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Published 29 June 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News.

WEATHER UPDATE (from the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services)

Synopsis: Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave will linger over the Leewards today and tonight and will maintain above normal cloudy condition over these islands.

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Dr. Denzil Douglas to deliver Third Annual Emancipation Day Lecture in St. Maarten

Published 28 June 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News.

Dr. Denzil Douglas to deliver Third Annual Emancipation Day Lecture in St. Maarten

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 26th 2017 –St. Kitts and Nevis’ former Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Emancipation Day Lecture at University of St. Martin (USM) in Dutch St. Maarten.

He has been invited by the Independence for St. Martin Foundation (ISMF) to speak on the theme, “The Realities of Independence” on Saturday July 1st 2017 at 8:00pm.

Dr. Douglas, currently, the Leader of the Opposition, served as Prime Minister of the Federation St. Kitts and Nevis from July 1995 to February 2015 and remains one of his country’s noted political leaders.

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Grenada to host 38th Regular of Caribbean Heads of Government

Published 28 June 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News.

Grenada to host 38th Regular of Caribbean Heads of Government

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 28TH 2017 – The Caribbean nation which assisted the Peoples Republic of China in the Ren Biao stand-off with St. Kitts and Nevis will host next month’s 38th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

 The meeting takes place in Grenada from 4th to 6th July 2017, under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. Rt. Hon Keith Mitchell.

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International news, Local news, News, Regional News

Notice – Canada imposes a visa requirement on Antigua and Barbuda

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2017-06-26.asp #

Published 26 June 2017

Buckie Got It, St.Kitts and Nevis News.

Notice – Canada imposes a visa requirement on Antigua and Barbuda

Ottawa, June 26, 2017— As of 5:30 a.m. EDT June 27, 2017, citizens from Antigua and Barbuda will need a visa to travel to Canada. At that time, any existing electronic travel authorization (eTA) issued to a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda will no longer be valid, and these travellers will not be able to use their eTA to travel to Canada.

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Crime/Justice, International news, Local news, News, Regional News

Fake Crime News Undermining Police Efforts on St.Kitts-Nevis

http://timescaribbeanonline.com/fake-crime-news-undermining-police-efforts-western-union-robbery-fatal-stabbing-shooting-incidents-keys-cayon-bogus-stories/ #

Published 20 June 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News.

Basseterre, St.Kitts (June 20th 2017):- The fight against the decades old crime problem on St.Kitts-Nevis is becoming much more difficult for law enforcement officers with the recent meteoric rise in what is being labelled as FAKE CRIME NEWS. On a day when the federation’s security forces were grappling with the aftermath of the latest fatal shooting the circulation of “fake news” went into overdrive.

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