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PM Harris cuts holiday pay of hospital auxiliary workers

Published 25 January 2018

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By: Media Source

PM Harris cuts holiday pay of hospital auxiliary workers

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 25, 2018 – Weekly paid workers at the J.N. France General Hospital are the poorer following a cut in their holiday pay by the Team Unity Government of Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris on the ground that they were being overpaid for the past 10 years by the former Labour administration of the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas.

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Liburd: Speaker Michael Perkins in collusion with PM Harris

Published 25 January 2018

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Liburd: Speaker Michael Perkins in collusion with PM Harris

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 25, 2018 – Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher 2 (Central Basseterre), Hon. Marcella Liburd is of the firm view that Speaker of the National Assembly Michael Perkins is in collusion with the Team Unity Government of Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris.

“I say it repeatedly without fear that he is in collusion with the government and their political agenda, he is in collusion with them,” Liburd told WINNFM.

She said Speaker Perkins plunged the lawmaking body into disrepute by allowing the Attorney General Vincent Byron to read the full text of a civil suit his Chambers filed in the High Court involving the Leader of the Opposition, Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas knowing that the matter was sub judice.

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Rebranding of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party will include four new candidates, says party leader

Published 25 January 2018

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Rebranding of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party will include four new candidates, says party leader

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 25, 2018 – 2018 is the year for the rebranding of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), which will see four new candidates seeking to serve the people of St. Kitts and Nevis, National Political Leader and Leader of the Opposition, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said Wednesday.

“This year 2018 will be the year of rebranding of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP). We will continue to challenge the government on behalf of the people, where the Team Unity Government has failed,” said Dr. Douglas.

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Tests indicate Labour Department employees with high levels of mold; Amory, Collins slammed

Published 25 January 2018

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Tests indicate Labour Department employees with high levels of mold; Amory, Collins slammed

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 25, 2018 – Persons employed in the Department of Labour in St. Kitts have tested positive despite statements by Minister of Labour Hon. Vance Amory that the building is mold-free.

Labour Party caretaker for St. Christopher 8, Dr. Terrance Drew accused Amory and his Permanent Secretary, Ron Collins, of “committing serious atrocities with the health of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.”

Parliamentary Representative for West Basseterre, Hon. Konris Maynard said at least three employees have been tested and the results indicate their bodies high levels of mold.

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MRS LIBURD GOOFED IN TRYING TO DEFEND DOUGLAS STUPIDITY

Published 25 January 2018

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MRS LIBURD GOOFED IN TRYING TO DEFEND DOUGLAS STUPIDITY

As I read a commentary by Mrs Willa Franks Liburd, I suddenly became alarmed as I wondered where Mrs Liburd was over the last seven years. Mrs Liburd, must have been dreaming and suddenly woken up, hasn’t she? Let me familiarize her on our parliamentary proceedings.

All parliament members in the past have always complied with the rules of the Speaker whether or not they are in agreement with it. Dr. Douglas was the only one who would have told the speaker, “well we gonna have to talk about this privately”. If a member doesn’t like what the Speaker has said then he/she should move on especially when the speaker asks him/her to move on. It is like in any sport, once the umpire or referee makes a decision the players must accept the ruling or decision and anything outside of that is considered as showing dissent and carries a monetary fine or suspension.

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