Politics

Published 3 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

Drop in the standard of living, high unemployment, trauma stalk St. Kitts and Nevis

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 3RD 2017 – The deteriorating economic climate in St. Kitts and Nevis has led to suffering and a drop in the standard of living, high unemployment and restlessness among the youth deceived by the current Timothy Harris-led PLP/CCM/PAM administration.
“Our people can no longer afford the basics to continue living decently, our young people in particular are languishing and becoming more and more restless as they recognize that they have been comprehensively by a government that used them to and now it has appeared has abused them to get into office in order to enrich themselves and turn their backs on the people,” said Leader of the Opposition and former Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil l. Douglas.

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Published 3 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

Saunders’ appointment abrogates the responsibilities of police and defence force chiefs, says Opposition Leader

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 3RD 2017 – Leader of the Opposition and former Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has accused Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris of politicising the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force.
Dr. Douglas said Wednesday that based on what Dr. Harris said in the National Assembly a few weeks ago on the appointment of Retired Major General Stewart Saunders, formerly of the Jamaica Defence Force; Dr. Harris has abrogated the responsibilities of the Police Commissioner and the Defence Force Commander through a National Security Adviser.

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Published 3 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 2ND, 2017 (PRESS SEC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that St. Kitts and Nevis’ debt-to-GDP ratio – a key debt sustainability indicator – will fall below the ECCU’s debt-to-GDP target of 60% in 2018, “well ahead of other member states.” (Source: IMF Country Report No. 17/186, July 2017)

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Published 1 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

New BHS could cost EC$80 million; Richards’ figure does not include furniture, lab equipment, airco

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 1st 2017 – Construction of the proposed new Basseterre High School (BHS) could cost in the region of EC$80 million.

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Published 1 August 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News

Use of police officers to deliver termination letter to Dr. Patrick Martin is “classless and vindictive”

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 29th 2017 – Kittitian Calvin Beach, a close confidant and supporter of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris has described as “classless and vindictive” the use of two uniformed police officers to deliver a dismissal letter to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin.

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