October 2017

NRP blasts supervisor, Electoral Commission; sends letters to regional and international bodies

October 20, 2017 in National

The opposition Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) is threatening legal action against the newly-appointed Supervisor Mr. Elvin Bailey and the Electoral Commission over apparent clandestine attempts to disenfranchise voters and has copied letters documenting concerns on several issues to the Federation’s Governor General, Prime Minister, Electoral...

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PM Harris’ spokesman: Government still trying to get FINCEN lifted after paying out US$96,000

October 20, 2017 in National

Nearly two years after St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris paid two American lobbying firms over US$96,000 (EC$259,000) to get the United States Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) removed, the advisory is still in place. “It is a work in...

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Deflated Ball: Blake gets 29 in Clips’ 108-92 rout of Lakers

October 20, 2017 in Sports

LOS ANGELES -- Patrick Beverley crowded chest-to-chest with Lonzo Ball before an inbounds pass in the first quarter while they were 94 feet from the basket. Moments later at midcourt, Beverley emphatically fouled the Lakers' rookie point guard and watched him fall. Ball still might turn...

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Trump gave himself a ’10’ on Puerto Rico then he tried to get its governor to do the same

October 20, 2017 in International

President Trump held a news conference with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Thursday. In it, Trump rated his own response to the devastation that Hurricane Maria caused the island a "10" — out of 10. But this was hardly the most surprising or informative response...

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Antigua PM’s call to nationalize Caribbean hotels is folly – Mackenzie

October 20, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne[/caption] The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne’s declaration that Caribbean governments should have ownership stakes in hotels has been described as a dangerous way for the region to go if it hopes to...

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