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Shooting in East Basseterre reported Thursday night

Published 15 November 2018

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Shooting in East Basseterre reported Thursday night

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 15, 2018 – Reports of a shooting incident in East Basseterre which has left a male injured.

He has been identified as Kareem Jeffers.

No other details were immediately available.

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Local news, News

153 LOANS VALUED AT OVER $30 MILLION APPROVED SO FAR UNDER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE MORTGAGE PROGRAMME

Published 15 November 2018

Buckie Got It. St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

153 LOANS VALUED AT OVER $30 MILLION APPROVED SO FAR UNDER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE MORTGAGE PROGRAMME

   

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 15, 2018 (SKNIS): Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris announced yesterday, November 14, that, to date, 153 applicants totaling $30.2 million are being supported under his administration’s Government Employee Mortgage (GEM) financing programme.

During the opening remarks at his monthly Press Conference, the Prime Minister explained that 54 applicants are fully funded under the programme while 45 applicants are a blend of the government’s mortgage programme and funds from the Development Bank (of these 99 approved loans, 70 are from St. Kitts and 29 are from Nevis).

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Health, Local news, News

WORLD DIABETES DAY HIGHLIGHTS FAR-REACHING EFFECTS OF DIABETES ON THE FAMILY 

Published 15 November 2018

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WORLD DIABETES DAY HIGHLIGHTS FAR-REACHING EFFECTS OF DIABETES ON THE FAMILY 
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 15, 2018 (SKNIS): The “Family and Diabetes” was the theme of World Diabetes Day, yesterday, Wednesday, November 14. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) focused on this theme to highlight the far-reaching effects of diabetes on society.

In an address to the nation for World Diabetes Day, Minister of State with responsibility for Health, the Honourable Wendy Phipps said that the WHO and IDF’s choice of theme for 2018 made the point that when an “individual suffers from diabetes, there is far more than one victim.”

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Crime/Justice, Local news, News

YOUNG MEN URGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE SECURITY FORCES

Published 15 November 2018

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YOUNG MEN URGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE SECURITY FORCES

 

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 14, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is encouraging persons in St. Kitts and Nevis, particularly young men, to take advantage of the job opportunities available to them across the security forces.

Speaking during his Press Conference earlier today (Wednesday, November 14), Prime Minister Harris said there are about eighty (80) jobs available in the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF), the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF), Her Majesty’s Prison and the Fire and Rescue Services Department.

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Local Sports, Sports

Government auxiliary employee thanks PM Harris and Team Unity Administration  

Published 15 November 2018

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Government auxiliary employee thanks PM Harris and Team Unity Administration  

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 15, 2018 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — Mr Glenroy ‘Mac’ Woodley is probably the most outspoken Government auxiliary employee (GAE), formerly non-established worker. He has worked in that capacity for the last 20 years, and he is one who does not shy away from speaking up for his fellow 1,250 Government auxiliary employees.

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