Local news, News, Politics

While health shortcomings persist, Harris family MRI business rakes in nearly EC$1 million

Published 29 January 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By: Media Source

While health shortcomings persist, Harris family
MRI business rakes in nearly EC$1 million

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 29, 2018 – While the Office of the Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has issued a statement highlighting his family’s MRI business that raked in nearly EC$1 million last year, the nation has been told not to be distracted from his government’s persistent shortcomings and failures in the health sector.

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St. Kitts and Nevis sees a 200 percent increase in murders in January 2018, compared to 2017

Published 29 January 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By: Media Source

St. Kitts and Nevis sees a 200 percent increase in
murders in January 2018, compared to 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 29, 2018 – While the Team Unity Government of Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris tells the country and the world that crimes is trending downwards, the murder statistic for January this year, shows a whopping 200 percent increase compared to the same month in 2017.

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Crime/Justice, Local news, News

Family member feels cousin was kidnapped, tortured and killed

Published 29 January 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By: Media Source

Family member feels cousin was kidnapped, tortured and killed

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 29, 2018 – Mounting speculation that 23-year-old Shaquille Pemberton, was murdered before the body was dumped close to the control tower at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport.

“..We need justice. He never do anything. He was kidnapped Friday and tortured and found behind the airport…” said a family member in a posting send to Washington-based Nevisian blogger Everton “Obi” Elliott.

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Former PAM chairman says Speaker Michael Perkins “is bringing the parliament into disrepute”

Published 29 January 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By: Media Source

Former PAM chairman says Speaker Michael Perkins “is bringing the parliament into disrepute”

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 29, 2018 – A former chairman of the People’s Action Movement (PAM), a coalition partner in Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris’ Team Unity Government, has accused Speaker of the National Assembly, Michael Perkins of “stifling honest and free debate in Parliament” and bringing the lawmaking body into disrepute by his own actions.

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Crime/Justice, Local news, News

Father says son “brutally murdered”

Published 28 January 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

by: Media Source

Father says son “brutally murdered”

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 28, 2018 – A St. Kits businessman said Sunday his 23-year-old son Shaquille Pemberton was “brutally murdered.”

“I just called to share some sad information with you all. I guess you all heard about the young man that they found at Gillard Meadows on Saturday. Unfortunately it’s my son… was brutally murdered,” said Nigel Arthurton in a voice note to friends in a chat group.

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