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Upgrade on Island Main Road Will Ensure Key Resilient Carriageway Around St. Kitts

Published 13 December 2018

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SKNIS Photo: A section of the resurfaced road.

UPGRADE OF ISLAND MAIN ROAD WILL ENSURE KEY RESILIENT CARRIAGEWAY AROUND ST. KITTS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 13, 2018 (SKNIS): The upgrades currently underway on the island main road in St. Kitts are set to benefit all upon completion, said Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris during his Budget Address on Wednesday, December 12.“It is to provide a safe and resilient main carriageway for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic, while ensuring adequate drainage to reduce the possibility of flooding and road degradation,” he said.

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PM Harris to STEP workers: Work diligently to justify government’s spending on the programme

Published 13 December 2018

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PM Harris to STEP workers: Work diligently to justify government’s spending on the programme

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 13, 2018 (S.T.E.P.) — The Federal Government has since 2012 spent about $300 million on the People Employment Programme (PEP)/Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP), and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy is beseeching workers on the programme not to take the opportunity they have for granted but to work hard.

Prime Minister Harris, who is also the Minister of People Empowerment under which Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) falls, has said that there are over 2,500 persons in the programme who are being paid every week, costing the government more than four million dollars a month.

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Full Text: Prime Minister Harris’ 2019 Budget Address

Published 13 December 2018

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Full Text: Prime Minister Harris’ 2019 Budget Address

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NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART BHS LAUDED AS ONE OF THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY

Published 13 December 2018

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NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART BHS LAUDED AS ONE OF THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 12, 2018 (SKNIS): The imminent construction of the new state-of-the-art Basseterre High School (BHS) is one of the Government of National Unity’s major accomplishments, said Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris during his 2019 Budget Address on December 12.

A major achievement by the Government of National Unity was to solve the ongoing problems associated with the BHS at its former compound in East Basseterre, which “became a health hazard causing physical and emotional harm to students and teachers at the school,” said the prime minister.

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FORMER BASSETERRE HIGH SCHOOL (BHS) ALSO SITS ON BASSETERRE VALLEY AQUIFER

Published 13 December 2018

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FORMER BASSETERRE HIGH SCHOOL (BHS) ALSO SITS ON BASSETERRE VALLEY AQUIFER

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 12, 2018 (SKNIS): The former Basseterre High School (BHS), located at Victoria Road, Basseterre, sits on the Basseterre Valley Aquifer. The soon to be built state-of-the-art BHS at Pond’s Extension in East Basseterre will also be built on the Basseterre Valley Aquifer. So, what is the controversy?

Some claim that the Basseterre Valley Aquifer will be contaminated by the building of the new BHS on it, while respected experts in the field, including a group of top experienced water engineers, who did the feasibility studies, say that the water contamination risk is literally non-existent.