Crime/Justice, Local news, News

THE ROYAL ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS POLICE FORCE WANTED

Published 06 August 2018

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THE ROYAL ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS POLICE FORCE
WANTED

NAME: LASHON
HENDRICKSON
ADDRESS: PONDS EXTENSION
D.O.B: 04/08/1996
AGE: 22 YEARS
BIRTHPLACE: ST. KITTS
COMPLEXION: DARK
HAIR: FLAT HAIR CUT
EYES: BROWN
HEIGHT: 7’
BUILT: SLIM

LASHON HENDRICKSON, ALSO KNOWN AS DEREK LASHON
HENDRICKSON, OF PONDS EXTENSION ESCAPED POLICE CUSTODY
ON AUGUST 03, 2018. HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR THE
OFFENCES OF HOUSEBREAKING AND LARCENY. ANYONE WHO
SEES HIM OR KNOWS OF HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO
CONTACT THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT AT 465-
2241, EXT. 4220 OR 4231, OR THE NEAREST POLICE STATION.

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MR. STANLEY V. FRANKS, LONGEST-SERVING COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, TO BE LAID TO REST THURSDAY WITH FULL MILITARY HONOURS  

Published 04 August 2018

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MR. STANLEY V. FRANKS, LONGEST-SERVING COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,

TO BE LAID TO REST THURSDAY WITH FULL MILITARY HONOURS

 

Mr. Stanley V. Franks, the longest-serving Commissioner of Police (1980 – 1993), will be laid to rest with full military honours on Thursday, August 9th, 2018.  He died last Friday evening (July 27th) at the age of 79.

The funeral service will take place at the Wesley Methodist Church located on Seaton Street just off of Victoria Road in Basseterre, St. Kitts from 2:00pm, with viewing and tributes being held between 1:00pm and 2:00pm.

The Defence Force Band and Drum Corps will provide musical accompaniment for the funeral procession.  There will be a Bearing Party to shoulder and carry his coffin, a Firing Party to fire volleys of blank cartridges at the Springfield Cemetery, a Colour Party to carry the flag of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, and a Mourning Party comprising of members of the Police Force, the Defence Force and other disciplined organizations.

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STATEMENT ON EXTRADITION OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS NATIONAL TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Published 04 August 2018

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STATEMENT ON EXTRADITION OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS NATIONAL TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Keith Oniel Braid alias Christopher Antonio Nile, subject of extradition proceedings in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, was charged with two (2) counts of attempted second-degree murder in the State of Florida. His criminal prosecution began on September 01, 2016 in the Orange County Court in the State of Florida, and on September 01, 2017 the Defendant entered into a plea agreement whereby he pleaded no contest to the charges.

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MAINTAINING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN NEVIS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

Published 04 August 2018

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MAINTAINING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN NEVIS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS


Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 03, 2018 (RSCNPF):
 It is procedural for the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force to implement an operation plan for all major events in the Federation, Culturama included.

Executing the operation plan for Culturama 44 meant increasing patrols, vehicle check points, stop and search exercises and suspending certain duties to allow for more officers to be on the ground during the festivities, among other things.  To further ensure that we keep our communities safe effectively, combining new technology – such as the use of closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) – with known traditional community watch programmes, are absolutely necessary.

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FORMER TOURISM MINISTER, AMBASSADOR MICHAEL POWELL, PLEASED TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND CRUISE PIER

Published 3 Published 2018

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FORMER TOURISM MINISTER, AMBASSADOR MICHAEL POWELL, PLEASED TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND CRUISE PIER
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 3, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Former Minister of Tourism, His Excellency Ambassador Michael Powell, on Friday, August 3, expressed his immense pleasure in being able to personally witness firsthand the construction of a second cruise pier in Basseterre, St. Kitts.

Ambassador Powell was among the invited guests during a media tour of the second cruise pier construction site. Also present during that tour was Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris; Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Ian Patches Liburd; representatives of the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority, as well as officials representing the various contractors and subcontracting firms.

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