Politics

Published 19 June 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 42^nd REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION –

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Published 17 June 2017

National Security official not proud of crime statistics in St. Kitts and Nevis

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 17TH 2017 – Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Mr. Osmond Petty has admitted that crime statistics in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis are not to be proud of.

Mr. Petty’s statement comes following the tragic discovery in a shallow grave of the decomposed body of 17-year-old Basseterre High School student Leanna Napoleon who went missing on May 9th. Napoleon’s death brings the number of murders in St. Kitts and Nevis to 15 for 2017.

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Published 17 June 2017

St. Kitts and Nevis opposition hopes CPA can help bring end to Speaker Michael Perkins “stifling democracy”

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 17TH 2017 –Opposition Member of Parliament in St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Marcella Liburd hopes next week’s 42nd Regional Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in St. Kitts can help to iron out several concerns about the rulings of the Speaker of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly, Hon. Michael Perkins.

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Published 14 June 2017

Opposition Leader says he takes no responsibility for non-appointment of the PAC over the past 30 months

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 14^TH 2017 – Leader of the Opposition, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said he will not take responsibility of putting together the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly for the past 30 months.

 Dr. Douglas, using the privilege Personal Statements at Tuesday’s sitting of the National Assembly, informed lawmakers and the Nation that it was strange that the onus is now being placed upon him as the Leader of the Opposition, to act with haste and have the Public Accounts Committee commission on the eve of the 42^nd Regional Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to be held in St. Kitts next week.

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