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NRP’s Leadership on Decriminalizing Cannabis breaks Team Unity’s Opposition

Published 30 March 2017

NRP’s Leadership on Decriminalizing Cannabis breaks Team Unity’s Opposition

Charlestown, Nevis (March 23, 2017) After nearly a year of singlehandedly leading the national debate to decriminalize cannabis, and having to bravely withstand the merciless ridicule and opposition of the Team Unity Government, news broke on March 18, 2017 (Times Caribbean) that Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has caved in to public demand and now intends to establish a “Ganja Commission”, to look into the matter and report back to Cabinet.

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Labour will make St. Kitts and Nevis sweet again

Published 30 March 2017

Marcella Liburd: “Harris – Deceiver in Chief;”
Labour will make St. Kitts and Nevis sweet again

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 23rd 2017 – The opposition St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) is ready to resume the reins of Government to serve the people and “make St. Kitts and Nevis sweet again.”

This is the message from SKNLP Chairperson, Hon. Marcella Liburd, to the people of the twin-island federation as mounting scandals taint the Team Unity Government of Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris and expressions of regret from the electorate in his just two-year-old administration.

Crime/Justice, Local news, News

Young man killed in Newton Ground

Published 30 March

Basseterre, St. Kitts- The federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded another homicide with the shooting death of an individual in Newton Ground on Tuesday evening shortly after 9:00p.m.

Details surrounding the incident are still sketchy, but The Observer has confirmed the name of the individual as Akeem ‘Ratty’ Bryan. Police are investigating the matter.

This is the sixth homicide for 2017 and the third since Saturday night.

Crime/Justice, Local news

ONLINE VIGILANCE IS BEST WAY TO PREVENT CYBERCRIMES, SAYS COMMISSIONER QUEELEY

Published 30 March 2017

ONLINE VIGILANCE IS BEST WAY TO PREVENT CYBERCRIMES, SAYS COMMISSIONER QUEELEY

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 27, 2017 (RSCNPF): Commissioner of Police Mr. Ian M. Queeley is underscoring the need for internet users to be vigilant and protect themselves from becoming victims of Cybercrimes.

This warning comes on the heels of increased phishing activity in the last few days where internet users in St. Kitts and Nevis have seen an increase in attempts made by persons using duplicate “fake accounts” to capture information from individuals posing as friends, requesting that they participate in an opportunity to receive funds from a United Nations Democracy Fund. There is no such fund in existence.

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Youth Population Strongly Supports St. Kitts And Nevis’ Federal Youth Policy

Published 29 March 2017

Press Release

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 28, 2017 (SKNIS): The idea of having a Federal Youth Policy received accolades from a number of persons from the youth population, as they have thrown their support behind the document, noting that it is of paramount importance, especially to young people.

Speaking at the final public consultation on the Federal Youth Policy at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort on Tuesday, March 28, Azard Gumbs, President of the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA), said that his organization “strongly believes and supports the involvement of young people in nation building”.