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Published 18 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St.Kitts and Nevis News Source

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Thursday evening (18:00 LST) October 19, 2017

…A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE…

WEATHER:
Tonight through Thursday evening: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy.

Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F Forecast Low: 26°C / 79°F

Sunset Today: 5:48 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:07 A.M.

WINDS:
Tonight through Thursday evening: Southeasterly with a gentle to fresh breeze of 12 to 21 miles per hour and occasional higher gusts.

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Published 18 October 2017

Buckue Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport St. Kitts Meteorological Services
St. Christopher Air & Sea Port Authorities P.O. Box 963
Basseterre
St. Kitts
Tel: 869 465 2749
Wednesday 18th October, 2017 Present Weather: Partly cloudy with thick haze
Winds: A moderate breeze of 14mph from the East
Temperature: 28°C/83°F Max Temp: 30°C/86°F Humidity: 77% Sea Level Pressure: Well above normal at 1015.6mbs or 29.99″
24hr rainfall at the R.L. Bradshaw Intl. at 2 pm: Trace”

Amount of rainfall for the month of October: 174.7mm / 6.88″ Sunrise: Tom 6:05am Sunset: Tom 5:47pm
Weather Forecast Valid until 8 pm Tomorrow
Winds: East to east south-east at 16 – 21mph.
Seas: Moderate with heights 1.5 to 2.1 meters or 5 to 7 feet. Cautions are in effect for
small craft operators.
Weather Forecast for St. Kitts & Nevis: A subsiding pattern across the area along with Saharan dust will keep shower activity to a minimum or near nil.
Weather tonight: Mostly clear and hazy. Weather tomorrow: Mostly sunny and hazy.
END
Tele- fax: 869 465 9122
Weather Bulletin
Issued at: 5pm

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Published 18 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Dr. Douglas praises local, regional and global players in end of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in St. Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18th 2017 – former St. Kitts and Nevis prime minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has paid glowing tribute to past and current Caribbean prime ministers and ministers of health, former Barbados prime minister Owen Arthur, former United States president Bill Clinton, ex UN Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene; and local officials for the important role they played in helping St. Kitts and Nevis achieve the end of mother-to-child transmission with respect to HIV/AIDS.

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Published 18 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Did PM Harris stay away from IMF/World Bank meetings to avoid other Caribbean and international  leaders?

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18th 2017 – Speculation that the Federation’s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, stayed away from the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, D.C., to avoid facing fellow Caribbean prime ministers and world leaders over the hastily conceived Hurricane Relief Fund and other related issues.
“Several important meetings have been missed by the prime minister and minister of finance. The questions that loom large in our minds and the minds of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis are what is Dr. Harris hiding from the international community? Why? Is it after severe criticism for slashing by 50 percent the so-called platinum Citizenship by Investment Programme of St. Kitts and Nevis? Why has Dr. Timothy Harris started a race to the bottom of the industry with regard to the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme? With concern why is Dr. Harris, who loves to travel, hiding from his colleagues not only from the Caribbean but also from the international community as well?” asked the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, the former prime minister and minister of finance.

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Published 18 October 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Dr. Douglas says Park Hyatt St. Kitts is Labour government’s commitment, congratulates local employees
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18th 2017 – An appeal from Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas to the local workforce employed at the new Park Hyatt St. Kitts.

“This is a moment when you will be able to showcase as proud ambassadors what St. Kitts and Nevis has to offer,” said Dr, Douglas during Tuesday’s “Ask the Leader” on Kyss 102.5 FM.

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