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Appeal Court dismisses Lindsay Grant’s Privy Council application; Grant still has to pay Herbert EC$763,000

Published 16 January 2018

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Appeal Court dismisses Lindsay Grant’s Privy Council application; Grant still has to pay Herbert EC$763,000

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 16, 2018 – The Eastern Caribbean Appeal Court has delivered a fatal blow to a bid by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Lindsay Grant to go to the Privy Council in London to challenge rulings of the two courts that ordered him to pay US$283,333.33 or EC$762,999.99 in costs to former Labour Government Minister and parliamentary representative, Mr. Rupert Herbert, coming out of the 2004 General Elections.

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Time to revisit parliamentary privilege to stop abuse by regional politicians, says Big Issues panellists

Published 16 January 2018

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Time to revisit parliamentary privilege to stop abuse by regional politicians, says Big Issues panellists

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 15, 2018 – Regional broadcasters say it is time to revisit parliamentary privilege amidst concerns that regional politicians use parliamentary privilege to say disparaging things about people.

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REBROADCAST OF HASTY PARLIAMENT EMERGENCY SITTING ON FRIDAY JANUARY 16TH 2015

Published 15 January 2018

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REBROADCAST OF HASTY PARLIAMENT EMERGENCY SITTING ON FRIDAY JANUARY 16TH 2015

NOTICE

The riveting emergency Parliament sitting of Friday, January 16th, 2015 will be aired tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16th, 2018, the three-year anniversary.

Air times for the moment of high drama that marked a turning point in our country’s political history are: 8:00am, 10:00am, 3:00pm and 8:00pm on ZIZ Television (www.zizonline.com/tv/channel-5/).

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Federation benefits from Labour Party administration-initiated health and agriculture projects funded by Taiwan

Published 15 January 2018

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Federation benefits from Labour Party administration-initiated health and agriculture projects funded by Taiwan

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 15, 2018 – Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis will continue to benefit from two Republic of China (Taiwan)-financed projects, that started under the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) administration of former Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas.

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DOMINICA’S PRIME MINISTER THANKS ST. KITTS AND NEVIS FOR ITS POST MARIA RECOVERY ASSISTANCE

Published 12 January 2018

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DOMINICA’S PRIME MINISTER THANKS ST. KITTS AND NEVIS FOR ITS POST MARIA RECOVERY ASSISTANCE

The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Honorable Roosevelt Skerritt, has expressed his gratitude to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis for the substantial humanitarian contributions provided to his country in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.