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PM Harris continues to victimise young people; five customs officers sent home on Tuesday

Published 24 January, 2018

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PM Harris continues to victimise young people; five customs officers sent home on Tuesday

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 24, 2018 The Timothy Harris Government in St. Kitts and Nevis continues its onslaught on the young people in the twin-island federation.

Five young persons with families to feed were forced to join the long unemployment lines when their right to work and engage in employment were taken away by Prime Minister Harris.

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Crime/Justice, Local news, News

Murder victim died from multiple blunt force traumas; police looking for woman’s boyfriend

Published 24 January, 2018

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Murder victim died from multiple blunt force traumas; police looking for woman’s boyfriend

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 23, 2018The Federation’s second murder victim, Shirley Dawn Morton, died as a result of multiple blunt force traumas to the head, an examination of the body has concluded.

Police have also issued a statement seeking the assistance of the public in its bid to question Wayne “Spyer” Chapman, the boyfriend of Morton.

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Prominent Kittitian accuses Speaker Michael Perkins of “gross incompetence”

Published 23 January 2018

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Prominent Kittitian accuses Speaker Michael Perkins of “gross incompetence”

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 23, 2018 – A prominent Kittitian has labelled as “gross incompetence” and “cannot be an act of good governance” the actions by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Michael Perkins, during Tuesday’s sitting of the lawmaking body.
“…in St. Kitts and Nevis, a democratically-elected parliamentarian and Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition is suspended for a full session of the House because he did not fall over his feet to get out of the Assembly room on the request of the Speaker of the House, it does boggle the mind,” said former United Nations economist, Mrs. Willa Liburd.

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Crime/Justice, International news, News

US citizen with gun arrested at St Kitts airport

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Published 23 January 2018

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US citizen with gun arrested at St Kitts airport

A US citizen has been charged after a firearm and ammunition was found in his luggage.

Customs officers made the discovery when the luggage of Jonathan McLaughlin passed through scanners at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport yesterday.

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U.S. NATIONAL FOUND WITH FIREARM, AMMUNITION AT R.L.B. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Published 23 January 2018

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U.S. NATIONAL FOUND WITH FIREARM, AMMUNITION AT R.L.B. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Basseterre, St Kitts, January 23, 2018, (RSCNPF): A U.S. citizen is facing charges from Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise Department and the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) after a firearm and ammunition was found in his luggage.

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