Published 8 January 2019
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HOLDER OF DOMINICAN PASSPORT, DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, HEADS BACK TO COURT FOR TRIAL TO FACE QUESTIONS OF ALLEGIANCE TO A FOREIGN POWER
Published 8 January 2019
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HOLDER OF DOMINICAN PASSPORT, DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, HEADS BACK TO COURT FOR TRIAL TO FACE QUESTIONS OF ALLEGIANCE TO A FOREIGN POWER
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 07, 2019 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition and Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Six, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, heads back to court for trial before Resident High Court Judge, His Lordship Justice Trevor Ward QC on Thursday, January 10, 2019, to face questions about where his allegiance lies as it relates to him holding a diplomatic passport of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The Constitution of St. Kitts and Nevis prohibits Members of Parliament from holding dual-citizenship.
Dr. Douglas, in an affidavit filed in the High Court Registry on February 21, 2018, admitted to holding a diplomatic passport of the Commonwealth of Dominica (DP 0000462), which he has used to travel on April 23, 2016. Dr. Douglas also admitted to filling out and signing an application form for the diplomatic passport he holds, which is valid until July 29, 2020. |
Ellen still wants Kevin Hart to host the Oscars
Published 7 January 2018
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Ellen still wants Kevin Hart to host the Oscars
CNN)Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is campaigning hard for Kevin Hart to take back his spot hosting this year’s Oscars, going so far as to call someone at the Academy to lobby for him.
Kevin Hart stepped down last month from hosting after tweets from 2009-2011 resurfaced with derogatory language referring to gay people and disparaging comments about sexuality.
Jim Yong Kim resigns as head of World Bank
Published 7 January 2018
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BBC News
Jim Yong Kim resigns as head of World Bank
World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post.
His resignation will take effect from 1 February.
Mr Kim, 59, was not due to leave until 2022, after he was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2017.
He will “join a firm and focus on increasing infrastructure investments in developing countries”, the World Bank said.
In a statement, Mr Kim said: “It has been a great honour to serve as President of this remarkable institution, full of passionate individuals dedicated to the mission of ending extreme poverty in our lifetime”.
Cyntoia Brown is granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison for killing man who bought her for sex
Published 7 January 2018
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Cyntoia Brown is granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison for killing man who bought her for sex
By Tina Burnside, CNN
(CNN)Cyntoia Denise Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 years old, has been granted clemency, the Tennessee governor’s office said Monday.
Brown will be released to parole supervision on August 7 after serving 15 years in prison, Gov. Bill Haslam’s office said in a statement.
“This decision comes after careful consideration of what is a tragic and complex case,” Haslam said.
“Cyntoia Brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16. Yet, imposing a life sentence on a juvenile that would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole consideration is too harsh, especially in light of the extraordinary steps Ms. Brown has taken to rebuild her life. Transformation should be accompanied by hope.”
Brown’s case drew the attention of several high-profile advocates including a US congressman, several Tennessee lawmakers and a number of A-List celebrities. Comedian Amy Schumer, reality star Kim Kardashian West and actress Ashley Judd were among those who called for Brown’s clemency.