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Rt. Hon Dr. Denzil L. Douglas attends Police Awar

Rt. Hon Dr. Denzil L. Douglas attends Police Award
Ceremony; Congratulates deserving Retired Officers

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS March 18th 2017 – Former Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas was in attendance at the Officer’s Mess Dinner and Award Ceremony at the St. Kitts Marriott and Beach Resort on Friday night.

Dr. Douglas joined in extending heartfelt congratulations to retired officers of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force who were awarded for their years of service in the area of law enforcement in the Federation.

The ceremony was attended by members of the High Command of the Force as well as family and friends of the awardees. The awardees would have served for the greater part of their professional service in the Force under the tenure of the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas who held the ministerial portfolio for National Security and hence had responsibility for the Police Force.

Dr. Douglas was generous in his commendation of all the officers who held the ranks from Assistant Commissioner to that of Inspector of Police and who would have served in various Departments in the Force throughout their career.

He said that in their respective ways, they would have impacted the Forces’ efforts to implement the safety and security agenda as the Federation forged ahead in creating and sustaining an enabling environment for development which was a priority for his Labour Party Administration.

Dr. Douglas noted that the aggregate years of these officers who had responsibility for operations, intelligence, criminal investigations, immigration, special services among others, would have contributed significantly to the advancement of law enforcement as the nation managed to attain the leading position in economic growth and development in the sub region.

Dr. Douglas, who never missed an occasion of this nature during his tenure as Head of Government and Minister of National Security, never hesitated to socialize with the officers.

He equally lauded the spouses, parents, siblings and other family members for the support that they gave to the officers over the years that accounted, in large measure for their successful performance and the effective execution of their duties while in the Force.

The officers awarded were ACP Robert Liburd, ACP Vaughn Henderson (who is now serving as Crown Counsel), ACP Mireless Dolphin, Supt. Charles Smithen, Inspector Winston Wilkenson, Insp Rufus Webbe, Insp. Luther Kelly, Insp. Zanhestal Hector and Insp. Franklyn Belgrove,

Force Chaplain, Rev. Leroy Benjamin and Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Eulynis Morton were also among the list of awardees.

Dr. Douglas commended Commissioner of Police Mr. Ian Queeley for his leadership of the law enforcement agency and the other members of the organizing committee for their contribution towards the successful outcome of this evening’s event.

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Dr. Douglas achieves milestone of 28 years of parliamentary service

Published 30 March 2017

Dr. Douglas achieves milestone of 28 years of parliamentary service

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 23rd 2017 – Leader of the Opposition the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas on Tuesday celebrated 28 years as Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher 6 (Newton Ground to Harris’).

Dr. Douglas first served in the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly as Leader of the Opposition from March 1989 to July 2nd 1995; as Prime Minister from July 3rd 1995 to February 15th and is now on his second stint as Leader of the Opposition from February 16th 2015.

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PLP recognises and awards individuals who gave support during its formative days

Published 30 March 2017
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 28, 2017 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — When the Peoples Labour Party’s (PLP) Political Leader, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris appeared on Sugar City 90.3 FM’s ‘People’s Choice’ programme on Monday March 27, he told the host: “All is well with the Peoples Labour Party. Our support is at its strongest level.”
 
Dr Harris, who is also the Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, told the programme’s host Ambassador Michael Powell that the party had come thus far and especially its phenomenal growth in the Team Unity Movement because of the unwavering support it received from a number of individuals, many who gave voluntary service.
 

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Dr. Drew castigates Prime Minister Harris for deliberate lies

Published 30 March 2017

Dr. Drew castigates Prime Minister Harris for deliberate lies

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 22nd 2017 – The St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) continues to rip into the Federation’s Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Timothy Harris for misleading public statements.

The SKNLP caretaker for St. Christopher 8, Dr. Terrance Drew is the latest SKNLP candidate to castigate Prime Minister Harris that his two-year-old Team Unity Government is responsible for projects which were under construction when he took office in February 2015.

 

Hours after becoming the Federation’s third Prime Minister, Dr. Harris asked for the resignation of ambassadors, directors on statutory boards and corporations, halt ongoing public sector projects and closed the electoral offices in St. Kitts and in Nevis for six months. To date no report has been submitted into the closure despite several public statements that the investilgation is on-going two years after.

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NRP’s Leadership on Decriminalizing Cannabis breaks Team Unity’s Opposition

Published 30 March 2017

NRP’s Leadership on Decriminalizing Cannabis breaks Team Unity’s Opposition

Charlestown, Nevis (March 23, 2017) After nearly a year of singlehandedly leading the national debate to decriminalize cannabis, and having to bravely withstand the merciless ridicule and opposition of the Team Unity Government, news broke on March 18, 2017 (Times Caribbean) that Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has caved in to public demand and now intends to establish a “Ganja Commission”, to look into the matter and report back to Cabinet.

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