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BROTHERS SMUGGLE
GUN, DRUGS
(PAGE 02)
Photo: Prime Minister Dr.
Timothy Harris (left) and Senior
Minister Vance Amory shake
hands at a past public event
NRP ‘VIRDEE’ DISSAPOINTED IN AMORY
Photo: Image of the alleged gun
(PAGE 03)
Photo: (Left) Dawud Byron Jr.
(son of the late Dawud ‘Mudada’
Byron) accepts a certificate in his
memory presented by SKNLP
Deputy Leader Marcella Liburd
while other family members look
on including his sister (end right)
Dara Byron (photo courtesy
SKNLP Public Relations Unit)
(PAGE 11)
COMMENTARY BY
> BATUMBA TAK
>EARLE CLARKE
> OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
>ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR
> FAIR SHARE / SCOOPS
DAWUD ‘MUDADA’
BYRON HONOURED
...14 STORMS PREDICTED FOR
2018 HURRICANE SEASON....
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2 OPINION / LOCAL NEWS
The Labour Spokesman
The Spokesman - Established May 1957
Published by: The St. Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union
Ag. Editor: Precious Mills
Masses House, Church Street
P.O. Box 239 . Basseterre . St. Kitts . West Indies
Tel: (1 869) 465-2229 Fa: (1 869) 466-9866
Email: info@sknunion.com
Website: www.thelabourspokesman.com
Editorial
Labour Is
Your Best
Option
The air is thick with the lies constantly being spewed by the
political gadflies who, all day, each and every day, seem to have
nothing to do other than call in to every radio station, trying most
desperately to make evil seem as if it is good, and to convince us
that good is evil.
One cannot help but wonder at their capacity for twisting and
distorting facts and the truth in such ways as to make even the most
devout Christians want to abandon their faith and hew to the teachings
and urges of darkness.
As a small example, we refer to their obstinate insistence that
Canada withdrew visa-free entry privileges for our people because
of some abuse of a diplomatic passport. On numerous occasions it
has been shown that nothing could be further from the truth.
Yet their agents continue to state, categorically and in writing:
“As a result of Moghadam, the Canadian government halted visa-free
access for Kittitians and Nevisians into Canada.” (The Democrat
Newspaper, Issue 3558, Friday June 8, 2018, Page 10, ‘Passport
Pathology’.)
In the face of such blatant and outrageous lying, undertaken
against the reality that such was never the case, one cannot help but
wonder if there is really anything which persons of goodwill can do
to help such persons?
But, given our experience over the years, we are convinced that
such skullduggery is all a part of deliberately indulging in evil for
the sole purpose of seizing and holding on to political power.
It has nothing whatsoever to with you, our people of St. Kitts
and Nevis. It is all about their masters, themselves, their families
and relatives, and they have shown, again and again, that they are
quite willing to be ‘used’ just so long as ‘something’ is in it for them.
One of their latest ‘acquisitions’ rather infamously stated, some
time ago, that he does not care anything about Labour or loyalty to
Labour. He is only concerned about loyalty to himself, personally, and
it has to be one hundred percent (100%) loyalty. For the avoidance
of any doubt we state, quite categorically, that here we are NOT
talking about Donald J Trump.
That paragon of evil went on to say that, as far as he is concerned,
he, himself, his family and his relatives come first, second, third,
fourth, fifth and even sixth. The constituency comes seventh, and,
if anything is left after that, whoever is left can have it.
And, even as those facts play out before our very eyes, they and
their sycophants try desperately to convince us that we are NOT
seeing that which we are seeing.
Boy, oh boy! What has become of our once beautiful little country
of St Kitts and Nevis and our people?
Many, though not all, are aware of the case of a certain man who
once convinced us of the very evil nature of a political organisation.
Inside and outside of parliament, in print and over the public
loudspeakers, he told us of their wicked, deceitful and disrespectful
nature. He explained to us how they fostered evil and criminal
activities in our country, how they, their sons and the sons of their
trumps brought the drugs trade to this country, and even took it into
our schools, and how they undermined the police and our people’s
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respect for law and order.
Now that same individual would have us to believe that none of it is true. Really? This just goes to
show that the individual does not think well of us at all.
Then there is the case of ‘Madam know It All’, who really does not know anything AT ALL, but
who persists in constantly and relentlessly befouling the airwaves with her pseudo intellectual claptrap.
But our experiences tell us that the less said about one such as her the better.
As our comrade leaders have been bringing to the attention of our people, in just three short years
under SCHEME UNITY our once prosperous nation has retrogressed with unbelievable rapidity, in
what can only be described as ‘a race to the bottom’.
Having subjected our people to all kinds of ‘pie-in-the-sky’ promises we have all experienced the
opposite taking place of virtually everything that they promised.
The cost of living has gone through the roof. Staple items of food, such as bananas, potatoes,
plantains, and even breadfruit, are being sold by the supermarkets, groceries, hucksters and side-way
vendors for hither fore unimaginable prices. One is unable to obtain a small, forced-ripe breadfruit for
anything less than twelve dollars ($12).
And while our people cry out for relief from these horrors, the SCHEME UNITY lot continue to
find ways to gallivant hither, thither and yon. Yes, dear people, so compulsive is their lust that, even
when they are mightily scared of Scotland Yard, the FBI and the Mounties, they find it impossible to
resist sneaking out of and into our of the country, into and out of the US, and into and out of secret
meetings at Joe’s place.
How quickly they seem to have forgotten their own warnings that ‘whatever is done in the dark
MUST come into the light’!
Oh, what demons these creatures be!
Within fairly recent times, governmental authorities in The UK and The US have seen it necessary
to issue certain warnings about St. Kitts and Nevis.
In the case of the UK, it is about their citizens travelling into, within, and out of our country. They
have found it necessary to urge them to exercise care and caution because of the heightened levels of
crime within our borders.
From the other side of ‘The Pond’ the US authorities found it necessary to warn their citizens and
others about the propensity for corruption which obtains in St Kitts and Nevis.
Is it not most interesting that these warnings about St. Kitts and Nevis should now be given by The
UK and The US because of SCHEME UNITY, the very same people who, before they got into office,
sought to, and did succeed, in blackening the good name of St Kitts and Nevis?
Whatsoever you send forth is that which will be returned to you, and usually it is done by one’s
own hand.
During last Wednesday’s edition of Issues our beloved Deputy Party Leader, Comrade Marcella
Liburd, repeatedly reminded you that “Labour Is Your Best Option”. We of this newspaper wish to join
her in sending you this reminder, for there can be no doubt that in the mind of any rational person that
our great movement has always been the one that truly cares for ALL of our people, and has always
developed and implemented policies and programmes that cater for the greatest good for you, our
people and our country.
The Labour Spokesman urges one and all to stand by to set things right.
We send our heartiest congratulations to our beloved Comrade Leader, Dr. The Rt. Hon Denzil
Douglas, on his appointment to the PAHO committee to expand and improve health across the Americas.
We are confident that he will once again makes all very proud to be Kittitians and Nevisians.
After all, as Comrade Marcella has pointed out: Leadership Matters.
of The Workers’ Party,epitomised the kind of leader which the poor and downtrodden yearn for,
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Friday, June 15 TH 2018 The Labour Spokesman LOCAL NEWS
NRP ‘Virdee’
Disappointed In
Amory
By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (June 2018)-Controversial allegations
pointed at the St.Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris
concerning the Peter Virdee corruption scandal has prompted the
opposition Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) to state its shock and
disappointment in the support that Dr. Harris received from former
Premier Vance Amory-a senior government minister- who was
present at a town hall meeting held last month (May) in which Dr.
Harris directly addressed the hot topic for the first time.
At Dr. Harris’ Open Forum held at the Edgar T. Morris Primary
School in his home community of Tabernacle (located within his
constituency), he rejected calls by the opposition St.Kitts-Nevis
Labour Party (SKNLP) to resign.
“They say that they put in the Labour chat that ‘Timothy
going go resign tonight so people must come down Government
Headquarters tomorrow’. Ah well want dem go down dere like
a pappy show. That is what dey put inna dey chat. I wanted to
make it very clear we came here to report that I am not resigning
tonight! A not resigning tomorrow, a not resigning next week!
A not resigning next year so long as God give me wellness and
soundness of body and mind. We will go as we promised ten
years of service for Dr. Timothy Harris as the Federation’s Prime
Minister. That is what we committed to the people.”
While the NRP is judging Dr. Harris for choosing a platform
that sought to rally his core constituency and strategically preempt
any possibility of the truth telling, the St.Kitts-Nevis Prime
Minister had declared before his audience that night: “I innocent.
If you have evidence to the contrary bring it to the court of law.
That’s all.”
“Acting the role of a celebrity Prime Minister, Dr. Harris
rather than addressing the country with sobriety and in a manner
befitting the importance of the office he holds, chose a platform
that sought not only to rally his core constituency but strategically
preempted any possibility of him telling the truth,” the NRP told
in its recent statement.
As disclosed by the opposition body: “Invariably, we in the
NRP and those on Nevis who support the Concerned Citizens
Movement (CCM) were shocked and deeply disappointed by
the extraordinarily explicit support that Dr. Harris received from
our former Premier, the Hon. Vance Amory. His presence at the
Town Hall event is indefensible and left an indelible stain on the
already frayed moral and ethical fiber of Nevis.”
Dr. Harris’ comments about forced resignation at the town hall
meeting sparked rumours that internally within his Team Unity
cabinet among some of his colleagues are of the opinion that he
should resign.
“To all of you who came out to show your support, to show
your solidarity-the progress of the country will go on. There will
be no forced resignation. I will stand with the people and the
people will stand with me! Whoever carried their suit to be dried
clean to get freshen up and nice up for his swearing in of the Prime
Minister, tell them there is no vacancy! There is no vacancy in
the office of the prime minister and I don’t care and I don’t care
how much rumours they spread.”
According to the NRP, “As anticipated, Dr. Harris unequivocally
expressed his determination to resist the chorus of calls by the
SKN Labour Party, members of civil society and allegedly by a
faction of his own government to resign.”
Amory praised by Dr. Harris for being a trusted figure in the
early construct of Team Unity.
“I trusted the word of the [then] leader of the CCM, the
honourable Vance Amory who is here tonight and I would say to
you my confidence in him has never one day been found wanted.
Vance is an honorable man; a leader in whom you can depend. He
brings the wisdom and experience and the selflessness in giving
advice. You ain’t have to second guess his motive.”
Brothers Smuggle Gun, Drugs
Through Airport
By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Friday 15th June 2018)- On the sister isle of Nevis, two brothers,
one a customs officer and the other said to be another airport employee were reportedly arrested
and charged yesterday (Thursday) for drugs and a gun found in a package which entered the country
from abroad.
As gathered, police conducted an operation at the Vance Amory International Airport in Nevis
which led to the men’s run-in with the law. Furthermore, it is understood that one brother cleared
the package which was then collected by his sibling who was monitored and stopped by police
after leaving the airport’s compound.
Cocaine and a gun were said to have been discovered hidden in an item.
More details in a follow-up report.
Photo: Image of the alleged drugs
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4 TRADE UNION NEWS
The Labour Spokesman
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
By: Batumba Tak - General Secretary
The St. Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
In the words of Wendell Phillips, “To be as good as our fathers
we must be better; imitation is not discipleship.”
The origin of Father’s Day is not clear. Some say that it began
with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say that the
first Father’s Day ceremony was held in Vancouver Washington.
Furthermore, it was also said that it was the president of the
Chicago branch of the Lion’s Club, Harry Meek, is said to have
celebrated the first Father’s Day with his organisation in 1915 and
the day that they chose was the third Sunday in June, the closet
date to Meek’s own birthday.
But regardless of when the first true Father’s Day occurred, the
strongest promoter of Father’s Day was conceptualized by Ms.
Sonora Smart Dodd, a loving daughter from Spokane.
It so happen that Sonora attended a Mother’s Day Sermon in
1909 and she was struck with the noble idea that society must
observe a day to honor the important contribution made by father’s
in the raising of their children.
In addition, she was encouraged by the love of her own father,
‘William Smart’, a civil war veteran who single-handedly raised
her along with her five siblings after the death of her mother.
Thus, Sonora worked hard to make her concept a reality.
Therefore, the noble idea of celebrating Father’s Day soon spread
like wild fire. As a result Father’s Day was then recognised by
a joint Resolution of Congress in 1956. However, on the third
Sunday in June since 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson issued
the first proclamation honoring fathers.
We have listed below a few countries that celebrate Father’s
Day, and the month:
1. Canada Third Sunday in June.
2.Japan
Third Sunday in June.
3.United Kingdom Third Sunday in June.
4.United States Third Sunday in June.
5.New Zealand First Sunday in September.
6.Australia First Sunday in September.
7.Brazil Second Sunday in August.
8.Republic of China (Taiwan) August 8th.
However, just like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is highly
commercialised in over seventy (70)) countries. It is noticed that
days before the celebrations of Father’s Day, marketers usually
launch an aggressive advertising campaign to lure people and
cash in on the sentimental value of the occasion.
Even though some critics
are very much against the
commercialisation of Father’s
Day, many people also feel
that marketing of Father’s Day
helps to create awareness about
the day and therefore help to
strengthen the bond of love
shared between father and a
child.
Historically, children wear
roses to express gratitude for
their fathers. But traditionally,
if the child is wearing a red
rose, it symbolises the child
father is alive. Likewise, a
white rose means that the child
father is no more.
In today’s time, persons
express affection and honour
fathers by presenting them
cards, flowers and chocolate. In
addition, several other gifts of
love, including neckties, shirts
electronic gadgets, stationery
items are also gifted to fathers.
However, another
noticeable trend about Father’s
Day is that apart from their
biological father, people wish
“Happy Father’s Day”to their
grandfathers, stepfathers, foster
fathers, uncles or any other
man who is as affectionate and
loving towards them as a father.
Thus dining out with family
is another popular Father’s
Day tradition. It is no wonder
restaurants and bars, and other
eating joints witness a bumper
rush on the occasion.
Like many other countries
around the world, right here in
our very beloved Federation
of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts)
and Nevis, we do not miss
the opportunity to honor our
fathers by celebrating Father’s
Day on the third Sunday in
June.
However, let us continue to
honor our fathers, grandfathers,
foster fathers, uncles or any
other man who is affectionate
and loving to all of us in our
daily lives.
As I close for today I wish
every man a “Happy Father’s
Day.”
I leave you with a father’s
day quote b y William
Shakespeare.
“It is a wise father that
knows his own child.” –
William Shakespeare.
Friday, June 15 TH 2018
Occupational Safety
& Health
By: Joseph Jones
Workers! It’s a number of years this Union (St.Kitts-Nevis
Trades & Labour Union) in its efforts in promoting Occupational
Safety and Health, to my mind, it is a difficult hill but as you would
be “aware”, people (workers) perceive a hill to be steeper than it
really is especially if they are tired of carrying a heavy load. But
I can say to you that THIS UNION IS NOT TIRED. When you
are burdened and exhausted with problems that seem too big to
handle, check them out. This is a fact that when encounter a trial
in life, we are tempted to sit down at the workplace, home or at the
base of the hill and stay there convinced that the grade is too steep.
That is why the Union is encouraging you to draw near. These
articles are sweet words to my taste. Ewe are creatures with all
kind of needs. Without air, water or food for instance we can’t
go on living. In addition to these absolutely basic necessities, we
have a host of others that must be met if we are to be healthy, safe
and happy. But these needs are not just physical, emotional and
social, they are also spiritual.
Before I close, allow me to say furthermore that the world has
changed drastically but the battle still rages.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the St.Kitts-Nevis Trades &
Labour Union, NO MATTER WHAT! It has and still is fighting
for us the worker of the Federation in terms of stress, noise,
chemicals, occupational accidents and diseases.
Hello! I will again touch on Body Ergonomics. What is that?
Human Engineering- is a way of thinking and planning work
so that it is organised to suit the abilities and needs of workers
(people) doing it.
Let me hit it home now. Everybody is different. People are
of different heights, they are built differently. Some people
are stronger than others and their temperaments and ability to
withstand physical stress and strains vary. These are basic facts
that cannot be changed and we must use them as a basis for
planning working environments.
*NOTE WELL*
WORDS AND MEANING
Sex- refers to being either a male or female but in this article
‘sex’ is a health hazard. Mark you, it is not occupational but some
people use it as a business and there is where stress and strain roll
up on the back and brain. This is no laughing matter; take this
very seriously. Again, the “awareness” must be there at all times.
*See below*
*Stress- To put in difficulties, subject to emphasis constraint
and pressure.
*Strain* to stretch lightly, to exert to the utmost, to over task,
to carry too far.
It is said that man or woman is as old as he or she feels. But
the International Labour Organisation (ILO) says a man or woman
is as old his or her BACK.
Until next week. Thank you.
www.thelabourspokesman.com

Friday, June 15 TH 2018 The Labour Spokesman COMMENTARY
THERE WAS DEFINITELY
A TENTH OF JUNE IN 1967,
ORCHESTRATED BY PAM!
By Earle Clarke, 5|06|2018:
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“All of us are Referees in the Game of Life for, as people of conscience (which is the voice of
God) and Principle, we have to place that whistle to our lips and blow for the infringements we see
taking place on the field of life. Were we afraid to perform in this manner, we would become the
disrespected human beings in our society, drifting like the twig on the sea totally unable to chart
the course of our daily existence. But, on the other hand, if we were to blow for the infringements
when we witness them, we will draw the wrath of the player involved and some unconscionable
spectators, but we will procure the LOVE AND RESPECT of the vast majority of our fellowmen.
We will be able to hold our heads high as we tread the streets of our native land and our reputation
as fair minded, honest and unafraid individuals will precede us whenever we travel abroad, for
these qualities will dog our every footstep!” Kennedy Earle Clarke:
Dear reader, in the year 2007, the 40th anniversary of the ATTEMPTED OVERTROW OF THE
LAWFULLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF PREMIER ROBERT LLEWELLYN BRADSHAW
ON 10th JUNE 1967 by PAM supporters, Anguillans and USA mercenaries, then Comrade Dwyer
Astaphan and I, along with those from the Defence Force who were involved in DEFENDING
THE COUNTRY, met at an office at the Sands Complex where our testimonies were recorded.
Comrade Astaphan gave and account of his having to sleep on Conaree Beach that night and he
also spoke about armed men at the dance at the Factory Social Centre which he and his school
mates attended. He also spoke about his father informing him not to come to Basseterre because
there was too much confusion in the Capital. He explained to us that his father who was looking
out of a Western window of his home in down Town Basseterre saw Victor Cebron Vaugh from
New Town, heading west and he the father hailed out to Cebron asking him where he was going.
Cebron replied that he was going home because teargas and shooting took place at GREEN
KORNER, the place where Barker and Kelly later occupied as their main office, situated immediately
to the East of the Cinema in front of the Pelican Mall where Ready Fry operates. The confusion with
armed men and teargas disoriented Cebron to the point that, instead of heading east to New Town,
he headed west. All this was said by then Comrade Dwyer Astaphan who was Minister of National
Security in the Dr. Denzil Llewellyn Douglas Labour Administration. This recording was played
on every radio station in St. Kitts with the voice of Comrade Dwyer and myself distinctly featured,
from 2007 – 2013. In 2014, I could not believe my ears when I heard Comrade Dwyer Astaphan
changing his tune on a radio station, claiming that there was no 10th June, 1967. I immediate went
and used two cotton swab tips to clean my ears before going the rounds to ask the other Comrades
if what I heard the Comrade said was really what he said?
In order to ease my doubts, I telephoned my good friend Captain Val Morris and he confirmed
what I actually heard but did not want to believe that I heard. For 7 (seven) years ( 2007 –2013), I
found the DENIAL , the ROUND ABOUT BEHAVIOUR of the Comrade to be so DISTASTEFUL,
so DISHONEST because he even quoted from a BOOK entitled the ANGUILLA BATTLE FOR
FREEDOM 1967-1969 written by Colville Petty and A. Nat Hodge page 84 and Chapter (4) –
“ARMED ATTACK ON ST. KITTS!” How could the Comrade, sorry—the ex Comrade change his
mouth like this? It would have been better for him if he had stayed MUTE, because HISTORICAL
FACTS are HISTORICAL FACTS and cannot be changed to suit the whims and the fancies of the
individual. We have to ask the Question, 51 years ago on 10th June 1967, did PAM supported by
Anguillans and USA Mercenaries UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO OVERTHROW the
Lawfully Elected Government of Premier Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw by ARMED FORCE? The
answer to this QUESTION is a RESOUNDING “YES!”
The young people of today cannot dismiss this HISTORICAL FACT LIGHTLY, for they have
to sit, REFLECT AND PONDER what might have been their FATE TODAY, HAD THE COUP
which was SPONSORED by the oligarchs been successful in OVERTHROWING A LAWFULLY
AND OVERWHELMINGLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN 1966? What would have been the
POSITION of the working class man and woman of the day had they succeeded? Would the working
class of the land be re-enslaved 129 years 1838 – 1967 after they had been so-called liberated
from their chains and shackles and 32 years after the 1935 Buckley’s Revolution in which St. Kitts
played such a MAJOR PART? This is FOOD for THOUGHT for the Younger Generation of today.
Would our country have been turned into another South Africa in the CARIBBEAN with the FEW
OLIGRACHS controlling the vast majority Black People on the Island? What would have been
the reaction of Nevisians were this to have happened, considering that they are kith and kin to the
inhabitants of St. Kitts?
Would Nevis have been invaded as well and its citizens forced to live under an Apartheid System
as well? Because, there could not have been a NEVIS where its citizens are free and the inhabitants
of St. Kitts the larger of the TWO held in bondage, especially knowing the BLOOD TIES between
the TWO peoples. So, I POSE the QUESTION to my NEVIS READERS, “What would have been
the FATE of Nevis and Nevisians who are just a mere 2 miles at the nearest point and 11 miles from
Port to Port, were the 1967 ATTEMPTED COUP in St. Kitts successful? Ever PONDERED THIS
QUESTION? Sometimes it takes a long time before reality strikes home; sometimes we act like the
proverbial ostrich, burying our heads in the sand of not wanting to know, but the FACTS are there
glaring and staring at us and the questions that are unanswered yesterday, just cannot be ignored
any longer as they are bawling
out loudly to be answered,
for NEVISIANS would have
been affected in some way
or other, even at the thought
of their families in St. Kitts
being subjugated and they up
there in Nevis are free. But
would Nevisians be allowed
to be free?
And so, whenever this
DAMNABLE DATE comes
around, it should be a period
of REFLECTION! The “IFS!”
And the “WERE’S!” have to
be confronted for we cannot
forever play dodging hoop with
them. We have to FACE them
and answer them forthrightly!
The 10th of June was nothing
staged by the Labour Party
and Mr. Bradshaw, as the
perpetrators alleged. There
was indeed an ATTEMPTED
OVERTHROW by PAM,
ANGUILLANS AND USA
MERCENARIES, all with the
INTENT of INSTALLING A
GOVERNMENT OF PAM
which was REJECTED ONE
YEAR EARLIER! Now, dear
reader I POSE the QUESTION
and I would encourage you
to answer honestly. Do you
firmly believe that if the
oligarchs of St. Kitts who
financed the ATTEMPTED
COUP were successful, that
they would have spent all
those monies to introduce a
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF
GOVERNMENT, bearing in
mind that they were vehemently
accusing Mr. Bradshaw and the
Labour Party of enabling the
workers to live like them? Do
you really believe so?
Do you think that the
oligarchs would have abided
by the system of one man one
vote when they vehemently
opposed the introduction of
Adult Suffrage in 1952 which
drained them of their political
power for they had both?
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6 COMMENTARY
The Labour Spokesman
If the Political and the Economic Power were returned to
them and having the FEAR that those who they once owned were
advancing too rapidly, would they have taken us up in their bosom
and be chummy, chummy with us treating us as their equals?
Were they to do this, better that they had saved their monies and
allowed Mr. Bradshaw to continue his pilgrimage of making us
live like them. But, it was because they opposed the idea, why
they financed the COUP! One of the weaknesses of the BLACK
RACE is that we have not yet begun to fathom our HISTORY, to
determine who is working in our interest and those who aren’t.
A drink of rum and a few beers make us believe that we have
crashed through the social barriers and we are sitting at the table
of the oligarchs. The Plantation system of upward mobility still
has us gripped and clawing our way to reach by them and we
fail to see that they have us at arm’s length, keeping the distance
between them and us.
Dear reader, in their BOOK –ANUILLA’S BATTLE TO
FREEDOM 1967- 1969, the Authors in CHAPTER (4) Page
84 said in the publication: The notion of attacking St. Kitts was
the brainchild of Ronald Webster and a Prominent Kittitian
Lawyer (if we are not daft, we know who that Kittitian Lawyer
was). The ATTACK was to be carried out on Saturday 10th
June 1967, which was a Holiday in those days (The Queen’s
Birthday Parade). The party of armed men who landed in ST.
Kitts had two principle objectives which were interrelated. One
was the defence of the Anguilla Revolution. The other was the
overthrow of the government of Premier Robert Bradshaw and the
installation of a government sympathetic to the Anguillan cause.
Ronald Webster one of the leaders of the Anguilla Revolution
was fearful of an invasion from St. Kitts and reasoned that the
best way of preventing this was to attack St. Kitts and overthrow
its government. His philosophy was the best form of defence, is
to attack.
On the other hand, the main objective of the prominent
Lawyer was the capture of the leadership of St. Kitts. He thought
it expedient to use the armed might and revolutionary fervor of
the Anguillan people to achieve it. Therefore it was not difficult
for him and Webster to join forces. Both of them had goals
which they envisaged could be accomplished by defeating their
common enemy Robert Bradshaw. Webster was grossly misled
by opposition politicians into believing that that the majority
Kittitians were prepared to take up arms against their government.
On page 85 –THE PLAN: (a) To capture Premier Bradshaw
and Deputy Premier Paul Southwell, their transfer to Anguilla
and an announcement by Reuben (RUBIE) GUMBS over the
government controlled radio station ZIZ in St. Kitts that the
prominent Lawyer was the new Premier (c) The destruction
of the Island’s fuel depot situated in eastern Basseterre. The
reasoning was that the setting of fire to the gasoline tanks would
cause the Police, the Fire Brigade and the people of Basseterre
to concentrate on preventing a major catastrophe, thus leaving
Basseterre unprotected and making it easier for the Anguillans
and the opposition forces in St. Kitts, to occupy and control it.
Dear reader you might want to pose the question, “How
come no one was imprisoned for this DASTARDLY ACT?”
The answer to such a question is simple; the same people who
financed the COUP were the same persons who were the Jurors
on the cases. In those days only the oligarchs could have sat on
High Court Cases as Jurors. A few of us who volunteered to
guard the country were stationed at the High Court one night and
witnessed a certain lawyer nearby going through the names of the
Jury with the Registrar -- a Mr. James who hailed from Dominica.
We reported it to Mr. Bradshaw the next morning. It was after
the acquittal of the perpetrators that Mr. Bradshaw introduced
Legislation empowering all persons, as long as their names are
on the Voters List, to be JURORS! Was there AN ATTEMPTED
COUP IN ST. KITTS ORGANIZD BY PAM AN FINANCED
BY THE OLIGARCHS on 10th June, 1967? YOU CAN BET
YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THAT THERE WAS! The Book
is available to whosoever wants a copy. Just contact me at 664-
2700: Let us THANK the SUPREME BEING for SPARING US
THIS ORDEAL!
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From the Supervisor of
Elections. Issue 59: The Election
Petition
Writer: Elvin Bailey
The application for the discontinuance of the election petition was held on Monday 11th June.
The result has not yet been finalized, but it is an open expectation that the applicant will face costs.
Whose costs, and how much we do not know yet.
This case makes interesting reading and may well be the first in history, certainly in our Federation.
Just barely making the 21- day deadline, Mr. Hector, the losing candidate in the December 2017
NIA elections petitioned the Court for “relief” from Spencer Brand, the election district winner, the
Attorney General, the Supervisor of Elections and the Registration Officer. Specifically, he wanted
the result to be voided by the Court.
When the petition was filed, the Judge was told that the matter was urgent, and so we were
summoned to Court in early February. At that hearing, the Judge gave instructions. The petitioner,
Mr. Hector, was to file his affidavits (or evidence) by March 20th, the defendants were given until
April 3rd to respond and file theirs. The petitioner was then granted another period of time to study
the statements of the defendants, respond if they wanted to; and the case would be heard shortly
thereafter.
Just before the case was to be heard, the petitioner decided to withdraw his petition. We do not
know exactly why; one ubiquitous blogger wrote that it is because the NRP was not financing his
challenge. But the Petitioner stated that he now believes it is in the best interest of the people of
Nevis that he does so.
That statement encapsulates it all. It was never in the best interest of Nevisians for this petition
to be brought. The best that could have possibly come out of this case is that there could have been
two persons on the opposition bench instead of one, but the NRP would still have been in opposition,
and the government would not have changed. Duh!
There are pundits who feel that the petition was seen to be a pathway to party leadership and
eventually to Premiership. Mark petitioned and look where he is now! He is both Party Leader and
Premier. The win:loss record of petitions should have alerted Hector of what he was up against.
Seems like it did not. Instead, he was bullish. He had discovered a ‘sinister’ plot that he had to
bring to the fore.
It would have been interesting and informative to have heard arguments; but now we will never
know. He gambled. He gambled that the defendants would have rolled over and play dead. He
gambled that we would have attacked the validity of the petition rather than contest it. None of the
above happened.
He clutched at straws: people who had little standing in the matter, persons who actually voted,
and people who had no voting rights presented affidavits in support of their chosen candidate; only
to be left in the dust. Several people signed to say they put up money; have they been released from
this obligation? It cannot be a good feeling to think you are leading a charge, look back, only to
realize that no one is following; no one has your back!
In due course, the depositions of all the parties will be published so readers can decide for
themselves.
Meanwhile, the moral of this entire episode in our electoral history is yet to fully emerge. What
remains pellucidly clear is that one man, one vote in the right place and fairness to all is the only
right way to conduct an election.

Friday, June 15 TH 2018 The Labour Spokesman COMMENTARY
Tribute to a true friend-
Pamela Annette Ferdinand
By: Cedric R. Liburd, former Parliamentary Representative of St. Christopher
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I met Pamela Annette Ferdinand over thirty (30) years ago when I became involved
in Politics as the Candidate for Constituency #8, and we became friends until her death.
Because of her political affiliation with the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party she said to
me “do not call me by my first name just call me Annette”.
Today, let us celebrate her life and remember the things she accomplished and how
wonderful her life was. It is no secret that she was the political manager in Conaree for
the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party after the death of her Mother Mary Ferdinand in 2005.
There are many qualities for which Annette would be remembered and which I am
sure, endeared her to many friends. Among them were-
. Her dedication and commitment to a worthy cause
. Her ability to communicate effectively
. Her thoughtfulness and caring ways
. Her ability to cook not only cookup but also other delicacies.
. Her unwavering support and a trusted friend.
During my difficult period in 2015, she always called and asked “Bossie, how are
you doing?” That was a true friend. While she was sick, I would visit her and spend
some quality time with her.
A light has gone out without so much as a flicker, and all we have left is the precious
memory of how brightly it burned and the warmth it gave us.
In her passing, we have lost a true friend but her influence lives on and we will
be forever enriched by and grateful for the time she spent with us. We will miss her
with all of our hearts.
Annette, thank you for the wonderful experience of being your friend and for
the many things we have accomplished together for the people of Conaree, the
Constituency and St. Kitts- Nevis as a whole.
On behalf of my family I wish to extend our deepest sympathy to her children
grandchildren and the rest of her family.
May the angels guide you to your rest and may your soul rest in perpetual peace.
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8 NEWS FROM POLITICS
The Labour Spokesman
Opposition Leader Douglas
Appointed To High-Level PAHO
Commission
Source: Public Relations Unit, St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Part
Friday, June 15 TH 2018
Photo: Dr. Denzil Douglas
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Tuesday 12th June, 2018): Former Prime Minister and Leader of
the Opposition, Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has been appointed as a member of a high-level
commission that was convened by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to propose
solutions for expanding health coverage and access in the Americas, with the goal of leaving no
one behind by 2030.
Dr. Douglas was appointed by PAHO’s Director Carissa Etienne earlier this month to be a
member of the recently launched Regional Forum on Universal Health in the 21st Century: 40
Years of Alma-Ata.
The high-level commission is headed by former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet.
The commission is composed of representatives of international organizations, government,
civil society and academia from more than 10 countries of the Americas.
Other members of the commission, along with Dr. Denzil Douglas, former prime minister of Saint
Kitts and Nevis are Carina Vance, executive director of the South American Institute of Government
in Health (ISAGS-UNASUR); Lais Abramo, director of the Social Development Division of the
U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Margarita Posada,
national coordinator of the Social Health Forum of El Salvador; Hernando Viveros Cabezas,
president of the Afro-Colombian Global Initiative; Vivian Camacho, defender of the rights of the
indigenous populations of Bolivia; Toni Reis, president of the Dignidade Group, which defends
the rights of LGBTI people in Brazil; and Mirna Kay Cunningham Kain, president of the Board
of Directors of the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the
Caribbean (FILAC).
The commission is expected to produce a report with recommendations on improving the
performance of health systems, including those who are still excluded, and empowering communities
and improving social participation in decisions that impact on their health, in order to advance
universal health in the Americas.
British Citizens Warned Of Criminal Climate In St. Kitts & Nevis
Source: Public Relations Unit, St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party
www.thelabourspokesman.com
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Tuesday 12th June, 2018): The United Kingdom is again admonishing their nationals to be extremely vigilant while in the Federation
of St. Kitts and Nevis should they decide to travel here.
In a circular disseminated earlier this month, the UK government stated that although there is no recent history of terrorism in St. Kitts and Nevis, personal attacks
cannot be ruled out due to the current criminal climate.
This warning follows that of yet another travel advisory issued in March 2018.
An excerpt from the June 2018 advisory reads, “You should be vigilant at this time.” It continued to note that although most visits to the Federation St. Kitts and
Nevis by British nationals were trouble free, there have been a number of incidents of crime including murder, armed robbery and sexual assault.
British Nationals were urged that during their travels to the Federation, they should maintain at least the same level of personal security awareness as they would
in the UK and make sure their accommodation is secure.
Another excerpt reads, “Be vigilant at all times. Take care when walking alone off the busy main roads and avoid isolated areas, including beaches, particularly
after dark. Only use licensed taxis and take particular care at late night street parties, especially during the festival season.”
It was also advised that British citizens visiting St. Kitts and Nevis not to “carry large amounts of cash or jewellery. If possible, leave valuables and travel documents
in a safety deposit box or hotel safe. You should check that the hotel safe is securely fixed before using it to store your items.”

Friday, June 15 TH 2018 The Labour Spokesman NEWS FROM POLITICS
Sharon Rattan Placed
As Permanent Secretary
Under Patches After
Defeating Harris-led
Government In Court
Source: Public Relations Unit, St. Kitts-Nevis Labour
Party
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Thursday 14th June, 2018):
Sharron Rattan is back out to work after her huge win against the
Dr. Timothy Harris-led government in Court on April 10th 2018.
Photo: Sharon Rattan
Formerly the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social
Development, et al, Ms Rattan took the THUG (Timothy Harris
Unity Government) to court after they attempted to illegally
demote her following their victory at the 2015 general elections.
Ms. Rattan took the matter to court based on claims that the
demotion was politically motivated and sheer victimization as
it was a decision enforced by the Public Service Commission
without any consultation.
Accordingly, the court outlined that the government’s move
was indeed immoral and as a result, she should be reinstated as
a Permanent Secretary.
Miss Rattan now sits as the Permanent Secretary of Post and
Urban Development under Hon. Ian ‘Patches’ Liburd.
This is Ms. Rattan’s first day of work after being sent home
for the last for two years and eight months.
Many are using Ms Rattan’s bravery and success in the courts
as motivation to stand up against the Harris-led government that
continually targets, victimizes and mistreats many civil servants.
Commenting briefly on the matter, Deputy Leader of the St.
Kitts-Nevis Labour Party Hon. Marcella Liburd at the time said
that Ms. Rattan's victory in court should serve as a driving force
for other civil servants to stand up for their rights.
PM Harris To Avoid Global
Investment Immigration Summit
in London?
Source: Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 14, 2018 – Do not look for St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr.
Timothy Harris to go near London, the British capital any time soon as calls continued Wednesday
for him to step down.
The embattled St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister has been named in the Peter Virdee scandal
and is not among representatives from other OECS nations down to attend the Global Investment
Immigration Summit in London on June 21 and 22.
St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) Deputy Political Leader, Hon. Marcella Liburd, while
speaking on FreedomFM’s ‘Issues’ programme in reiterating the call for Prime Minister Harris to
step down, said the “bribery scandal hangs over his head and a dark cloud hangs over the Federation
of St. Kitts and Nevis.”
“Timothy Harris must step down now and relieve the country of that cloud. Leadership matters
and this is what good governance demands. Good governance demands that Prime Minister Harris
must follow the example of Asot Michael, also named in the bribery scandal,” said Liburd, Member
of Parliament for St. Christopher 2 (Central Basseterre).
She is of the view that Harris intransigence is likely to worsen as he continues to deceive the
people of St. Kitts and Nevis by his misleading statements that during his recent visit to the British
capital to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting he dined with Queen Elizabeth
and met Prime Minister Theresa May ‘and no one ask me any questions.’
“But that visit to London was around April 16, 2018. Harris is giving the impression that since
the handing down of the judgement in the London High Court on May 11, 2018, he went London
and no one asked him any question. The Commonwealth Heads meeting was from April 16 to
April 20. The judgement in the bribery scandal was delivered on May 11, nearly one month after
the most recent London visit,” said Liburd, who called on Prime Minister Harris “to stop deceiving
people and tell the truth.”
She said she expects Dr. Harris to avoid going to London to attend the Global Investment
Immigration Summit in London on June 21 and 22.
“He will not go to London, not with that bribery scandal hanging over his head. And that is
an important Summit for us as it has to deal with the Citizenship by Investment Programme. Our
country will suffer by his absence,” said Liburd, who noted that the keynote speaker at the official
opening is Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Hon. Gaston Browne.
“Gaston Browne has replaced Dr. Denzil Douglas as lead prime minister in the OECS,” she noted.
Representatives of OECS countries of Antigua, St. Lucia and Dominica will give an overview of
their respective Citizenship by Investment Programmes and participate in active panel discussions.
Presentations will also be made by Malta, Canada, Greece and the United States.
The scandal has already claimed one casualty, Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Investment
and Trade, Hon. Michael Asot, who like Dr. Harris, is also named in a judgement in the British High
Court, in which British property tycoon Peter Virdee is accused of bribing Harris and Michael and
other Caribbean politicians. Michael tendered his resignation from the Cabinet of Prime Minister
Hon. Gaston Browne.
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“Stand up for your rights! This government has been trampling
on the rights of civil servants and expect victims to do nothing,
say nothing or just grumble or endure the victimisation.”
Peter Virdee
Hon. Marcella Liburd
Hon. Timothy Harris

10 NEWS FROM POLITICS
The Labour Spokesman
SKNLP Reps Bash
Tourism Minister For
Alleged Lies Regarding Air
Canada
Source: Public Relations Unit, St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Thursday 14th June, 2018): Minister of Tourism
Hon. Lindsay Grant is under fire yet again, for allegedly lying to the people of St.
Kitts and Nevis regarding flights by Air Canada to St. Kitts.
In a release disseminate this week, Grant stated that flights into St. Kitts by
the Canadian-based airline is a historic first, noting that the venture is due to his
leadership.
Speaking on National Radio today, representatives of the Labour Party chastised
Hon. Grant for making such a statement, noting that the history of the airline and
its connection to St. Kitts and Nevis states differently.
Both Dr. Terrance Drew, Chair of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader, Hon.
Marcella Liburd recalled that Air Canada has been flying into the Federation for
quite some time, noting that it was as a result of the ingenuity of the former Minister
of Tourism Hon. Ricky Skerritt.
“Blatant Lies! Everybody knows Air Canada has been coming here for years.
It is very sad that they will stoop to this level just to get credit,” Dr. Drew said.
Hon. Liburd said, “At no point did Lindsay Grant say that Air Canada has being
flying into St. Kitts since 2011. Air Canada has been flying non-stop into St. Kitts
since 2011 and they fly in every year for five months from December to April
during the tourist season. What Grant should be doing is thanking Ricky Skerritt
for making sure we had Air Canada coming here since 2011”
Hon. Liburd also noted that the additional flights by the airline are as a result of
Park Hyatt being in operation.
“The additional flights have absolutely nothing to do with Lindsay Grant. The
month extension by the airline has solely to do with the opening of Park Hyatt.
The opening of Park Hyatt, with the increased room service that will deliver; this
is why the airline has extended.”
Friday, June 15 TH 2018
Labour Party-initiated
construction projects helped
St. Kitts and Nevis' slight
economic growth in 2017
Source: Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 11, 2018 – As the St. Kitts and Nevis economy continues to slowdown under the Timothy Harris-led Team Unity regime, the Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), has listed construction projects initiated by the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) administration of the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil
L. Douglas, helped to buttress economic activity in the twin-island Federation in 2017.
The St. Kitts and Nevis economy dipped to a GDP of 1.7 percent in 2017 compared to 2.2 percent in 2016 and 3.9 in 2015 when the Harris regime took office.
The St. Kitts and Nevis economy grew 6.0 percent in 2014 and 6.2 in 2013 under the Labour Party administration.
According to the just released Annual Economic and Financial Review for 2017, the ECCB said private sector activity in St Kitts consisted of major completion
work on the Park Hyatt Hotel, Christophe Harbour which opened for business on 1 November 2017.
“Other ongoing projects consisted of accelerated work on the Heldens Estate Condo Resort & Residences in the north of St. Kitts to be managed by Ramada
Resorts, Koi Resort at Half-Moon Bay and the T-Loft Pirates Nest, a Radisson-branded development in Frigate Bay. Construction work also continued on the second
phase of the Kittitian Hill development,” the ECCB said.
All of these and many more ongoing projects began while the Labour Party was in government.

Friday, June 15 TH 2018 The Labour Spokesman MORE LOCAL NEWS
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Mudada’s Daughter Says ‘Thank You’
By: Precious Mills
LIQUOR LICENCES ORDINANCE, 1906
SCHEDULE A
To Magistrate “A”
To Superintendent of Police.
I, Lesroy Simon now residing in Taylor’s Ext in the town
or village of Basseterre do hereby give you notice that
it is my intention to apply on 2nd day of July next to the
District Magistrate at District A for a Liquor retail licence
in Port Zante in............
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (June 2018)- On behalf of her family, Dara Byron, 34, has expressed
heartfelt gratitude that her father Dawud ‘Mudada’ Byron of Constituency One (East Basseterre)-past
editor of this newspaper-was among ten (10) fallen heroes honoured during the annual Requiem
Mass organised by the opposition St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) which was held at the St.
Peter’s Anglican Church on Sunday 10th June under the theme ‘LABOUR-Stronger, Safer, Better
for You!’
Speaking with Dara, she told this reporter: “We are honoured because he has been a comrade
and a stalwart of the Labour Party for many years; for as long I’ve been born he’s always been a
Labour, he has always preached Labour. He has suffered, he has endured a lot and he has always
taught us that we should always know what our party is about and go forth with that on our journey
and in life as well.”
Commenting on one of her fondest memories of her daddy, She replied: “When we were small
and he used to travel a lot and so when he came back, me my brother and my sister, we would
always wait by the door to see what he brought back for us because he was into his journalism so
he would come back with a million and one pictures or whatever new toy might have been out in
whatever country he came from so that was a good time for us.”
Dawud Mudada Byron, who was born in December 1947, passed away in November 2015 at
the age of 67.
At the remembrance service, deceased SKNLP comrades from within the eight constituencies
on St.Kitts were recognised for their contributions.
A second individual of Constituency One Ralph Tota (September 1932 – December 2008) was
celebrated also while the other honourees six are as follows: Joseph Hanley (August 1958 – January
2016) of Constituency Two; Cyril Delaney (February 1922 – August 2006) of Constituency Three;
David Samuel Humphreys (August 1912 –October 2008) of Constituency Four; Joseph Barham
Buchanan (January 1914 – December 2014) of Constituency Five; Andrew Laplace (May 1939 –
April 2018) of Constituency Six; Eunice Elizabeth Williams (October 1914 – November 2000) of
Constituency Seven and also married couple Mr. Basil Tuckett (Aug 1922 – March 2009) and Mrs.
Cynthia Tuckett (January 1925 – September 1996) of Constituency Eight.
SKNLP Deputy Leader Marcella Liburd, Parliamentary Representative of Constituency Two
(Central Basseterre), in her feature address at the event, expressed gratitude and delight on behalf
of the Party to those who attended the event “as we pray for the souls of departed members of the
Labour Movement whose love of country and commitment to us all have contributed so greatly to
the lives that we are able to lead today.”
She added: “The St.Kitts-Nevis Labour Party is not a new creation. We who have the honour of
leading the Party today therefore stand on the shoulders of thousands. We stand on the shoulders of
thousands of ordinary men and women who over the decades have worked with courage and faith,
determination and thanksgiving for the good that they were able to do. Our movement was baptised
by the sweat and tears of countless men and women some learned, some unschooled, some figures
of history, other's names didn't by the midst of time, some whose charisma moved multitudes, some
who quietly assumed whatever task they were placed before them but all determined to defend the
God-given humanity of the men and women of these two islands and all striving to create a more
just and fair society with the help of a merciful awesome God.”
Surviving relatives (or representatives) of the deceased lit a candle in memory of their loved
ones and were presented with certificates of comradery tribute acknowledgement.
The annual remembrance service traditionally salutes the contribution to the nation and people
by fallen stalwarts: The Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (first National Hero), the
Rt. Excellent Sir C. A. Paul Southwell (National Hero), the Rt. Excellent Sir Joseph N. France
(National Hero), Hon. Fitzroy C. Bryant, Hon. Charles E. Mills, Sir Lee Llewellyn Moore, Hon.
E. St. John Payne, John Allen Joseph Samuel and James Archibald.
Dated this 07th day of June, 2018
Signed
Lesroy Simon
Section of the audience (credit: Erasmus Williams)
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Friday, June 15 TH 2018
PROPERTY FOR SALE
PROPERTY FOR SALE
The property described below is offered for sale by Royal Bank of Canada in their
capacity as Mortgagee:-
The property described below is offered for sale by Royal Bank of Canada in their
capacity as Mortgagee:-
Description of Property: ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of being Lot No. 64 of Half
Moon Courtyard Housing Development situate in the
Parish of St. Peter in the Island of Saint Christopher and
comprising 6,790.56 square feet bounded and measuring as
follows:- On or towards the North North-West by lands of
Farakhan, 80.00 feet; On or towards the East North-East by
Lot No. 65, 86.50 feet; On or towards the South South-East by
a Development Road, 80.07 feet and On or towards the West
South-West by Lot No. 63, 83.26 feet; all the same as is
described in an Indenture of Mortgage from Juliette Alicita
Boon to Royal Bank of Canada dated July 12, 2010 and
recorded as Deed No. 17,891 in Liber C Volume 8 at Folios
1644 to 1653 of the Register of Deeds for the Island of Saint
Christopher.
Tenders:
Interested persons may obtain the Conditions of Sale from
Royal Bank of Canada’s Attorneys-at-Law, Kelsick, Wilkin &
Ferdinand, not later than Friday June 29, 2018 and the
closing date for the return of Tenders is Friday July 20,
2018.
Description of Property: ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 247 of
Half Moon Heights Development Phase 3B, situate in the
Parish of Saint Peter, in the Island of Saint Christopher,
bounded and measuring as follows, that is to say:- On or
towards the North by Lot No. 257, 98.39 feet; On or towards
the East by Lot No. 246, 123.34 feet; On or towards the South
by a Development Road, 46.67 feet; On or towards the South-
West by a Development Road, 57.02 feet and 10.10 feet; and
On or towards the West by Lot No. 248, 110.26 feet and
containing by admeasurement 12,575.34 square feet all the
same as is described in an Indenture of Mortgage from Keith
W. Archibald and Astric Assanet Archibald to Royal Bank of
Canada dated the 24 th day of August 2011 and recorded as
Deed No. 18,353 in Liber D Volume 8 at Folios 2287 to 2296
of the Register of Deeds for the Island of Saint Christopher.
Tenders: Interested persons may obtain the Conditions of Sale from
Royal Bank of Canada’s Attorneys-at-Law, Kelsick, Wilkin &
Ferdinand, not later than Friday June 29, 2018 and the
closing date for the return of Tenders is Friday July 20,
2018.
KELSICK, WILKIN & FERDINAND
Attorneys-at-Law for Royal Bank of Canada (Mortgagee)
Fred Kelsick Building, Independence Square South, Basseterre, St Kitts
Tel: (869) 465-2645 Fax: (869) 465-7808
Attention: Mr. Garth L. Wilkin
Email: GLW@kwfonline.com
KELSICK, WILKIN & FERDINAND
Attorneys-at-Law for Royal Bank of Canada (Mortgagee)
Fred Kelsick Building, Independence Square South, Basseterre, St Kitts
Tel: (869) 465-2645 Fax: (869) 465-7808
Attention: Mr. Garth L. Wilkin
Email: GLW@kwfonline.com

Friday, June 15 TH 2018
The Labour Spokesman
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Community Notice
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nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis to apply for a scholarship to earn
a Diploma in Public Management.
Prospective applicants are required to complete an application
form and attach the following documents: notarized copy of a
university degree, copy of curriculum vitae, photocopy of passport,
medical certificate that indicates the applicant’s mental and physical
health, and a letter of recommendation and support from the
applicant’s place of work.
Section of the audience at the recently held Requiem Mass (credit: Erasmus Williams)

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16 MORE LOCAL NEWS
The Labour Spokesman
Police:
Grandson Killed
His Grandma
By: Drizel Hanley
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (June 2018)- A 28-year-old man
has been charged in connection with the death of his 82-year-old
bedridden grandmother found dead in her Ponds Estate home
last week.
Police are reporting that on Thursday 7th June, the accused
Michael Nicholas was formally arrested and charged on a warrant,
in the first instance, for the offence of murder.
He was charged for causing the death his grandmother, Bernice
Iona Nicholas, at their residence.
At about 9:15 p.m. on Sunday 3rd June, the elderly woman
was discovered dead in her home by one of her grandsons.
An autopsy performed on the body of the octogenarian on
Monday 4th June determined that the woman, who had been
confined to bed for some time, was manually suffocated.
Forensic Pathologist Dr. Valery Alexandrov in his findings,
according to police, concluded that her death was as a result of
mechanical asphyxia due to obstruction of the airway”, a police
release said.
Police investigations into the matter are ongoing.
Friday, June 15 TH 2018
Fishermen Still Missing Despite
Extensive Searches
By: Drizel Hanley
BASSTERRE, St. Kitts (June 2018)-Two fishermen who went on a fishing trip last weekend
are still missing despite the joint efforts of both local and regional and searches.
According to a police report, Vernon Pemberton of New Road was last seen by members of his
family Sunday, June 3rd, sometime after midday after indicating that he was going on a fishing trip
with Hayden Langley of Buckley’s. Neither men have been seen since. Hence, they were reported
missing and the searches began.
“The Coast Guard launched a search operation for the two missing men. On Tuesday, the
organisation conducted a day-long search exercise that included three search operations: one
south of Nevis; and two near Redonda down to the St. Eustatius channel. The Coast Guard has
also asked for assistance from within the region. As a result of that request, two fly-over searches
were done by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre based in Martinique. The neighbouring
Dutch islands have also planned fly-over exercises for this week. Notification of the situation was
sent to the Department of Maritime Affairs as well. That entity has asked vessels passing through
the identified areas to look out for debris, a submerged vessel of persons in distress. If anything is
found in relation to the case, they have been asked to report it immediately,” a police release said.
The fly over exercises mentioned above were to no avail.
The duo went out to sea aboard Motor Vessel V4-537-BW, which is owned by Pemberton.
Since then, police have reported that they were in the possession of a number of person effects
belonging to Pemberton that were found at sea by another fisherman.
Photo Caption: Motor Vessel V4-537-BW
2018 Hurricane Season:
NEMA Urges Preparedness
By: Drizel Hanley
BASSTERRE, St. Kitts (June 2018)- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
is making an appeal to residents and businesses to briskly prepare for the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane
Season, which began on June 1st.
Senior Officer at St. Kitts Meteorological Services Elmo Burke said that the predicted number
of hurricanes\storms for the year 2018 are 14 storms and 7 hurricanes.
“Predictions suggest the potential for 3 major hurricanes,” he said, “however, we must be
reminded that even in that eventuality, developing systems will not necessarily impact us here in
St. Kitts-Nevis.”
The Deputy Disaster Coordinator (DNDC), Claricia Langley-Stevens, noted that the message
for residents to be prepared “cannot be overstated”.
“Persons ought to do whatever is possible to minimise impacts now, before a disaster happens,
thus reducing challenges to your recovery process,” she said.
Residents were further advised to adhere to warnings issued by the disaster management officials,
particularly if it relates to evacuating certain areas and also to have a disaster plan for their families

Friday, June 15 TH 2018
The Labour Spokesman
Culinary Arts To Be Included At
Zack’s Music Workshop
By: Precious Mills
MORE LOCAL NEWS
17
and not wait until the last
minute to find out where they
have to go, in the event their
homes would be compromised.
According to the DNDC,
the following is a list to follow
when getting prepared for the
hurricane season:
Check your roofs, walls,
structure for vulnerabilities and
begin to collect non-perishable
goods, portable lights such as
flash lights, batteries and clean
receptacles for water storage;
Store additional medicines at
home for long-term illnesses
and other supplies in the
event that you have to stay
indoors for long periods,
or that businesses such as
pharmacies are impacted and
remain closed; Turn off all
electronic equipment at the
source during an event; Turn
your refrigerator to the coldest
setting leading into an impact;
Share emergency numbers with
all members of your household
and create a family plan to
identify important activities
such as where to reconnect after
impact, if you are separated;
Keep a transistor or other
portable radio device on hand
to receive alerts and updates
from the relevant authorities
and Remain indoors during and
after an event, until the ALL
CLEAR has been given by the
Authorities.
The 2018 storm names:
Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby,
Ernesto, Florence, Gordon,
Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Kirk,
Leslie, Michael, Nadine, Oscar,
Patty, Rafael, Sara, Tony,
Valerie and William.
The Atlantic Hurricane
Season which started on June
1st runs through November
30th. And, occasionally, storms
can form outside those months
as happened in 2017 when
Tropical Storm Arlene formed
in April.
This year, Subtropical
Storm Alberto was the first
tropical cyclone of the year
to enter the Gulf of Mexico
in May since Hurricane Able
in 1951.
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (June 2018)-For the upcoming 12th annual Traditional Music
Workshop, coordinated by Cultural Preservationist Winston ‘Zack’ Nisbett, food will be a new
hands-on topic for the children featuring the culinary arts of cultural dishes namely cassava bread
and conkie.
“This year, it would be completely different. We will be teaching the children how to do cassava
bread. I have the dish already and the rings and I will be bringing somebody to teach them the
things we are going to incorporate and one other thing is how to make conkie,” said Nisbett during
a sit-down interview this week.
Under the theme ‘Discipline Continues To Be The Key’, the month-long summer workshop
is expected to run from Monday 30th July to 25th August for the second year at the new location
dubbed Zack’s Historical-Cultural Library & Museum located at the Buckley’s Estate aback
Kawaja’s Food Centre east of the Caribbean Cinemas.
Classes will be held from 9am to 3pm with music lessons on four instruments-banjo, quarto,
guitar and fife.
Asked about the inspiration behind the cultural food aspect of the workshop, Nisbett said: “Well,
it is our culture and the workshop that I have is basically a cultural workshop and the museum and
library in general deals with history, culture which comprise of dress, the type of foods we eat and
so on.”
He added: “We need to go back to the more indigenous types of food which is the basic sweet
potato, the roast potato and those sort of things because looking at most of the old people today,
they live until they’re 80 and 90 something, and also more people are living to 100 now and so it
means that something they did right in their days than today. This therefore gives me this impetus
to go back to basic in a sense in getting the youngsters to understand the more indigenous type of
food and the local drinks. Yes, we have bottle drinks and so that are being manufactured here in
St.Kitts-Nevis but we also need the local drinks like the ginger beer, mauby, soursop, passion fruit,
lemonade and guava. Those are the type of nourishment we need in our bodily system.”
Nisbett further told that in the old days, the basic thing was the cassava bread (made from the
cassava flour) as well as other byproducts like and dumpling and porridge and also the conkie
-wrapped in the grape bush or the fig plant leaves- which is like a whole meal because it is filling.
“Those are indigenous things and we need to preserve them and go back to them because not
only do those things make us healthier but also stronger and the food itself gives you a sense of
motivation. It’s time we preserve our culture as we are number one as the mother colony and we
need to stand up and be counted which is important.”
Additionally, Nisbett informed that reading classes will also be another highlight of the workshop.
According to him, poor reading in some children is not only a challenge in the Buckley’s
community and its environs but throughout St.Kitts as a whole whilst pointing out “There are many
books that we have there that could assist them.”
The Cultural Preservationist is hoping that the children would be consistent in their attendance
to the workshop.
“We want them to come to experience the entire duration of the workshop; not to come two days
and then miss because in order for you to become an expert in that field, you have to go through the
day to day learning of holding the chords and different things. However, different to the workshop,
they will be having extra things to do.”
Persons interested in the workshop are asked collect registration forms or contact Nisbett at
664-9016.
Photo: Students performing at the 2017 graduation ceremony (Spokesman Snap)

18 PUBLIC INFORMATION
The Labour Spokesman
Editor's Apology and Note of Correction: At page 17 of last week's edition of
the paper (Year 60, Number 52, Friday 8 June 2018, Column 1) we re-published
an written by Professor Scott W Allard of the University of Washington, which
dealt with the reasons why poverty is rising faster in suburbs than in cities. It
had been correctly published the week before (Year 60, Number 51, Friday
1 June 2018, Page 13, Column 1). The caption used last week was in fact the
descriptive note of a photograph which should have accompanied the correct
article intended for last week, both of which we now correctly reproduce
below. We apologise very sincerely for that error, a case of the printer's devil
at work once again.
Friday, June 15 TH 2018
Reuters - News - World - Asia Pacific - Thursday 7 June 2018
Taiwan Holds Large-scale Military Drills
Amid China Tensions - By Jess Macy Yu
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan simulated repelling an invading force
on Thursday and used civilian-operated drones for the first time as part of annual
military drills on the self-ruled island amid escalating tensions with China.
The drills were presided over by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and
watched by the visiting King of eSwatini, the African kingdom formerly known
as Swaziland, at the center of a diplomatic tug-of-war between Taiwan and China.
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its sacred territory, under its "one China"
policy, and Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring what it sees as
a wayward province under its control.
China's air force has conducted a series of military maneuvers near the
island in recent months that Taipei has denounced as intimidation.
"Our armed forces' combat effectiveness is the guarantee of our national
security. It is the flourishing basis of society, and it is the back-up force for our
values of democracy and freedom," Tsai said at the Han Kuang drills in the central
Taiwanese city of Taichung.
"So long as our armed forces are around, Taiwan will surely be around,"
she added.
More than 4,000 personnel and over 1,500 pieces of equipment were
deployed in the annual exercise, with drones flying overhead to provide battlefield
surveillance and construction workers practising repairs to an airbase runway.
King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch and Taiwan's only
remaining African ally, was the first foreign leader to observe the Han Kuang drills
since Tsai took office in 2016.
China has called on eSwatini to sever relations with Taiwan before early
September, when Beijing will host a summit of African leaders.
Taiwan has accused China of using dollar diplomacy to lure away its allies,
promising generous aid packages, charges Beijing has denied.
"In the process of the drills taking place, our armed forces' displayed their
fighting capacity and our ally nation was able to observe," said Taiwan Defence
Ministry spokesman Chen Chung-chi.
"This is one way we hope to deepen our dialogue on both sides," he added.
Taiwan has said it has received assurances from eSwatini that ties are
secure.
Taiwan has recently lost two diplomatic allies, the West African state of
Burkina Faso and the Dominican Republic which established relations with Beijing.
Taipei has official ties with just 18 countries worldwide.
In a move certain to rile Beijing, Chen said Taiwan was eager to take part
in a US-hosted naval drill. The Pentagon last month withdrew an invitation to
China in response to what it sees as Beijing's militarization of islands in the South
China Sea.
The Rim of the Pacific exercise, known as RIMPAC, is billed as the world's
largest international maritime exercise, held every two years in Hawaii in June
and July.
Tension between Taiwan and its big neighbor has increased in recent
months, with China suspicious Tsai's administration wants to push for the island's
formal independence.
Tsai has said she wants to maintain the status quo, but will protect Taiwan's
security and not be bullied by Beijing.
Taiwan is equipped with mostly US-made weaponry and wants Washington
to sell it more advanced equipment, including new fighter jets.
Military experts say the balance of power between Taiwan and China has
shifted in favor of China, which could probably overwhelm the island unless US
forces came quickly to its aid.
(Reporting By Jess Macy Yu; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by
Darren
SKNAAA Notice-National
Championships
The St. Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, SKNAAA, wishes
to inform all
track and field fans that the 2018 National Championships will take place this
Sunday, 17 th June, from 12:00 Noon-6:00PM, at the Kim Collins Athletic
Stadium.
All the top athletes, including those based overseas, will be here for this all
important championships.
All athletic fans are therefore encouraged to provide their usual support to our
youth, junior and senior athletes.

Friday, June 15 TH 2018 The Labour Spokesman PUBLIC INFORMATION
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Ireland Attains Test-Cricket Status - By J C Andrews
After more than a decde of playing top-class international cricket Ireland were
recently admitted to 'Test' status. In that run-up they had featured in three successive
World Cups, and, during the same period, they managed to inflicted defeats on
notable test giants England, The West Indies and Bangladesh.
During the 1800s the English introduced cricket to Ireland, who fielded their
first team in 1855. They toured Canada and the United States laterin that century
(the 19th) and, from time to time, hosted matches against international sides
touring England.
In Ireland cricket grew in popularity until the early 1880s. However the game
suffered some setbacks as a consequence of what was known as 'The Land War',
which had started in 1879, resulting from the 'Irish Land Commission', and the
Gaelic Athletic Association placing a ban on the playing of 'foreign' (read British)
games, and all those who did so were subsequently debarred from playing truly
'Irish' games, such asGaelic football and hurling.
They played their maiden first-class match in 1902 while on a tour of England,
over the course of which they were able to secure one win and two draws, and
suffered one defeat, a most commendable performance by what was essentially a
non-cricketing country against one of the top teams in the world.
That very first match was played on 19 May 1902 against a London County
side which included the legendary W G Grace. Under the captaincy of Sir Tim
O'Brien the Irish won by a very convincing 238 runs.
In 1894 Ireland had played Souht Africa, their first game against a Test-match
side, which they lost. However they defeated South Africa when they played against
them again in 1904, their first victory against a Test-match team.
Ireland and Scotland began playing a series of annual first-class matches in
1909. Those lasted until 1999, only interrupted by the two world wars. Begining
in 1924 the Irish played a series of annual first-class matchesagainst the MCC.
TDC Group of Companies - Michael L. King Scholarship Grant 2018
2018 TDC Michael King Scholarship Grant deadline approaching
Kittitian and Nevisian students studying at the undergraduate level have just a few days left to
apply for the 2018 TDC Michael King Scholarship Grant.
With the deadline of Friday 15th June 2018, citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis (expect employees of
the TDC Group or its related Companies), who are normally resident in the Federation pursuing
full-time undergraduate studies and intend to return after completion of their course of study have
just about one (1) week left to submit their respective applications.
The Annual award is intended to assist Nationals who are desirous of pursuing higher education in the
following areas, but is not limited to, Agriculture, Architecture, Accounting, Business Management,
Construction Management, Economics, Engineering, Information Technology, and Pharmacology.
All applicants are required to maintain a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher
and must demonstrate exemplary scholarship to receive a one-time disbursement of five thousand
(US$5000) dollars for one (1) calendar year.
Additional information can be obtained from the following sources:
TDC Human Resources Department, Fort Street, Basseterre (869) 465-2511
TDC General Office, Pinney’s Industrial Estate, Charlestown, Nevis (869) 469 5430
The TDC Group of Companies website, www.tdcgroupltd.com
The Michael L. King Scholarship Grant was introduced in 2007 and is an honorary bursary named
after the company’s second Chairman, who was a staunch advocate of Educational excellence.
National Caribbean Insurance Company Limited having made
sworn deposition that policy number 73905 on the life of
Ju’Zariyah Clarke has been lost, and having made application to
the directors to grant a special policy, notice is hereby given that
unless objection is raised within one month of the date hereof,
the special policy asked for will be issued.
Dated: 15/6/2018
By Order,
Cedric Jeffers
General Manager

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The Labour Spokesman
They developed a habit of
surprising test-cricket sides,
much as they had done to South
Africa in 1904. In 1928 they
played their first match against
The West Indies. It was a threeday
match, played in Dublin,
and they won by 60 runs. In
1969, in a match played at
Sion Mills in County Tyrone,
the Irish again defeated The
West Indies, this time by nine
wickets, they having bowled us
out for a truly paltry 25 runs.
That West Indies side included
players of the calibre of Clive
Lloyd and Sir Clyde Walcott.
They became an Associate
Member of the ICC in 1993,
and it was not long before
they had attained the status of
'leading Associate'.
Ireland qualified for Cricket
World Cup in 2007 and have
played in that tournament ever
since.
They also qualified for the
World Twenty-20 contests
of 2009, 2010, 2012, and
2014, and have won the ICC
Intercontinental Cup four times
since 2005, their most recent
win being that of 2013.
In 2006 Ireland played their
first One Day International.
That was against England.
Since that time they have
played 117 ODIs, chalkingup
51 victories and 3 ties,
experienced 57 defeats, and
7 games without any results.
They are currently ranked
twelth (12th) in the ODI form
of the game.
They became a 'professional'
side in 2009 when they began to
retain players on a contractual
basis, and in January 2012
Mr Warren Deutrom, chief
executive of Cricket Ireland,
announced to the public their
ambition to play Test Cricket
by the year 2020, a goal which,
to their credit, they attained 3
years early. Before then Irish
cricketers capable of playing
at 'Test' standards were able to
do so only by using 'residency'
rules to which enabled them to
play for England.
Very significantly their
maiden testmatch was played
against Pakistan, one of the
world's leading teams, but also
one which they defeated, most
memorably, in the 2007 World
Cup, it having been Ireland's
first win against a test cricket
side in recent times.
At first it seemed as though
mother nature was going to
cause a washout of their first
game, but the rain eventually
held off and allowed play to
take place at the Malahide
Cricket ground in Dublin,
begining on Friday 11 May
2018.
The Irish team was: William
Porterfield (Capt), Andrew
Balbirnie, Ed Joyce, Tyrone
Kane, Andy McBrine, Tim
Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien and
Niall O’Brien (brothers), Boyd
Rankin, Nathan Smith, Paul
Stirling, James Shannon, Stuart
Thompson, and Gary Wilson.
The opening bowlers were
Boyd Rankin, who had played
for England, and Australian
born Nathan Smith. That was
a clear indication that the Irish
were truly 'out for business', and
the whole side turned in a truly
commendable performance.
Having won the toss the
Irish sent the Pakistanis in to
bat. It was a gutsy move, and
the Irish also played bravely
throughout the match. Even
so it ended in defeat. Pakistan
decalerde at 9 for 310, with half
centuries having been achieved
by batsmen Faheem Ashraf,
Asad Shafiq and Shadab Khan.
With 4 for 45 Tim Murtagh
turned in the best bowling
performance for Ireland.
Ireland repled with a mere
130 runs all out. For Pakistan
Mohammad Abbas took 4
wickets for 44 runs and Shadab
Khan took 3 for 31.
Forced to follow-on the
Irish put on a much better
performance in their second
innings, with Kevin O'Brien
scoring 118 runs, and Stuart
Thompson 53, ending
the innings at 339 all out.
Mohammad Abbas turned
in another outstanding spell
of bowling with 5 for 66. It
was his second five-wicket
achievement Test cricket.
With Pakistan needing 160
runs to win the Irish got off
to a very good start, quickly
capturing three wickets to
with Pakistan having a mere
14 runs on the board. That was
during the Tuesday morning
session. For quite some time
the Pakistanis were extremely
nervous. Indeed, they were
truly scared and very much
on edge. However opening
batsman Imam ul-Haq and the
number 5, Babar Azam, turned
in a partnership of 126, which
took their side safely across
'the finishing line', winning by
5 wickets.
Kevin O'Brien was
adjudged the Man of the Match
for his century.
Even though Ireland's
historic Test debut ended
in a five-wicket defeat their
accomplishment is most
worthy of note, and should
serve as a strong motivation
for those sides now languishing
in terms of their test-match
performances.
The Irish cricket team
represents ALL of Ireland,
namely both north and south
of the border. Their journey to
test-status has been a long and
truly ardous one. It should serve
as a guiding light to others, not
only interms of cricket, but also
where all of life's endeavours
are concerned.
H e a r t i e s t
congratulations to the people
Friday, June 15 TH 2018
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LIQUOR LICENCES ORDINANCE, 1906
SCHEDULE A
To Magistrate “A”
To Superintendent of Police.
I, Lewis Richardson now residing in #135 Ivy Battice
Street in the town or village of Basseterre do hereby give you notice
that it is my intention to apply on 2nd day of July next to the District
Magistrate at District A for a Liquor licence in CockleShell Beach Street
in............
Dated this 07th day of June, 2018
Signed
Lewis Richardson
To Magistrate “A”
To Superintendent of Police.
I, Caroline Rogers (The Exotic Gardens) now residing in Upper Market
Street in the town or village of Basseterre do hereby give
you notice that it is my intention to apply on 2nd day
of July 2018 next to the District Magistrate at Basseterre for a
Retail licence in respect of my premises in Upper Market Street in
Basseterre
Dated this 08th day of June, 2018
Signed
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Friday, June 15 TH 2018 The Labour Spokesman COMMENTARY
COMMUNITY
POLICING TEAM
ADDS TOWN HALL
MEETINGS TO THEIR
OUTREACH PLAN
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 14, 2018 (RSCNPF): The Community Policing
Team decided to spread their arms a bit more and have added town hall meetings
to their list of outreach activities.
According to team member, Officer Lauston Percival, every Thursday the
group will be visiting a different community. This Thursday (June 14) they will
be at the Bronte Welsh Primary School at 5:30 p.m. That meeting will be for the
residents of Challengers, West Farm and Boyds.
“Yes we’re in the schools and we have done walk-throughs in the different
communities, but we think it’s time to have a sit down with members of these
various communities. We want to explain to the persons who attend what
community policing is about, what to expect from community policing and what
we expect from them,” Officer Percival said.
The Community Policing Team has been a key part of the Ministry of
National Security’s Explorer Movement. The Officers are the ones coordinating
the various youth groups and also work along with primary and high schools.
The idea to have town hall meetings came about as a result of feedback from
principals, children and other members of different communities. The team has
planned a series of meetings in both St. Kitts and Nevis.
“We want to meet with the community, but also important is meeting the
parents in the communities. They will be held in St. Kitts and Nevis. The thing
about it is, when it comes to community policing, any avenue you can get to
reach out to people you should use it, any time you can get to even one or two
persons you should use the opportunity. So any avenue you can use to speak to
people you should take it,” said an enthusiastic Percival.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the position of
IT MANAGER at the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation, Lower
Bourryeau Estate, St. Kitts.
Job Description
The selected applicant will be responsible for maintaining all
computerized platforms, print and network services at the facility. Primary
responsibilities will include:
• Contributing to the validation and implementation of computerized
systems, generation and modification of facility Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Providing technical training oncomputerized platforms, routine
hardware maintenance, software platforms and provides logistical
support to the Chief Technology Officer, Director of Research
Operations, Facility Manager and contract IT support.
Preferred Experience Requirements
• Familiarity with Google G-Suite administration
• Familiarity with Synology NAS devices and user administration
• Familiarity with Ubiquity Unifi network devices
• Basic knowledge of AWS platforms and administration
Education & Additional Experience Requirements
• BA, BS, or equivalent in a technical field of study (such as computer
science, electrical engineering, or mathematics) or equivalent work
experience
• 2+ years experience supporting IT help desk functions or equivalent
• 2 or more years of experience implementing and supporting IT
systems including server and client-side applications and operating
systems
• Technical expertise in two or more IT related fields including PC
or Mac hardware repair, Windows or MacOSX IT support, Office
365, network storage and data archiving, network configuration and
management
• Understanding of core internet technologies - DHCP, DNS, mail
transport, TCP/IP
• Security-focused knowledge of one or more of the following:
Databases, Networking, Virtualization, Cloud (IaaS)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Photo: Community Policing Team in Nevis having a discussion with
Development Bank employees.
Applicants not meeting the above requirements will not be contacted for
an interview.
Kindly forward all applications to: hr@skbrf.org and/or to the below
mailing address:
St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation
Attn: General Manager
P.O.Box 6018
Lower Bourryeau Estate
St. Kitts W.I.

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URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
UNIT HOSTS
OPEN FORUM
TO DISCUSS
CHALLENGES
AND SOLUTIONS
TO PROBLEM OF
STREET VENDING
IN BASSETERRE
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 13, 2018 (SKNIS): The Urban
Development Unit within the Ministry of Urban Development
hosted an open forum on Tuesday, June 12, for street vendors
and key stakeholders to discuss challenges faced by both in the
capital, Basseterre.
“We all recognized that there are challenges regarding street
vending. Challenges to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic and
challenges by the vendors themselves,” said Director of the Urban
Development Unit, Rhon Boddie. “So, we thought it best to have
this forum to get an idea as to what challenges are faced by the
vendors and stakeholders and to inform them about what we are
going to do as a possible solution to these issues.”
Mr. Boddie explained that the solution will be carried out in
phases, but the grand solution is still in the works.
In the first instance, a registry will be created for vendors to
document what they sell and their current location.
In addition to this, the Urban Development Unit has devised
a plan to move vendors who sell from food trucks.
“We plan to create a small food court at North Square Street
on a property that belongs to government and have these truck
vendors park there instead of around town, especially around the
Independence Square.
One of the plans put forward by the Urban Development Unit
was to have Liverpool Row, between College Street Ghaut and
Shear Lane, blocked from vehicular traffic and set up what will
be termed “vendors alley” where spaces will be issued to different
vendors to sell in that location.
The director shared that there are also a number of challenges
faced by the stakeholders.
“We had the police who expressed their concerns with regards
to vehicular traffic and pedestrians speaking about vendors who
take up the sidewalks,” he said. “The pedestrians have to walk
in the street, which causes an issue for both pedestrians and
vehicular traffic.”
Representatives from the Ministry of Tourism spoke about
nuisances that can be created from vendors in various unfavourable
locations around the capital.
Also, there was representation from the Environmental Health
Department whose concerns were the preparation of food and the
possession of a food handler’s permit among other things.
The Solid Waste Department expressed concerns about the
disposal of waste especially patrons who do not properly dispose
of their items.
Mr. Boddie expressed that he was pleased with the turn out
of the vendors.
“In fact, we had a packed house. They did express their
feelings from wanting to know first and foremost if they have to
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move where they would have to move to,” he said.
The director noted that one of the surprising thing that came out of the forum was both the
government and the vendors coming to an agreement that there must be a measure of control on
street vending.
“I expected that to be more from our end, but it was highlighted more from the street vendors
end. That was a positive in my opinion,” he said.
Representatives from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, along with Minister of Public
Infrastructure, Post, Urban Development and Transport, Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, and senior
staff of his ministries, were present at the forum.
Vendors in meeting with Government Officals. SKNIS Photo

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The Labour Spokesman
COMMENTARY
SMOKE. FIRE AND FAMALAAYYY!!!
By: FAIR SHARE FOR ALL
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By Vigilante
Dey say dat de queen offer to wine and dine Humpty Dumpty
if he come up for de big meeting. But Humpty Dumpty ain
even acknowledge receipt a she invitation. Dey say Ole Mother
Hubbard tell him is a trick and anytime he go anywhere near
England, is lock dey gon lock him up.
Poor Ole Mother Hubbard and de bad wud minister carn go
near England air space either. Dey done wuk out dat any time
dey mek a mistake, is divert dey gon divert de plane and lock
dem up in England.
Dey done start extradition procedure gainst Humpty Dumpty
and dey trying to get Ole Mother Hubbard to tun crown evidence
gainst him. But she tell Scotland Yard to give her some time to
tinkbout it.
De bad wud minister tell Humpty Dumpty dat he gon have
to give him everyting he ask for if he ain want him tun crown
evidence gainst him. He say dat he pull he piece on people and he
get way plus de underage girl story. He help he family get way wid
stuff. If he ain want to go jail where everybody know him and
he know everybody, is no way he gon tek any jail in England.
After Humpty Dumpty had he big meeting and say what he
say bout de rest a dem, de frilly mout deputy tell de Marriott man
dat he not surprise. He tell him dat was why he was trying to tell
dem to leave Humpty Dumpty alone. Because now he say what
he say and all a dem had to back dung, it really look like PAM
dead and one really more dan four.
Dey say dat Humpty Dumpty and he brother fly out even
before de Social Security shingdig done for him to go visit he
spiritualist. He say dat Ole Mother Hubbard believe in all kinda
ting and does do all kinda ting to keep de jumbie dem far. And
he say like how Aunty come back, he had was to go way quick,
quick to gird he loinsdem.
But people in de know say dat he went go visit de herbalist dat
de lady tell him bout. Dey say dat even though he mek de lady
tek dung she post, he did call de herbalist and he tell him dat de
lady right. De stuff inside a him for over two years. It look like
dey dump all de __it from Dubai in he belly.
Dey say dat because even PAM people saying dat PAM dead,
de PAM politician dem say dat dey not tekking on Humpty
Dumpty and dey going on whatever radio station dey want. And
if he ain want to listen to de radio station dat is he business. He
done busedem and say dat all a dem a tief and he never trust dem
before and he still ain trust dem now.
People want to know if is true dat Humpty Dumpty family is
who does have de herb to sell when it scarce in de rest a de country.
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Every time that I hear of a drug bust or a
gun bust and it involves customs officers, police
officers or some other persons sworn to uphold
the law, I become more and more convinced
that ninety-nine percent of the illegal firearms
in our beloved federation came through our air
and sea ports.
It seems that the importers of these illegal
weapons and drugs have people working for
them at the air and sea ports who facilitate, for
thirty pieces of silver, the easy movement of
these illicit goods into our country.
If this is so, we have a serious problem. And
because these rogue officers have no conscience
and don’t care how many persons are killed by
the guns they allow to pass through or don’t
care how many drug addicts they create, the
authorities have to find a way to not just weed
them out of the system, but to expose them and
jail them.
But we have a bigger problem when the
importers are the customs officers and the police
officers themselves.
I believe that for how many times there has
been a bust involving those who are being paid
to guard us and protect us, those honest persons
at the top have to do things differently.
Perhaps it is time for lie detectors to be part of
the vetting process. If I could be hearing names
of people who “do things” and are involved
in “things” and I do not work in the Customs
Department nor in the police station, certainly,
senior persons must also be hearing “things”.
And while I am not encouraging witch
hunting at all, most times where there is smoke,
there is fire.
Take for instance this story going around that
thousands of fake driver’s licences were issued
in the federation.
I can bet my watch and my shoes that if this
story is true, those at the top had heard rumours
before.
The federation is too small for somebody big
not to have heard something.
But the problem is that everybody has a
friend. Or worse yet, the politics of the deviant
is of critical importance.
It seems as if these entities are so contaminated
that only a complete and thorough purge done by
some big name body or bodies from the USA,
Canada or the UK will produce the results that
fair minded persons want to see.
Team Unity said that they had the solution to
every single problem that befell the federation
so they should not have any difficulty finding
the will to do what needs to be done to rid the
Customs, the Police Force and all such entities of
all these undesirable characters who are sullying
our good name.
But as I write this, I am reminded that it might
not be in the best interest of some people in Team
Unity to make a big song and dance about trying
to clean up the Police Force nor the Customs
Department, for example.
It might not be in their best interests to raise
it at all.
For when a prime minister can say for all
the world to hear that not one member in his
cabinet can hold a candle of correction to him,
how then will he be able to accuse the police or
the customs or anybody for that matter of any
wrong doing?
It seems to me that sleeping dogs will be
allowed to sleep.
Nobody in Team Unity has the moral
authority to tell nobody else, in cabinet or out
of cabinet, that they are doing wrong.
None of them can hold a candle of correction.
None of them has clean hands.
This is not good for the federation.
Not good at all.
And it is not coming from Labour. It is
coming from the person in charge of all of them.
You know, since Team Unity got into power,
I cannot think of one week that has gone by
without some drama of some sort.
Team Unity is a soap opera. A soap opera
government.
Drama and scandal. Scandal and drama.
We need an end to this. We need to feel
settled.
Trust me. Traffic lights all around St. Kitts
will excite for a while. The second cruise pier,
once no more machinery topples into to the sea,
will also excite for a while.
But the excitement will not last forever.
Both Labour and Unity supporters are
unsettled. Worried about all these scandals.
You see how life is.
When in opposition, Team Unity used to
make up scandals. Now in government, their
scandals are real.
We have had the opportunity to see Timothy
Harris in action. And what he has shown us is
not good.
We saw Douglas too. And while it was not
perfect, we were not embroiled in these weekly
scandals.
So we have to end the scandals.
We have to get rid of Team Unity.
Scoops
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The Shark Shack
Address: Building #2, Unit 105 &106. Basseterre, Port Zante
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Contact: 763-4693
LIQUOR LICENCES ORDINANCE, 1906
SCHEDULE A
LIQUOR LICENCES ORDINANCE, 1906
SCHEDULE A
To Magistrate “A”
To Superintendent of Police.
I, Jeanette K Huggins now residing in Market Alley
Street in the town or village of Lower Cayon do hereby give
you notice that it is my intention to apply on 2nd day
of July 2018 next to the District Magistrate at Basseterre for a
Retail Liquor licence in respect of my premises in Main Street in Lower
Cayon.
Dated this 28th day of May 2018
Signed J Huggins
To Magistrate “A”
To Superintendent of Police.
I, Yogini Devi Samaroo now residing in Lot D18 Earl Mourne Drive
Street in the town or village of Basseterre do hereby give
you notice that it is my intention to apply on 2nd day
of July day of 2018 next to the District Magistrate at Basseterre for a
Liquor licence in respect of my premises in Village Walk Food Court
Street in Basseterre
Dated this 11th day of June 2018
Signed Yogini Devi Samaroo

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AUTHORITIES AT RLB
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
IN ST. KITTS SUCCESSFULLY
TEST EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PLAN
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2018 (SKNIS): Airport
authorities could be meeting as early as this week to tweak their
emergency response plan after it was tested over the weekend.
St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA)
officials at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (RLB) International
Airport took the lead in executing a simulation of a plane crash
on Saturday, June 09, during which they were able to successfully
test their emergency response plan. The activity fell under the
human assistance and disaster relief component of the Tradewinds
2018 exercise currently taking place in St. Kitts and Nevis. In the
simulation, the circumstances were that a Boeing 763 aircraft, with
290 passengers and crew members was en route to Antigua and
Barbuda from Puerto Rico and made a crash landing just short
of the runway after both engines failed. The scene was set with
the use of actors who played the roles of victims, a container for
part of the fuselage and piles of crates that were set ablaze as the
flaming scattered debris.
The objectives of the drill were many, but chief among
them were to test emergency response procedures, response
times and mechanisms for several groups and entities including
Air Traffic Controllers, Fire and Rescue Services, Emergency
Medical Services, Police and Airport Security. The activity
was also meant to assess mass casualty protocols at the RLB
International Airport, multi-agency response and coordination,
victim transporting capabilities for the hospital, as well as the
activation and management of the Emergency Operating Centre
(EOC).
Airport Manager at the RLB International Airport, Ellsworth
Warner, described the simulation as an opportunity for airport
authorities to check the readiness of their emergency plan. Mr.
Warner disclosed that he and his team would be meeting soon to
discuss the way forward.
"It was an opportunity for us to really see where we are and
actually work towards improvement. So I'm not feeling bad about
anything, it was a great opportunity to measure ourselves and to
move on....we have a lot of work to do and we have to do them
as quickly as possible because they are very crucial in some
areas...," Mr. Warner said.
He also encouraged members of the public to expose
themselves to training in responding to disasters as well.
"They need
to know that
disasters are
possible and
so even they
themselves
can get
involved, get
some training,
and be part
of the whole
operation if it
does happen.
They don't have
to be a part of
SCASPA, but
they can get
some training
wherever they
work, whatever
they do and in
cases like this
they can come
in and provide
assistance,"
said the airport
manager.
The Labour Spokesman
PROPERTY FOR SALE
The property described below is offered for sale by Royal Bank of Canada in their
capacity as Mortgagee:-
Description of Property: ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land with building thereon
situate at Dieppe Bay, in the Parish of St John, Capistere, in
the Island of Saint Christopher containing by
admeasurement 3,134 square feet bounded and measuring
as follows, that is to say: On or towards the North-East by
lands in possession of M. Pringle and A. Pringle, 25.1 feet and
46.7 feet; On or towards the South-East by a road, 44.7 feet;
On or towards the South-West by lands in possession of I.
Ferguson, 74.2 feet; and On or toward the North-West by an
Access Road, 43.8 feet all the same as is described in an
Indenture of Reconveyance in favour of Brenda Daniel,
Diedre Daniel and Kishma Daniel dated the 24 th day of
August 2012 and recorded as Deed No. 18,779 in Liber E
Volume 8 at Folios 2099 to 2104 of the Register of Deeds for
the Island of Saint Christopher.
Tenders:
NEWS FROM POLITICS
Interested persons may obtain the Conditions of Sale from
Royal Bank of Canada’s Attorneys-at-Law, Kelsick, Wilkin &
Ferdinand, not later than Friday June 29, 2018 and the
closing date for the return of Tenders is Friday July 20,
2018.
KELSICK, WILKIN & FERDINAND
Attorneys-at-Law for Royal Bank of Canada (Mortgagee)
Fred Kelsick Building, Independence Square South, Basseterre, St Kitts
Tel: (869) 465-2645 Fax: (869) 465-7808
Attention: Mr. Garth L. Wilkin
Email: GLW@kwfonline.com
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COAST GUARD UNIT ENGINEERS CERTIFIED TO
DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR MERCURY OUTBOARD
ENGINES
Photo: A section of engineers trained and certified during Phase One of Exercise Tradewinds 2018
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 14, 2018 (SKNIS): Three engineers from the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence
Force (SKNDF) Coast Guard Unit are now fully certified and equipped with the skills and knowledge
needed to diagnose issues and repair mercury outboard engines.
The trio, Privates Shaquille Fredricks, Tristan Thomas and Romain Stanley, received their
official certification from representatives of the Mercury Headquarters in Florida, U.S.A., during
Phase One of Exercise Tradewinds 2018, which was held in St. Kitts and Nevis from June 04-12.
Midshipman and Engineering Officer, Lenn Daniel of the SKNDF Coast Guard Unit, explained
the practical need for the institution to have officers certified as mercury repair men.
“The main purpose of having mercury certified engineers is to overcome the issues that surround
warranty, due to the fact that we do not have a mercury dealer on the island. Our fast response vessels
are fitted with mercury engines, which are very sensitive and expensive equipment that require
specially trained personnel to work on,” said Midshipman Daniel. “We do have qualified outboard
motor engineers, however, mercury requires all engineers working on equipment under warranty
to be certified by their organizations’ standards. Therefore, these certifications will eliminate the
need for having a dealer fly into the country to deal with minor issues that can easily be resolved
by one of our own qualified engineers.”
Private Fredricks noted that the training was important and extremely useful given that it
broadened his knowledge and skills.
“The training became useful because I had little knowledge of the mercury engines, but after the
week and three days of doing the mercury training, I got a lot more knowledge. I learnt about how
to use the computer that diagnoses the engines when they have mechanical and sensor problems,”
he said, adding that the facilitator was quite clear and ensured that participants fully understood
what was taught.
Private Thomas said that the training was a good reminder for him as he undertook the basic
course in Barbados prior to participating in Exercise Tradewinds 2018. He shared his views on
having certified engineers living and working in St. Kitts and Nevis.
“It is really useful to me to say that we have mercury engines and now qualified persons to
work on them. First thing the facilitators did was to make sure that we knew the engine parts as it
was the most important thing so that if we are called upon to assist we will know what to do,” he
said, while noting that he had an exceptional time during the exercise. “The experience and the
friendships were rewarding and they do impart some great training that affords us the opportunity
to return to our place of work and teach others.”
Based on feedback from members of the SKNDF Coast Guard Unit who were directly involved
in all maritime tracks, the events appeared to be very well organized and exercises executed
exceptionally well.
To date, the United States Government through its Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados, has
donated a total of 14 mercury outboard engines to SKNDF’s Coast Guard Unit for use on the Coast
Guard interceptors.
Four Youth Parliamentarians to represent Nevis
in CPA Regional Youth Parliament Debate in
Cayman Islands
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 14, 2018) -- Hon.
Farrel Smithen, President of the Nevis Island Assembly, says
four youth parliamentarians will represent the Nevis Branch of
the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), at the
14th Regional Youth Parliament Debate in the Cayman Islands
on Friday June 22, 2018.
Mr. Rol-J Williams of Nevis Sixth Form College, Ms. Lauren
Lawrence and Ms. Celestial Hanley from Charlestown School
(CSS) and Ms. Charlyn Myers from Gingerland Secondary
School (GSS) were chosen from a 32 students who participated
in a Youth Parliamentary sitting at the Nevis Island Assembly
on May 25, 2018. They will be chaperoned by Ms. Uta Taylor,
a teacher at CSS.
The debate is part of the 43rd CPA Regional Conference of
the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region, which will
be held at the Marriott Hotel in the Cayman Islands from June
15 to 23, 2018.
Mr. Smithen said the students will join counterparts across the
region to debate on the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom.
“In accordance with the resolution that was forwarded to
us, this year’s debate will be in relation to the United Kingdom
Brexit referendum results that was announced on the morning of
the 24th day of June, 2016, that showed a 51.9 percent of those
who voted in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European
Union,” he said.
The President of the Assembly, added that the youth
parliamentarians were actively preparing and, are looking at the
pros and cons of the resolution. He believes they would do the
topic justice at the debate.
Nevis has participated in the youth parliamentary conference
since its inception in 2000 in the Bahamas and has been successful.
“Nevis has been in the forefront, to a large extent, within the
youth parliament. We have had successes. I recall in 2015, Mr.
Rol-J Williams was the Best Speaker and he was showered with
gifts because of that. It was decided that they…do not have it as
a competition.
“I agree with that, let the children speak freely without trying
to compete but at the same time, they have been getting rewards
here and there in terms of their approach…but the idea for me
is the expression, the knowledge that one would gain from
participating in forums like these,” he said.
Mr. Smithen believes that the benefits of participating in the
debate are two-fold. The participants are given the opportunity
to discuss among their peers in the region and provided with a
better understanding of the workings of parliament which augurs
well for their future.
He noted that the attendance at the conference is not a
government matter but a parliamentary one. However they do
receive a stipend from the government to assist with some of the
cost as well as financial assistance from the private sector to help
defray cost for accommodating the students and airfare.
Mr. Smithen is expected to leave Nevis for the Cayman Islands
to attend the 43rd CPA Regional Conference on Saturday June
16, 2018.
Photo: Privates Fredricks (left) and Thomas (right)
Photo caption: Hon. Farrel Smithen, President of the Nevis Island
Assembly, introducing Youth Parliamentarians taking part in the
14th Regional Youth Parliament Debate in the Cayman Islands
on Friday June 22, 2018; (sitting left) Ms. Uta Taylor, chaperon;
(standing l-r) Ms. Celestial Hanley, Mr. Rol-J Williams, Ms.
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