Events, News

Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris’ NATIONAL KITE FLYING COMPETITION

Published 14 April 2017

First Kite for today’s Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris’ NATIONAL KITE FLYING COMPETITION has arrived at Black Rocks . If they can get this up in the air for more than 10 mins it will be hard to beat.

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Horoscope

The Thought of the day

Published 14 April 2017

Buckie Got It….Good morning my dear families and friends I hope that we all had a good night’s rest.

The thought for today reminds us that “All the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned, put together,have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that One Solitary Life. Jesus.

Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.God is so good and by raising Jesus from death,He has given us new life and a hope that lives on.1 Peter 1:3 (CEV). Have a blessed Friday and weekend.
Today’s Tip

He could have called 10,000 angels but He died alone for you and me.

 

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International Sports, Sports

Sizzling Heat miss playoffs despite record rally

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-basketball-nba-playoffs-idUSKBN17F0FF #

Published 13 April 2017

The Miami Heat completed a stirring second half to the NBA regular season by setting a new milestone on Wednesday but their brilliance was not rewarded with a playoff berth as the growing trend of resting players took on extra significance.

The Heat were the victims this time, their season drawing to a close earlier than they would have preferred despite a 110-102 victory over the Washington Wizards.

Miami made an awful start to the campaign and were 11-30 at the halfway mark, but the Heat became the first team to rally from more than 12 games below .500 and avoid a losing record.

They finished 41-41 and needed either the Chicago Bulls or Indiana Pacers to lose their final games to reach the playoffs.

The Bulls, however, breezed to a 112-73 victory against a Brooklyn Nets team missing six players, while the Pacers cruised to a 104-86 win over the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks, who rested five players ahead of the post-season.

“The league has got to step in here, because this is a very big black eye for this league,” former NBA Coach of the Year Hubie Brown said during the Indiana-Atlanta game.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has expressed concern at the practice of resting so many players, but apart from promising to schedule teams to play less games on consecutive days, it has offered few other answers on how to solve the problem.

Boston clinched the top seed in the East, ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost their last four games, playing the final two without LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.

In the Western Conference, there was nothing at stake on Wednesday except for home court advantage for the series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz.

The Clippers had to win their game against Sacramento to clinch the fourth seed ahead of Utah, and they did so easily, 115-95.

Match-ups for the first round of the playoffs.

Eastern Conference:

Boston (1) v Chicago (8)

Cleveland (2) v Indiana (7)

Toronto (3) v Milwaukee (6)

Washington (4) v Atlanta (5)

Western Conference:

Golden State (1) v Portland (8)

San Antonio (2) v Memphis (7)

Houston (3) v Oklahoma City (6)

Los Angeles Clippers (4) v Utah (5)

(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Greg Stutchbury/John O’Brien)

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Entertainment, Events, News

The closing out ceremony of readers express camp held at the community center In Sandy Point this week

Published 13 April 2017

Buckie Got It…..This march was held in sandy point for the closing out ceremony of readers express camp held at the community center In Sandy Point this week

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Crime/Justice, Local news, News

HMP INMATES TESTIFY TO SUCCESS OF PROJECT STOP ‘N’ THINK

Published 13 April 2017

Travis DuPorte embraces Dr. Chitan

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 11, 2017 (SKNIS): Several inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) have thanked the Ministry of National Security in St. Kitts, as well as Crime Reduction Specialist, Dr. Neals Chitan for believing that they can change and equipping them with behavioural and coping strategies to achieve this.

Thirty of the men graduated from the 10-week Project Stop ‘n’ Think programme created by Dr. Chitan, which explored the roots of crime and used various techniques that encouraged the participants to “always stop and think before you proceed.” The graduation ceremony was held on Saturday, April 08, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Basseterre.

Marius Webbe, who is presently serving a 30-year sentence, described the intervention by Dr. Chitan as “much needed,” noting that it brought a measure of hope to himself and his peers. The inmate also credited Superintendent of Prisons, Mr. Junie Hodge, and his staff for reinforcing the rehabilitation and reform agenda at HMP. Mr. Webbe described Project Stop ‘n’ Think as an excellent complementary programme.

“I say to Mr. Chitan, you are an inspirer, a go getter and one who we have adopted as a mentor, a father. Thank you for giving me my hope back and [on behalf] of our residents, I say you are our guiding light,” Mr. Webbe stated.

Wycliffe Liburd shared similar sentiments as Webbe, while adding that the inmates were challenged to reflect on past missteps and on who they are. He became emotional while sharing his thoughts and apologized to his mother for disappointing her by being in prison, rather than having an honest job and contributing productively to society.

Travis DuPorte and Raheem Crossley also gave positive reviews of the programme and said they were committed to leading more positive lives and helping others to do the same.

Dr. Chitan said he enjoyed working with the inmates and learnt from them during the weekly sessions, which often ran longer than scheduled. He encouraged the general public to give the persons who are eligible for release a second chance as they reintegrate into society.

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