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Charlestown, Nevis, March 1, 2020 – Police are investigating a murder in Nevis. According to sources, the body of 20-year-old Jevon Brandy of Brown Hill, Nevis, was found in the Nugents area near Hamilton. It is said the body bore marks consistent with a severe beating and a gun shot wound to the neck. Police were called early Sunday morning to Nugent’s Heights in the Hamilton area after an alarm was raised. Investigations are continuing. The post Police invesigating murder in Nevis appeared first on The SKN Reporter ..read more

Charlestown, Nevis, March 1, 2020 – Police are carrying out investigations into the discovery of a body found on the road in Nevis. According to reports, the body is that of an unidentified male. Police reportedly went to the scene in the Hamilton area about 7 o clock this morning. Read: http://sknreporter.com/police-invesigating-murder-in-nevis/ The post Body of male found in in Nevis appeared first on The SKN Reporter ..read more

Basseterre, St Kitts, March 1, 2020 – The 989-passenger cruise ship, Braemar, which visited St Kitts’ Port Zante on February 23, 2020 was prevented from docking in the Dominican Republic on Friday February 28, 2020. Operators of the British cruise ship which was turned away from its destination due to fears of the new coronavirus said Saturday they have chartered planes to ferry passengers home – but don’t yet have permission to dock anywhere. The Braemar, which had been scheduled to disembark its hundreds of passengers in the Dominican Republic on Friday was still cruising through the Caribbe ..read more

Charlestown, Nevis, July 1, 2020 – With three ministers in the Federal Cabinet, the Charlestown-based Nevis Island Administration (NIA) of Premier Hon Mark Brantley, has called for an urgent meeting with the Federal Government.. Brantley has expressed the view that Nevis is not getting the percentage share that was agreed to in the Charlestown Accord in 2014 and has called for talks with prime minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris to rectify that situation. “There have been issues that have bedeviled the relationship between St Kitts and Nevis over the years, and one of the fundamental issues was ..read more

Basseterre, St Kitts, July 1, 2020 – Chairman of the St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) Dr Terrance Drew said the widespread irregularities and illegalities that took place in the June 5, 2020 general elections have led to a miscarriage of democracy in the twin-island federation. Drew, who challenged the incumbent, Hon Eugene Hamilton, lost his bid to represent the residents of St Christopher 8 by 24 votes, (2232 to 2208) was among SKNLP candidates to filed election petitions last Friday challenging the results. Final results show “My reasons are principally based on a moral obligation I have ..read more

Basseterre, St Kitts, June 15, 2020 – Three full time ministers in the Nevis Island Administration were sworn in Sunday as full time Cabinet ministers with portfolios in the Federal Government of St Kitts and Nevis in Basseterre. Hon Eric Evelyn, who is Minister of Culture, Youth, Sports, Community Development and Telecommunications and Information in the Nevis Island Administration in Charlestown was sworn in as the Federal Minister of Environment and Cooperatives in Basseterre. Hon Alexis Jeffers Hon Alexis Jeffers, the Deputy Premier of Nevis and that island’s Minister of Agriculture, Land ..read more

Basseterre, St Kitts, March 1, 2020 – Growing concern that the Timothy Harris-led Team Unity Government is “doing nothing” to protect the people of the twin-island Federation from the coronavirus which has spread to neighboring Caribbean nations. “About 20 countries have restrictions on anyone who has been to Italy in the last few weeks. Meanwhile, St Kitts and Nevis continues to do nothing regarding Italy and we have recent arrivals in St Kitts and Nevis from this region. (The virus) has now spread to more than 20 countries including the Dominican Republic,” posted Peter Chevozerov. On Saturd ..read more

Basseterre, St Kitts, March 1, 2020 – The coronavirus is just next door. According to The St Maarten Daily Herald, three cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) were confirmed as positive in the Northern Islands by the Institut Pasteur Laboratory of Guadeloupe which is conducting the tests. The case involves a resident of St. Barthélemy and his visiting relatives, regional health authority ARS confirmed in a press release Sunday. The St. Barthélemy resident is currently confined to his home and under daily surveillance. His state of health is not cause for concern. His parents are in isolation in St ..read more

Basseterre, St Kitts, March 1, 2020 – Against the background of the World Health Organization raising the global risk assessment of the COVID-19 Coronavirus world wide infection level to “very high, CARICOM Heads today Sunday, March 1, to discuss ways of protecting the region from the continued spread of the deadly virus. The meeting will be hosted by Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, will host the special meeting in Barbados, in the Frangipani room at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, beginning at 12 noon. It will bring together some Heads of Go ..read more