Crime/Justice, Local news, News

Police in Nevis tight-lipped on robberies of American students

Published 21 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

by: Media Source

Police in Nevis tight-lipped on robberies of American students
Charlestown, Nevis, March 21, 2018 – The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is tight-lipped about robberies of American students studying medicine in Nevis.
A request for confirmation was made to a police media personnel in Basseterre on Tuesday.

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Local news, News

Several communities will be without water as nations celebrate World Water Day, Wednesday

Published 21 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By: Media Source

Several communities will be without water as nations celebrate World Water Day, Wednesday

St. Peter’s, St. Kitts, March 21, 2018 – As the international community celebrates World Water Day on Thursday, March 22, many communities in St. Kitts will be without adequate supply of water.

“Who would have thought that in the 21st century when there is technology to allow drilling for water to be accessed from underground, our people in St. Kitts are bathing out of buckets of water and some persons cannot have a proper bath,” said Dr. Terrance Drew at a St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) Town Hall Meeting at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church Hall on Tuesday night.

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News, Regional News

First Female President of Trinidad and Tobago Takes Office

Published 21 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

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First Female President of Trinidad and Tobago Takes Office

(FROM LEFT) FORMER PRESIDENT ANTHONY CARMONA, PRIME MINISTER DR KEITH ROWLEY AND CHIEF JUSTICE IVOR ARCHIE LOOK ON AS PAULA-MAE WEEKES, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE. (PHOTO CREDIT: OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday March 20, 2018 – Paula-Mae Weekes was yesterday sworn in as the first female President and sixth overall Head of State of Trinidad and Tobago.

A large crowd, including Government Ministers, Members of Parliament, senior members of the judiciary gathered at the Queen’s Park Oval for the inauguration ceremony where President Weekes appealed to citizens to walk side-by-side with her in rebuilding the twin-island republic which continues to grapple with crime and other social ills.

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Federation’s Honorary Consul in Ontario contributes to the care of senior citizens

Published 21 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Federation’s Honorary Consul in Ontario contributes to the care of senior citizens

 BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 21, 2018 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris says his government is actively engaged in the constructive engagement of senior citizens, and is heartened by the contribution of the Federation’s Honorary Consul in Ontario, Canada, Dr Winston Isaac who has introduced to the country the expertise of a geriatric practitioner.

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A refreshing relief from the derogatory diatribe from community centres in recent times

Published 21 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

by: Media Source

A refreshing relief from the derogatory diatribe from community centres in recent times
St. Peter’s, St. Kitts, March 20, 2018 – Tuesday night’s Town Hall Meeting held by the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has been described as “a thought-provoking national discussion this was – a refreshing relief from the derogatory diatribe that drooled from the community centres in recent times.”
Social activist Shez Dore-Tyson in a blog on FaceBook said persons attending crammed the hall at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church Hall to hear the facts and truth of the downward spiralling St. Kitts and Nevis economy, the upward trending crime statistics and the peeling away of the social fabric and dignities that the country once enjoyed.

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