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Published 24 September 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source 

Home Countries St Kitts-Nevis CountriesSt Kitts-Nevis “Shameful” move by St Kitts-Nevis following Hurricane Maria

Mahdi Mohammed, CEO of Guide Consultants, who was in Dominica during Hurricane Maria, surveys the devastation in Roseau

BASSETERRE, St Kits — A press release issued on Saturday by the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) in St Kitts and Nevis announcing a drastic 50 percent cut in the investment requirement for its citizenship by investment (CBI) program, ostensibly to create a “hurricane relief fund”, has drawn widespread condemnation, including one CBI consultant who described the move as shameful.

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Published 19 September 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source 

Hurricane Maria 5AM Update

Update is a full update and generally no changes, which is generally good news for us. It means Maria holding track and not moving north which would be very bad for us if she did.

Set to pass about 60 miles from St.Kitts-Nevis
“Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km).”

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Published 18 September 2017

Buckke Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Maria is a category 4 hurricane

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA.

At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Hurricane Maria was near latitude 15.1 north, longitude 60.7 west, or 72 miles or 116 km north of Saint Lucia. Maria is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph or 15 km/h. On the forecast track, the centre of Maria is expected to move across the northern Windward Islands during the next few hours.

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Published 17 September 2017

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source 

Tropical Storm Maria Strengthening

At 5:00 p.m. today, the center of Tropical Storm Maria was centered near latitude 12.3 north, longitude 52.6 west or 570 miles or 917 km east southeast of Saint Lucia. Maria is moving toward the west near 20 mph or 31 km/h. A slower west-northwest motion is expected during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the system is expected to approach the Leeward Islands on Monday.

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