 4 June 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 04, 2017 (RSCNPF): An early morning citizen safety patrol and search by officers of the Special Services Unit (SSU) and members of the St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force in St. Pauls has resulted in the seizure of an illegal firearm and matching ammunition.

While patrolling and conducting searches around 6.00 am on Sunday (June 04), the patrol discovered and seized of one Cobray M-11 pistol with a magazine containing fifteen (15) rounds of ammunition hidden on a property.

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Statement on “Blue Finance proposal” issued by “The Department of Marine Resources”

Published 4 June 2017

Statement on the “Blue Finance proposal” issued by “The Department of Marine Resources”

Contrary to reports being circulated, there is no agreement in place between Blue Finance and the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to manage our marine space.

St. Kitts and Nevis Marine Management Area (SKNMMA) was established on August 18^th 2016. The Department of Marine Resources has received a proposal from Blue Finance to assist the Federation with the management of these vulnerable marine resources in a sustainable manner.