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ST. KITTS-NEVIS HAS HAD LONG TRACK RECORD OF VACCINATION USE AND ADVOCACY DATING BACK TO THE 1800s, SAYS MINISTER PHIPPS

Published 24 April 2019

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The Honourable Senator Wendy Phipps, Minister of State with Responsibility for Health

ST. KITTS-NEVIS HAS HAD LONG TRACK RECORD OF VACCINATION USE AND ADVOCACY DATING BACK TO THE 1800s, SAYS MINISTER PHIPPS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 23, 2019 (SKNIS): In her address to the nation in commemoration of Vaccination Week in the Americas 2019, which runs from Saturday, April 20 to Saturday, April 27, under the regional slogan ““Protect Your Community. Do Your Part. #GetVax”, The Honourable Senator Wendy Phipps, Minister of State with Responsibility for Health, said that “St. Kitts and Nevis has had a long track record of vaccination use and advocacy” dating as far back as the 1800s.

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PM Harris lauds police recruits from the region who have offered to serve in the Federation

Published 24 April 2019

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PM Harris lauds police recruits from the region who have offered to serve in the Federation

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 23, 2019 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — When Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, hosted a luncheon on Easter Monday April 22 for the 33 recruits of the 43^rd training course of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force he observed that the majority of them are from outside of St. Kitts and Nevis, and he requested them to feel very special among Kittitians and Nevisians.

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Hon Hamilton tells STEP workers: Government is playing its role in resolving conflicts

Published 24 April 2019

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Hon Hamilton tells STEP workers: Government is playing its role in resolving conflicts

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 23, 2019 (S.T.E.P.) — Community enhancement workers on the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) have been told that conflicts lead to social degradation and while the government is doing its part in resolving the conflicts, conflict resolution starts with the individuals.

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ONE PERSON IN CUSTODY IN RELATION TO STABBING INCIDENT

Published 24 April 2019

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ONE PERSON IN CUSTODY IN RELATION TO STABBING INCIDENT

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 23, 2019 (RSCNPF): Police are investigating an incident that occurred at the Warner Park in Basseterre on April 20, 2019 in which a man was seriously injured.

Investigations so far have revealed that approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Raheem Francis of St. Johnson Village was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife by a male who then fled the scene in a vehicle. Francis was taken to JNF General Hospital where he was rushed into surgery and is warded in a critical condition.

A man is in Police custody assisting with the investigation into the incident.

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PM HARRIS SHOWS APPRECIATION TO POLICE RECRUITS WITH A SPECIAL EASTER MONDAY LUNCHEON

Published 23 April 2019

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PM HARRIS SHOWS APPRECIATION TO POLICE RECRUITS WITH A SPECIAL EASTER MONDAY LUNCHEON

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 24, 2019 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, held a special Easter Monday luncheon for recruits of the 43rd training course of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, as a way of showing appreciation to the young men and women who willingly answered the call of duty to serve the twin island Federation.