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Popular Basseterre restaurants closed down; unemployment up and censorship in parliament

Published 8 February 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

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Popular Basseterre restaurants closed down; unemployment up and censorship in parliament

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 8, 2018 – The St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher 2 (Central Basseterre), Hon. Marcella Liburd was severely critical of the three-year-old Team Unity Government, pointing to business closures, rising unemployment and an economic downturn.

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PM Harris hid information from Friars Bay bar owners for a year; now pretends he is concerned

Published 8 February 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By: Media Source

PM Harris hid information from Friars Bay bar
owners for a year; now pretends he is concerned

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 8, 2018 – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris has been accused of keeping bar owners on Friar’s Bay Beach in the dark for months about the sale of private lands in the area until they had received notices to vacate the property within one month.

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Government owned no land at Friar’s Bay

Published 8 February 2018

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By: Media Source

Government owned no land at Friar’s Bay

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 8, 2018 – Land at Friar’s Bay on St. Kitts’ South East Peninsular was never owned by any government, said former Minister of Health, Hon. Marcella Liburd.

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Public Pressure by Dr. Drew results in temporary closure of contaminated Department of Labour

Published 8 February 2018

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By: Media Source

Public Pressure by Dr. Drew results in temporary closure of contaminated Department of Labour

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 8, 2018 – The St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) caretaker for St. Christopher 8, Dr. Terrance Drew has welcomed the decision to temporarily close the Department of Labour as more employees have been tested for mould in their bodies.

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Government’s Petty Carelessness Threatens Local Sea Turtle Population

Published 7 February 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By: Media Source

Government’s Petty Carelessness Threatens Local Sea Turtle Population

The pettiness and carelessness of Dr. Timothy Harris and his coalition government has once again posed a major threat to one of society’s prized tourist attractions St. Kitts-Nevis are naturally blessed with – the Leatherback Sea Turtle, the Hawksbill Sea Turtle, and the Green Sea Turtle populations.
For some years now, Sandy Bank Bay was cordoned off to disallow vehicular access on the beach. This enclosure was the result of a collaboration between Christophe Harbour and the St. Kitts Turtle Monitoring Network, in an effort to ensure that the turtles at Sandy Bank Bay remain safe, comfortable, and undisturbed by vehicular traffic as it is one of the most popular areas for the turtles to nest.

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