Published 8 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Mowatt into men’s 400m hurdles final, Hyde falls short
LONDON, England — With the second fastest-time of 54.92 seconds Jamaica’s Ristannana Tracey powered into the semi-finals of the women’s 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Championships in London yesterday.
She was joined by compatriots Rhonda Whyte and Leah Nugent.
Published 8 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
No Shelly-Ann, VCB, Elaine for women’s 200m
LONDON, England — Having got a second chance to perform at the IAAF World Championships, Gleneve Grange will be hoping to grab the opportunity with both hands when she bows into action today in the women’s shot put starting 2:40 pm Jamaica time.
Published 8 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
Athletes get the runs at World Championships as gastroenteritis reported at official hotel in London
Telegraph Reporters
8 August 2017 • 7:36am
number of athletes at the World Championships have been laid low by stomach upsets with Botswana’s Isaac Makwala saying on Monday he was forced to withdraw from the 200m heats because of food poisoning.
London 2017 organisers released a statement late on Monday saying that a number of teams had reported cases of gastroenteritis at their official hotel.
“Those affected have been supported by both team and LOC medical staff, in addition we have been working with Public Health England to ensure the situation is managed and contained,” the organising committee said in a statement.
Published 7 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
The Basseterre Valley Aquifer must be protected from human faeces and other contaminants, says Douglas
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 7TH 2017 – Leader of the Opposition, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has welcomed professional opinion on the highly controversial decision of the Timothy Harris Team Unity Government (TUG) to build a new Basseterre High School (BHS) on the Basseterre Valley Aquifer but called upon the people of Basseterre and its environs to protect the island’s major source of drinking water.
Published 7 August 2017
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News
PM Harris accuses Mark Brantley of presiding over “a non functioning Public Accounts Committee”
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 7TH 2017 – Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, has slammed his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mark Brantley, for presiding over a “non-functioning Public Accounts Committee” when he was its chairman for nearly 8 years (2007 to 2015).
The irony is that Prime Minister Harris and his Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Shawn Richards, were also members of the last Public Accounts Committee from 2010 to 2015.
