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ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED AND CHARGED

Published 19 May 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED AND CHARGED

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2018 (RSCNPF): Police investigations into an armed robbery incident that occurred at the New Vibes, Real Vibes Bar on Government Road, Nevis have led to the arrest of an individual.

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SUDDEN DEATH OF MOUNT LILY RESIDENT BEING INVESTIGATED

KPublished 18 May 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

SUDDEN DEATH OF MOUNT LILY RESIDENT BEING INVESTIGATED

 

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 18, 2018 (RSCNPF): An autopsy is expected to be performed on the body of 38-year-old Couchie Jones of Mount Lily, Nevis who died in his home this week.

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EU set to remove Bahamas, St Kitts from tax haven blacklist

Published 18 May 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Times Caribbean

EU set to remove Bahamas, St Kitts from tax haven blacklist

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers are set to remove the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis from an EU list of tax havens next week, EU documents show.

The two islands had been included in the blacklist in March as their tax rules and practices were deemed not in line with EU standards.

 After they committed to changes, EU tax officials recommended moving them from the blacklist to a so-called grey list of jurisdictions with low tax transparency standards but aiming to become less opaque, an EU document shows.

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ST.KITTS OPPOSITION LEADER STILL UNABLE TO HAVE US VISA REINSTATED

Published 18 May 2018

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Times Caribbean

ST.KITTS OPPOSITION LEADER STILL UNABLE TO HAVE US VISA REINSTATED

Basseterre, St.Kitts (May 18th, 2018):-):- In a letter sent in January of 2015 the US State Department officially informed the then St.Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas  that his US Visa had been revoked. The revelation was made by his successor and current  Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris in a presentation during a Budget sitting of the St.Kitts-Nevis National Assembly. PM Harris revealed that documents he met upon taking office showed that US Secretary of State John Kerry had sent then PM  and now Opposition Leader Dr. Denzil Douglas a letter warning PM Douglas to refrain from issuing any passports under the CBI Programme over concerns that the program was not being properly managed by the Dr.Douglas led Labour\NRP Administration.

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Development Bank official praises role played by Masters Cricket – pledges more support for cricket

Published 18 May 2018

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Development Bank official praises role played by Masters Cricket – pledges more support for cricket

 

Charlestown, Nevis, May 18, 2018 (DBSKN) — Mr Stephen Jones, a Nevis based director of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, has said that the Leeward Islands Masters Cricket plays an important role in the lives of the over-40 cricket players who would have already served as international, regional, national or just regular players.

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