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Park Hyatt St. Kitts tops CNN’s 14 best new hotels and resorts in the Caribbean

Published 14 February 2018

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Park Hyatt St. Kitts tops CNN’s 14 best new hotels and resorts in the Caribbean
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 14, 2018 – CNN has listed the Park Hyatt St. Kitts, attracted to the twin-island Federation by former Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas as top of the 14 best new hotels and resorts opening in the Caribbean.
“1. Park Hyatt St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis – This splashy five-star resort isn’t just the first Park Hyatt on St. Kitts, but the first Park Hyatt in the Caribbean.
Luckily, the fall hurricane season spared tiny St. Kitts, allowing the 127-room property to open this past November in a remote section of the undeveloped island.
Of interest is a replica sugar mill where guests can take fitness, yoga and meditation classes, but the real highlight just may be the 37,000-square-foot Miraval Life in Balance Spa, from none other than the renowned Miraval brand.

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Douglas raps PM Harris for “abusive behaviour” towards lone elected female MP Hon. Marcella Liburd

Published 14 February 2018

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Douglas raps PM Harris for “abusive behaviour” towards lone elected female MP Hon. Marcella Liburd
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 14, 2017 – Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris “stooped to the level of personally abusing” Hon. Marcella Liburd, the lone elected female in the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly on Tuesday.
Former Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said Tuesday Dr. Harris “was unparliamentarily in his comments.”

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Speaker Perkins’ Suspension Null; Konris A Victim Of Targeted Abuse

Published 14 February 2018

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Speaker Perkins’ Suspension Null; Konris A Victim Of Targeted Abuse

Speaker of the House, Hon. Michael Perkins may need to refresh his memory of the rules and regulations stipulated in the Parliament’s Standing Rules and Orders, as well as the constitution of St. Kitts and Nevis as several of his decisions over the past few months, have been baseless and indicative of a stretching of the actual conventions.

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Nationals disappointed Attorney General Byron did not address allegations of sexual assault in the AG’s Chambers

Published 14 February 2018

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Nationals disappointed Attorney General Byron did not address allegations of sexual assault in the AG’s Chambers

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 14, 2018 – With allegations of sexual assault in the Chambers of the Attorney General, the Hon. Vincent Byron Jr arrived late for Tuesday’s sitting but sat stone-faced throughout Tuesday’s meeting of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly and did not address the issue.

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Speaker Perkins continues to stifle democracy by blocking two opposition legislators and suspending a third

Published 14 February 2018

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Speaker Perkins continues to stifle democracy by blocking two opposition legislators and suspending a third

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 13, 2018 – The Speaker of the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Michael Perkins, prevented two opposition parliamentarians from making their contributions on legislation before the lawmaking body on Tuesday, although there were five members of the government side still to speak.

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