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Published 29 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

NEW FIRE TRUCK COMMISSIONED FOR R.L.B. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ST. KITTS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 28, 2018 (SKNIS): The fire and rescue capabilities at the Robert L. Bradshaw (R.L.B.) International Airport in St. Kitts have been enhanced with the commissioning of a new 4×4 Rosenbauer Panther Appliance on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

The new vehicle has a water tank that holds 1,500 gallons, and a storage capacity for 200 gallons of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) – which is specially-designed to extinguish hydrocarbon fuel fires. It is also equipped with a dry chemical complementary extinguishing agent system that holds up to 500 pounds. The chemical is designed to extinguish metal fires involving the undercarriage of aircrafts. The fire truck was designed and constructed by Rosenbauer America and costs more than US$625,000.

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Published 29 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

PM HARRIS BRIEFED ON EFFORTS TO DELIST ST. KITTS-NEVIS FROM EU’S NON-COOPERATIVE TAX JURISDICTIONS

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 28, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris’ busy week of engagements with high-level international and local officials continued today, Wednesday, March 28, when the prime minister met and held discussions with Mrs. Sharlene Shillingford-McKlmon, Charge d’Affaires at the Eastern Caribbean States Embassy to Belgium and Missions to the European Union. 

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Published 29 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

FORMER CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER, DR. JOSEPH HALLIDAY OBE, LAID TO REST

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 28, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Members of the Team Unity Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis joined hundreds at the Olivet Gospel Hall on Malone Avenue, Basseterre, to pay their final respects to a distinguished son of the soil and dedicated civil servant, the late Dr. Joseph Jacob Halliday OBE, who was laid to rest earlier today, March 28.

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Published 29 March 2018

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

RUSVM’S PARTNERSHIP WITH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE WILL HELP INCREASE THE OUTPUT OF LOCAL FOOD IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 27, 2018 (SKNIS): At the sitting of National Assembly on March 28, Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, recognized Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) for its most recent contributions to the Department of Marine Resources and Agriculture.

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