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GOVERNMENT SEEKS LEGAL ADVICE AS INVESTIGATION REVEALS OPPOSITION LEADER HOLDS DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT OF DOMINICA

Published 26 October 2017

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GOVERNMENT SEEKS LEGAL ADVICE AS INVESTIGATION REVEALS OPPOSITION LEADER HOLDS DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT OF DOMINICA

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 25, 2017 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Further investigations into the Dr. Denzil Douglas passport matter by the Team Unity-led Administration have found that the former prime minister, now Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, is indeed a holder of a diplomatic passport issued by the Commonwealth of Dominica on July 30th, 2015, bearing the number DP0000462.

That diplomatic passport also lists Dr. Douglas’ nationality as Dominican.

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Caribbean leaders attend CARICOM-Mexico Summit in Belize; St. Kitts and Nevis PM Timothy Harris stayed away

Published 26 October 2017

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Caribbean leaders attend CARICOM-Mexico Summit in Belize; St. Kitts and Nevis PM Timothy Harris stayed away

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 25th 2017 – While leaders from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were meeting in Belize for the IV CARICOM-Mexico Summit, the Federation’s Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris remained in Basseterre.

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Decline of exports to the US creates more hardship for manufacturing workers says Douglas

Published 25 October 217

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Decline of exports to the US creates more hardship for manufacturing workers says Douglas

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 24th 2017 – With the export of goods and services to the United States on the decline, St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded its worst drop for the months of July and August this year.

The decline in July was the worst in six years while in August it was the lowest in 11 years.

Former Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said Tuesday, when his St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party took office in 1995, the value of exports of goods and services was recorded at US$23.3 million (EC$62.9 million).

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PM Harris cancels trip to attend Cannes International Emigration & Luxury Property Expo in France

Published 25 October 2017

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PM Harris cancels trip to attend Cannes International Emigration & Luxury Property Expo in France

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 25th 2017 – Questions have been raised about the last minute cancellation of travel arrangements by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris to Cannes, France via London on Monday.

 Dr. Harris was scheduled to leave Antigua for France on a British Airways flight via London to attend the Cannes      International Emigration & Luxury Property Expo from 26 – 27 October at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes.

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Is there a conspiracy of silence in St. Kitts and Nevis?

Published 25 October 2017

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Is there a conspiracy of silence in St. Kitts and Nevis?

 Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 25th 2017 – “Is there a conspiracy of silence among professional groups in St. Kitts and Nevis?

 That is the question posed on a recent edition of Freedom 106.5 FM during discussion on the continuing international spotlight on St. Kitts and Nevis in relation to damming reports that a rogue herpes vaccine trial involving 20 United States and British citizens was conducted at a private home on St. Kitts last year.

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