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AFTER BAD ECONOMIC INHERITANCE BY DENZIL DOUGLAS ADMINISTRATION, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS LEADS THE REGION IN FISCAL PERFORMANCE

Published 14 October 2018

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AFTER BAD ECONOMIC INHERITANCE BY DENZIL DOUGLAS ADMINISTRATION, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS LEADS THE REGION IN FISCAL PERFORMANCE

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 12, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has proudly declared that St. Kitts and Nevis, under the leadership of his Team Unity Government, is leading the rest of the region in fiscal performance despite a bad economic inheritance from the bygone Denzil Douglas-led administration.

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Saint Lucia Police Join Anti Crime Offensive in St Kitts & Nevis

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Published 13 October 2018

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Saint Lucia Police Join Anti Crime Offensive in St Kitts & Nevis

Six members of the Special Services Unit (SSU) of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) left here Wednesday to join officers from the Regional Security System (RSS), now in St Kitts and Nevis to assist in the battle against crime.

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SANDY POINT RESIDENTS GIVE THUMBS UP TO GOVERNMENT’S ROOF REPAIR PROGRAMME

Published 12 October 2018

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SANDY POINT RESIDENTS GIVE THUMBS UP TO GOVERNMENT’S ROOF REPAIR PROGRAMME

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 12, 2018 (SKNIS): The government’s roof repair programme continues to positively impact the lives of persons whose roofs were damaged during the passage of category five Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Residents of Sandy Point are the most recent beneficiaries.

In an interview with a Sandy Point resident, John Thomas, he expressed his gratitude for the Government of National Unity.

“I want to thank the government for what they have done for me,” he said. “They took the galvanise off of my old ceiling as it was rotten. Now the government has put on a new roof, it is working very fine. Thank you very much for the help.”

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Poverty Alleviation Programme: $500 monthly support pay out starts in November, advises PM Harris

Published 12 October 2018

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Poverty Alleviation Programme: $500 monthly support pay out starts in November, advises PM Harris

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 12, 2018 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, has announced that pay outs of the highly anticipated $500 monthly support through Team Unity Administration’s Poverty Alleviation Programme will begin next month, November.

Prime Minister Harris made the announcement on Friday October 12 while a guest on the People’s Voice Programme on Sugar City 90.3 FM hosted by His Excellency Ambassador Michael Powell, during the launch of the radio programme’s website. Ambassador Powell who announced that the show was streaming live on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter, asked the Prime Minister to give an update on the Poverty Alleviation Programme.

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SENIOR MINISTER AMORY SIGNS DECLARATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM EXPLOITATION THROUGH WORK

Published 12 October 2018
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SENIOR MINISTER AMORY SIGNS DECLARATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM EXPLOITATION THROUGH WORK

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 11, 2018 (SKNIS): Children in St. Kitts and Nevis now have an added layer of protection from any exploitation through work that deprives them of their childhood with the recent signing of the Declaration on the Establishment of the Regional Initiative: Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour.

The Declaration was signed on Thursday, October 04, 2018, by Senior Minister and Minister of Labour, the Honourable Vance Amory, during the 19^th American Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Panama.