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Remarks by PM Harris at Church Service to mark 60 years of Customs & Excise Dept.

Published 23 October 2018

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Remarks by PM Harris at Church Service to mark 60 years of Customs & Excise Dept.

“Just last month, our Customs and Excise Department installed a state-of-the
art scanner that is able to swallow barrels so that you can see all of the contents inside,” Prime Minister Harris said, adding, “This, in essence, will revolutionize the way container screening is being executed in the country, as before all of this was done manually.”
Remarks by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance,
the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris on the Occasion of 
a Church Service to Mark the Start of
the St. Kitts-Nevis Customs & Excise Department’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations
Charlestown Methodist Church
Sunday, October 21st, 2018
Text appears as prepared for delivery.  For the full remarks, please listen to Prime Minister Harris delivering it below.
Today marks the start of the 60th anniversary celebrations for the Customs and Excise Department in the Federation.  The week will run up to next Sunday, October 28th, 2018 and the theme for this year is 60 Years of Dedicated Service, Innovation and Advancement.

This weeklong celebration starts on a high note, as just last month the Customs and Excise Department was recognized as the Best Unarmed Body during our Federation’s 35th Independence ceremonial parade, and that parade was described as the best parade we have had since Independence 1983.  I want to commend the Customs and Excise Department again for the wonderful achievement and display.

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PM Harris expresses solidarity with Trinidad and Tobago following widespread flooding and landslides

Published 23 October 2018

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Prime Minister Rowley, his government and people have our full assurance that we will support them in any way we can,” Prime Minister Harris said, adding, “We stand ready to be of assistance.”
October 22nd, 2018
Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris has reached out to Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Keith Rowley to express solidarity with his country, government and people after unprecedented levels of rainfall over the weekend resulted in devastating widespread flooding and landslides.

The passage of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) over Trinidad and Tobago reportedly brought on about a month’s worth of rain over the course of three days, leaving more than 100,000 people in the country affected by flooding.

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PM HARRIS ATTENDS SIXTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE OECS AUTHORITY IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Published 23 October 2018

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PM HARRIS ATTENDS SIXTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE OECS AUTHORITY IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

 

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 23, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is representing the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis at the Sixty-Sixth Meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority being held at the Beachcomber Resort, in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines today, Tuesday, October 23, 2018.

The meeting is being chaired by Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Honourable Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, who is the current chair of the Authority.

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News, Regional News

Mighty Shadow dead at 77

Published 23 October 2018

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Mighty Shadow dead at 77

Calypsonian Winston Bailey, better known as Mighty Shadow, has passed away.

He was 77.

LoopTT received confirmation from NCC Chairman Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters that he passed away at hospital at 3 am today.

Peters said he was devastated by the loss, having just lost another close friend in pan composer Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore.

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PUBLIC ENCOURAGED TO PROTECT COASTAL AREAS BY DISCARDING GARBAGE PROPERLY

Published 23 October 2018

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PUBLIC ENCOURAGED TO PROTECT COASTAL AREAS BY DISCARDING GARBAGE PROPERLY
Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 22, 2018 (SKNIS): Following the recent National Coastal Cleanup of various beaches in St. Kitts, officials from the Department of Environment are urging the general public to protect the coastal areas and discard of their garbage properly.

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