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The Federation’s Politically Independent News SourceFriday November 23rd, 2018 Issue #1256

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HARRIS REFUTES ROOFER KICKBACKS

GEOTHERMAL HICCUPS

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The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday November 23rd, 2018 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday November 23rd, 2018LOCAL NEWS LOCAL NEWSPage:2 Page:3

Geothermal project stalled until funding is finalized

By Monique Washington

The Nevis Geothermal Project has lost steam as funding for the pro-duction stage of the project has not yet been finalized.

In November 2015 the Nevis Island A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , NEVLEC and Nevis Renewable Energy International, NREI signed a Power Purchase Agreement. The agreement pro-vides for geothermal resources on Nevis to supply 25 years of domestic base load re-newable energy supply. The first phase of the project will see 9 mega-watts of power that is immediately expand-able to meet the ongo-ing power needs of the island and capable of exporting 40-50 mega-watts of additional power to neighboring islands.

In 2018, NREI con-tracted GeothermEX

to test the status of the geothermal well at Hamilton. GeothermEX provided well-testing services, including designing well tests and specify-ing instrumentation requirements.

In March 18, the well testing of the well was completed. The testing revealed that the well has significant perme-ability capable of com-mercial production.

During the Premier of Nevis Hon Mark Brantley’s monthly press conference on Tuesday (Nov. 20) when questioned by The Observer, Brantley said that they are wait-ing on energy produc-tion, which has proved to be the difficult part.

“That will require the necessary investments to drill the production wells, to build the plant and do the tying, es-tablishing connectivity between the (geother-mal) plant and Nevlec

so the electricity com-pany can transmit power. That has proven to be most difficult. We have the resources raised for the explora-tion. The exploration is done and everything is nice and packaged,” Brantley said. The

premier explained that the developers had some difficulty rais-ing the monies for the production stage. He added that in re-cent months NREI has brought in Blackrock Securities, “which they say will provide

some equity financ-ing and The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), an arm of the United States government, a self-sustaining agency that helps American businesses invest in emerging markets.

“The last that I have heard,” Brantley said, “is that OPIC has O.k.’d their side of things to do the financing for the project on the debt-side, but I am not sure about Blackrock.”

When asked if the NIA would consider fund-ing the project, Brantley noted it was way above the government’s budget.

“I would love to fund it and own it. If we had the money we would have done it ourselves. The problem is the funding. They are talking about US $50 million to $60 million. Those numbers are beyond the capac-ity of the Nevis Island Administration.”

Brantley said the NIA has assisted by provid-ing concessions and tax

exemptions.

“That is why we have partnered with a foreign developer and hope-fully they can bring the finance onto the table. The deal that we worked out with them was that they were responsible to bring the finances to the table. That is why they are working with their various people includ-ing Blackrock Security and OPIC.”

Brantley noted geo-thermal is vital to the economic status of the island.

“It is important for us to stabilize our economy. Currently, it is difficult for us to plan because we don’t know what oil prices will be from month-to-month and the rising oil prices do untold damage to our finances, our economy and the cost of living. We have always been committed to the geo-thermal journey.”

“Geothermal is still an aspiration for Nevis and still transformative if we can achieve it,” Brantley concluded.

One of the areas of Nevis with geothermal activity.

Digicel increasing customer’s rates Dec. 1 NIA and NTRC were unaware


Digicel Play Nevis will increase its prices on most of its ser-vices effective Dec. 1, but the Nevis Island Administration and the St. Kitts and Nevis National Telecommunications R e g u l a t o r y Commission were un-aware of the increase.

This month, Digicel Play began alerting its customers using differ-ent means of commu-nication about the price increases. The notice says:

“We (Digicel Play) con-tinue to improve our network by doubling our off-island capacity with a service redun-dancy over the air and

via undersea fiber con-necting Nevis to the internet. Rest assured we strive to provide you with the best quality and reliable service. Please be advised of decrease and increase across our package effective December 1, 2018.”

The notice advises that

Digicel Play’s higher broadband speeds rate will be decreased while there will be an increase in price on its lower-speed package.

This price increase will be the third increase by the company in three years. In 2016, Digicel Play increased its cable

prices by $5.85 and its internet prices by $10. In 2017, the cable cost was increased by $3, while the internet cost increased by $7.

As of Dec. 1, Play Now television rates will decrease by $1.71 from $120.51 to $119; Play More rates will decrease $.76, from $149.76 to $149, the Movie Pack and Sports Pack will increase $ 5.07 from $33.93 to $39, while the Adult movie package has been decreased by $.03.

On broadband, there will be an increase on Play 10 by $4.98 from $124.02 to $129. Play 15 will increase $24.56 from $154.44 to $179, while Play 25 will de-crease by $12.02 from

$241.02 to $229, and Play 50 will decreased $117.52 from $416.52 to $299.

Premier of Nevis, Hon. Mark Brantley noted that there has been “no” interaction with the NIA and Digicel on the pending increase. He noted that currently there is no government commission in Nevis that regulates price controls of telecom-munication companies.

“Years ago, we had a public utility commis-sion in place, to deal mainly with electricity and and cable, but that commission has large-ly been dysfunctional. Nothing has happened with that commission for many years, I think well over a decade,” Brantley said. “There

is currently no entity on Nevis but there is the NTRC on St Kitts that deals with regula-tion. I do not know if Digicel would have had their price increase authorized through that entity.” The Premier said he “will check on it to determine what it is and what involve-ment the NTRC would have had with Digicel in relation to its price increase.”

The Observer con-tacted NTRC Director Irvin Williams on Wednesday who noted they were unaware of Digicel Play’s rate in-crease in Nevis.

The Observer attempt-ed to contact Digitel’s CEO Ronan McGrane but there was no response.


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A fresh approach?

They were preparing for 3.5 years and finally appeared to the public via VON Radio on Tuesday 20th November. They are the Peoples Democratic Alliance, the PDA.

The programme host had promoted them as a new political party. He was wrong. They declared themselves as not a party, but an alliance; and there-by immediately succeeded in confusing most of the listening and viewing audience.

The PDA promised much, but in particular they promised to govern Nevis after the next local election, due in 2022. We are left to assume, therefore, either that there is no interest in federal pursuits, or that they are still on a membership drive. But maybe not, as 3 is an absolute majority of 5.

They also disavowed any interest in salary, rather they are only interested to serve, and in investments such as the one in health that they claim to have allegedly already brought to Nevis.

This newspaper is on record: new political parties do not fare well in their initial outings, unless they have a real charismatic leader who is well en-trenched in community development, in sports or in nation building. Daniel of NRP had it, Amory of CCM has it, Brantley of CCM has it; and so does Parry of NRP. We cannot asses their leader because we have not yet been made privy to that information, although we saw who did most of the talking and who remained mostly quiet.

Yet it is great that choices are being offered to the people of Nevis. Democracy is the better when there is people participation. But people participation is not enough: there must be truth and reconciliation, freshness and education. We are not sure that any of the above was presented. It was simply more of the same.

The election is due by 2022, three full years away. Let us hope for the best for CCM, NRP (under its new leadership) and PDA; because only the best will do for Nevis.

Oh for newness of approach! Will the PDA be really ready in time?

CAPE results announced: Khale

Thomas 2018 State Scholar

By Loshaun Dixon

Khale Thomas of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College is the 2018 State Scholar after passing 11 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) subjects in the last May-June examination period.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education the Hon Shawn Richards con-gratulated the school and college students for their performance in the May-June 2018 Regional Examinations

set by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and announced Thomas is the State Scholar.

“The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has provided the Scholarship Rank Order Listing for St. Kitts and Nevis. The listing is based on candidates’ perfor-mance on the 2017 and 2018 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). Candidates are ranked by the highest number of Grade 1 passes ob-tained in seven quali-fying units and then

other criteria in the event of a tie.”

Richards summa-rized Thomas’ per-formance during the examination.

“Khale offered 11 subjects and obtained eight Grade 1 passes in Biology Units 1 and 2; Caribbean Studies; C o m m u n i c a t i o n Studies; Environmental Science Units 1 and 2; Geography Units 1 and 2; three Grade II pass-es in Chemistry Units 1 and 2; and Integrated Mathematics.

“Khale also achieved

the Most Outstanding Performance in E n v i r o n m e n t a l Science.”

Rol-J Williams closely followed Thomas as he offered 19 subjects and obtained eight Grade I passes in Biology Unit 1; Caribbean Studies; Chemistry Unit 1; C o m m u n i c a t i o n S t u d i e s ; E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p Units 1 and 2; Environmental Science Unit 1; and Integrated Mathematics. Ten Grade II passes in Applied Mathematics Unit 1 and 2; Chemistry Unit 2; Green Engineering Units 1 and 2; Physics Unit 1 and 2; Pure Mathematics Units 1 and 2; Tourism Unit 1; and one Grade III pass in Biology Unit 2.

“Rol-J Williams of the Nevis Sixth Form College is the 2018 First Runner-up State Scholar,” Richards announced.

Ronica Liburd was the second runner up with seven Grade I passes, two Grade II passes and one Grade III pass.

Richards also congrat-ulated the outstanding student and all students who sat exams.

“The Ministry of

Education extends congratulations to Khale Thomas, Rol-J Williams and Ms. Ronicia Liburd on their achievements and best wishes as they pursue further studies. “I wish to also congrat-ulate the students and lecturers at the Nevis Sixth Form College and the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, Division of Arts, Sciences and General Studies for their diligence in most instances that has con-tributed to another year of sterling perfor-mance by our students. I commend the parents for their support.”

Richards announced that Daria James of the Washington Archibald High School, produced the Most Outstanding Performance Overall in the May-June 2018 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations for St. Kitts and Nevis.

“Daria offered 10 subjects and her achievements are as follows: 10 Grade I passes in Caribbean History; Chemistry; English A; Information T e c h n o l o g y ; Mathematics; Office A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ; Principles of Accounts; Social Studies; Spanish; and Human

and Social Biology.”

Tairique Davis of the Basseterre High School was the runner-up in CSEC perfor-mance. He offered 10 subjects and attained Grade I passes in Biology;, Caribbean History; English A; French; Geography; I n f o r m a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y ; Mathematics; Physics; Physical Education and Sport; and Human and Social Biology.

Tecoya Warner of the Charles E. Mills Secondary School was second runner-up with

nine Grade I passes in: Biology; Caribbean History; English A; English B; French; Mathematics; Spanish; Physical Education and Sport; and Human and Social Biology; and two (2) Grade II passes in Physics and Chemistry.

“The Ministry of Education would like to congratulate Ms. Daria James, Tairique Davis and Ms. Tecoya Warner, their parents and respective schools on their extraordinary achievements and to encourage them to continue striving for excellence as they pur-sue further studies,” Richards concluded.

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14,000 fewer cruise passengers expected in Nevis


More than 14,000 fewer cruise passengers are scheduled to arrive on Nevis for the 2018-2019 cruise season, a drop from last year, but an increase compared to 2017-2018.

This year, 6,326 cruise passengers are sched-uled to visit Nevis. MS Hamburg, which is scheduled to arrive on March 19, 2019, has the largest capacity of 394. In 2016-2017, 9,386 passengers arrived on cruise ships; in 2017-2018, 20,575 cruise passengers arrived. The increase of 11,189 ad-ditional passengers was a 119 percent increase over the previous year.

On Tuesday, Premier of Nevis Hon Mark Brantley, explained that last year more

cruise passengers were expected to arrive on Nevis due to neighbor-ing cruise ports being damaged by hurricanes

Irma and Maria.

“In terms of cruise [passengers], the num-bers that I have from the Nevis Tourism

Authority show that cruise numbers have fallen this year,” Brantley said. “But that is expected because last year we got a windfall,

based on the fact that hurricane Irma and Maria had damaged some of our competi-tors. Last year we saw the cruise calls jump to 100 cruise calls.”

Brantley indicated in 2015, there were 52 scheduled calls; in 2016, there were 48 scheduled calls; in 2017, there were100 scheduled calls; and so far in 2018, there have been 62 scheduled calls.

“The numbers are im-portant,” Brantley said. “That way there is an appreciation of what it is, what we can expect and stakeholders have an appreciation of what it is and what we can expect.

“Barring the spike of 2017, caused naturally by hurricanes affect-ing others, we are re-ally consistent in the

number of calls. In 2017 there were 100 calls, which was significant. I wish that we could have kept it at that level, but we recognize why that happened.”

Meanwhile in St Kitts, Minister of Tourism, Hon Lindsey Grant noted the cruise season this year is projected to have about a 26 percent increase.

“We’re going to be in the region of 1.2 million cruise passengers with about 140,000 stay-overs, so we’re grow-ing very well,” Grant said. “In fact, informa-tion from the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association Conference last week shows St. Kitts has moved from number 8 to number 3 in the 35 jurisdictions under the ambit of the FCCA in terms of pas-senger spend.”

Premier of Nevis Hon Mark Brantley, explained that last year hurricane damage on other islands resulted in more cruise passengers coming to Nevis. (Photo by Monique

Washington)

Ministry of Health Alert: Avoid contaminated lettuce

The Ministry of Health an-nounced on Wednesday, Nov. 21 that imports of romaine lettuce into the Federation from the United States (US) could be tainted with E.coli bacteria.

This advisory is based on a food safety alert issued by the US-based Centres for Disease Control (CDC) on Nov.20 which stated, inter alia, that the public should not consume any type of ro-maine lettuce due to a recent E.coli outbreak in the US.

The CDC alert includes all romaine lettuce varieties such as whole heads or hearts, bags and boxes of pre-cut lettuce and salad mixes, including Caesar Salad. In light of this US-CDC advisory the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, has advised

that all romaine lettuce stocks among retailers and wholesalers be pulled from the refrigerators and freez-ers and discarded, as a safety precaution. By extension, ho-tels and restaurants are urged not to serve or sell any dishes

containing romaine lettuce until further notice.

The CMO’s Office has further advised that consumers in St. Kitts and Nevis should dis-card any romaine lettuce that has been purchased recently.

Consumers are encouraged to check their refrigera-tors for any romaine lettuce that may be stored there and discard them as well. Care should also be taken to wash and sanitize refrigera-tor drawers or shelves where

the lettuce was stored, prior to restocking those areas with other food products.

The public is advised that if anyone has consumed tainted romaine lettuce the following E.coli infection symptoms may occur within 1-10 days: (a) severe stom-ach cramps; (b) diarrhoea (often with blood and last-ing more than three days); (c) high fever; and (d) vom-iting. Should any of these symptoms manifest, persons are advised to promptly ac-cess care at any of our four local hospitals.

The Office of the CMO will issue a subsequent advisory on when it would be safe to resume purchase and con-sumption of romaine lettuce imported from the US.

Romaine lettuce and packaged lettuce from the US could be contaminated with E.coli so consumers are being told to throw out any lettuce they have at home. Stores have also been advised not to sell lettuce

and throw away any they have in stock.

PM Harris refutes

Opposition’s kickback

allegationsClaims by members of the Opposition, who are ped-dling reports of kickbacks and bias in the adminis-tration of the Hurricane Repair Programme are false, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris stated. He said the Hurricane Repair Programme, initi-ated by the Team Unity Government in April 2018, has to date assisted more than 2,000 house-holds in St. Kitts and Nevis.

“Despite the added comfort, convenience and safety that this pro-gramme has brought to the lives of so many fami-lies, the Hurricane Repair Programme has come under attack by mem-bers of the Opposition,” Dr. Harris said. “The Opposition has an agenda to destabilize and to cre-ate doubt,” Dr. Harris emphasized. The Prime Minister said there are proper channels that can be utilized by anyone who has genuine and credible evidence of impropriety in the administration of the programme. He said they can take the matter to the proper authorities.

“If they have evidence [of kickbacks] they should take it to the police and stop scandalizing the programme for selfish po-litical reasons,” Dr. Harris said.

Despite the calculated at-tempts by the Opposition, persons whose roofs have been repaired are emphat-ic in their public praise for the programme, which has positively impacted their standard of living.

“I was personally moved

by the testimony of Pastor Pinto Williams and the huge improvement our programme brought to him and thousands of oth-ers,” the Prime Minister said. “According to the pastor, he does not have to ‘sleep with pots and pans’ on his bed any-more, ‘thanks to the Harris-led Team Unity Administration.’

“His story is being re-peated by many others across the length and breadth of the coun-try [including] Petrona Thomas of Middle Island; Starshield of Sandy Point; Yvonne Chumney in East Basseterre; Carol Freeman in St Paul’s; William Jefferson in Parson Ground; Lionel French of Saddlers, Petronella Eddy of West Farm and Donna Dasent of Lime Kiln,” Prime Minister Harris said.

“Never before has any government responded so excellently to the felt needs of ordinary people for housing solu-tions in the aftermath of hurricanes,” the Prime Minister said.

Under the Hurricane Repair Programme, the government is provid-ing the roofing materials and financing the labour costs to those affected by the 2017 hurricanes through the Office of the Prime Minister, with support and guidance from the Ministries of Social Development and Sustainable Development.

More than 400 persons have gained employment on the project since it started.


Opposition blasted

for ill-will against the

Regional Security System

The Opposition Leader is attempting to create division amongst the people relating to the pres-ence in St. Kitts and Nevis of officers from the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS), according to Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris.

The Prime Minister noted that in the context where the Leader of the Opposition had written to regional Heads of Government in an attempt to stop the deployment of RSS officers to St. Kitts and Nevis,

“There would be calculated efforts by the Opposition to stir up discord, ill will and disaffec-tion, and this is what has been playing out,” Dr. Harris said.

The Honourable Prime Minister said this action points to the high level of hypocrisy that exists within the Opposition camp, as he noted that it was the Opposition members who used various ra-dio programmes and their social media platforms to speak out against crime in the country.

“When we are attempting to do something to rec-tify what they identified as a crisis in the country, they are the very ones who [are now attempting] to stop that positive development and to prevent our people from enjoying what the vast majority are now enjoying,” Prime Minister Harris said, referring to the enhanced visibility and operations of the security forces.

Since officers of the RSS commenced their joint security operations with local law enforcement in St. Kitts and Nevis in October, citizens and residents have experienced a heightened sense of safety and security in the country.

This teamwork between local law enforcement and their colleagues from the RSS, which has brought forth an improved security environment, has not gone unappreciated by members of the public. Dozens of citizens and residents have used various forums such as radio call-in programmes, as well as town hall-styled public meetings, to express their gratitude for the services being pro-vided and the Government’s decision to reach out to the regional body.

The Royal St. Kitts and Nevis Police Force and RSS officers are seen here on a foot patrols in Basseterre.

Blogger threatens to drag lawyer to court if he doesn’t pay $150K


The self-proclaimed ‘Biggest Baddest Blogger’ Everton ‘Obi’ Elliott might take young lawyer Anselm Caines to court for a defama-tory statement he alleg-edly made last year on his social media page.

In a lawyers’ letter ad-dressed to Caines and served on Nov. 8, ob-tained by The Observer, Caines is accused of al-legedly making a defam-atory statement against Elliott on October 15, 2017 via social media. The letter asks Caines to pay $150,000, plus law-yer’s fees and issue an apology or be dragged into court.

The statement referred to in the letter was pub-lished on Caines profile. Elliott commented on the post:

“Former Vote NRP, I was talking to one of your former NRP com-rade just last night and he was lamenting how your heart must heavy that you can’t even comment on politics like you use to. He ac-tually felt sorry for you. He said your tongue has

been cut since you let the minister bought you out politically. Anyway be careful cause the minister might interpret this as a dig against him as he and his stooges feel his seat is safe and also they don’t like any

perceive slight at all.”

In response, Caines replied

‘Oh and by the way, when you say “bought me out politically”, I hope you stood up for

me brother Obi but even if you didn’t and you al-lowed them to continue to ascribe such a label to my name at least I will have your good compa-ny in that category see-ing that they have often said that Labour/NRP bought you out with that infamous “Fox in the Cox Box” story of the 2011 election. But don’t you dare study them my friend for in this regard we have each other”

According to the letter, the reference of “Fox in Cox Box” may sug-gest that some unlawful act was committed by Elliott on election day in 2011 when he executed his role as poll agent for the Concerned Citizens Movement CCM in that polling division which influenced the result of the poll in favor of the Nevis Reformation Party, NRP.

The lawyers also states that over the years Elliot would have established himself as a creditable author and blogger and Caines comment was made to shake Elliott’s creditability in the eyes of his followers. “Mr. Elliott believes that your statement was calculating and deliberately made to

defame him, as you made the statement knowing of the past historical extrin-sic circumstances upon which the term “Fox in the Cox Box” was con-ceived and coined.”

The letter gives Caines

21 days to issue an apol-ogy via his Facebook page and pay $150,000, plus $25,000 in legal fees, or “legal action will commence against him without further notice.”

Fire destroys home: mother, five children homeless

Shalanda O’Flaherty including two boys, ages five and seven and two girls, ages 12 and 16 were struck by tragedy on Saturday when their Millionaire Street house caught fire and burnt to the ground.

The homeless family lost everything.

They need to replace their basic ne-cessities; everything a mother and four young children heed to live,

from clothing to toiletries.

The four children attend Cayon Primary and High schools

The Family is seeking assistance in any way possible. Community mem-bers are encouraged to assist the family by bringing items to Unique Fashion in College Street Ghaut. The public is encouraged to bring basic necessities, including but not limited

to: undergarments, clothing, school items, school bags, books, pens, and pencils.

Deputy National Leader of the Peoples Labour Party Senator the Hon Akilah Byron-Nisbett at a recent church service in West Basseterre implored the church members to be of service and help the family.

“A family in this community lost

everything in a fire,” said Hon Byron-Nisbett. “It is our opportunity now to be of service to people. The family lost everything, a mother and her four children, two boys and two girls. Just before I came to service I stopped there by the family and they are accepting anything, whatever it is they will be thankful as small as it is.”

Lawyer Anselm Caines ‘Biggest Baddest Blogger’ Everton ‘Obi’ Elliott


Two men charged with Attempted Murder for attacking Yearwood

By Loshaun Dixon

Two men have been charged with attempted murder of hotelier John Yearwood who was wounded by gunshot in a robbery of his home.

In a communiqué the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) said they have charged two men for John Yearwood’s attempted murder.

“On Tuesday, Nov. 20, RSCNPF charged Patrice Monzack and Mikey Mills, both of Newcastle, for the offence of Attempted Murder which was committed on Nov. 8.”

Both Monzak and Mills were shot by Yearwood in the incident and needed treatment for their injuries.

“Both men are currently warded in stable condition at the Alexandra Hospital where they are being treated for gunshot injuries.”

At about 1:45 a.m. on Nov. 8, two armed, masked individuals en-tered the home of John Yearwood in the Jones Estate area. Yearwood shot both intruders and received a

gunshot wound to the leg from one of them. The RSCNPF said the assailants escaped the scene with a sum of cash using Yearwood’s motor pick up.

The vehicle was later recovered by the RSCNPF in the Mount Nevis area and the Police, along with members of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force in Nevis, intercepted a vehicle on a boat

that was preparing to leave for St. Kitts. Four persons were inside the vehicle and two of them had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. Following a medical examination, the wounds were confirmed to be gunshot wounds.

Nevisian Leaders including Premier Hon. Mark Brantley con-demned the attack on Yearwood.

Award-winning essayist says St. Kitts and Nevis’ history should be experienced

Arjenel Browne, an Immaculate Conception Catholic School (ICCS) student was the third prize winner in the Junior Division of the F l o r i d a - C a r i b b e a n Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation for the Caribbean 2018 Children’s Essay Contest.

Primary and secondary school students from all grades in FCCA partner destinations, including the Caribbean, Latin America, South America and Central America, were invited to partici-pate in the prestigious FCCA competition.

The essay contest was conducted in Junior Division Children (ages 12 and under) and Senior Division Children (ages 13 to 16 years).

Each student was re-quired to submit one es-say written in English, 500 words in length, on the topic: “What cultural aspect of my country should cruise passengers experience?” The essays were judged on content/subject, creativity, style/structure and grammar.

The question posed for the essay was, “What cultural aspect of my country should cruise passengers experience?”

In her award-winning essay, sixth-grader

Arjenel Browne stated that the Federation’s rich history is one of the rea-sons why tourists should not miss out on visiting St. Kitts and Nevis.

“The history of St. Kitts and Nevis is rich and fascinating and teaches about our ancestors and culture,” she writes in her essay. “When cruise passengers come from abroad to visit my coun-try, I would love to in-troduce them to places like Brimstone Hill and Bloody Point in St. Kitts as well as the Bath Springs in Nevis.”

Arjenel highlighted the

prominent Brimstone Hill Fortress, explaining in detail all the aspects of why it is a must-see when visiting the island.

Bloody Point, which is another site rich in his-tory, was emphasized by Ms. Browne.

“…Whenever visitors travel to St. Kitts, they are always intrigued at the name of this area and the reason for it. Situated to the west of Challengers Village, Bloody Point or Bloody River, as it is sometimes called, got its name from the event that occurred there. In the year 1626,

English and French in-vaders massacred hun-dreds of Carib Indians in the ravine area and history records that, in-stead of water, the river ran red with blood for many days. Although the event is sad, it is a very important part of our history which visitors enjoy learning about,” the essay reads.

The Federation would not be complete with-out sister island Nevis. Arjenel also says that just a “short boat ride over” cruise passengers can have the unique opportunity of visiting two islands in one day.

“The island of Nevis is calm and peaceful, with lovely beaches and out-standing historic sites like the warm and sooth-ing Bath Springs,” she writes. “Built in 1778, the Bath Hotel was once a playground for the rich and famous who enjoyed a pleasurable bath in the therapeutic, hot springs. Now, when cruise passengers travel to Nevis, they can expe-rience this outstanding site and learn about John Huggins, a merchant and aristocrat who built the large, stone hotel at a cost of 43,000 “island” pounds and surrounded it with lush green beautiful

landscaping and goldfish ponds.”

The essay closes with Arjenel explaining that there are many aspects of St. Kitts and Nevis to enjoy, but “most im-portant of them all is history.”

“The history of St. Kitts and Nevis provides our visitors with a unique and unforgettable expe-rience of a people proud of their country and culture,” Arjenel writes in her award winning essay.

As a result of the third prize winning essay, she and her school are the proud recipients of US $1,000 each.

During the cheque hand-ing-over presentation, Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant said that Ms. Browne and the ICCS should be proud as she was selected from a vast number of student entries.

“She stood out for her knowledge not only in the cruise industry and her research,” he said.

FCCA is a not-for-profit trade organization com-posed of 18 member lines operating nearly 200 vessels in Floridian, Caribbean and Latin American waters.

Arjenel Browne, an Immaculate Conception Catholic School student, receives her award from Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant. She won third-place in the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Foundation for the

Caribbean 2018 Children’s Essay Contest.


Asbestos removal

completed, hospital

construction resumes


The $19 million Alexandra Hospital expansion project in Nevis has resumed after asbestos has been removed from a building close to the proj-ect site.

The Minister of Health Hon Mark Brantley re-vealed on Tuesday that after some ‘hiccups’ with the project he was grateful that it has resumed.

“The hospital construction project has resumed and I am very grateful for that,” Brantley said. “We had some hiccups and we had some asbestos that had to be removed, which led to some delays as well. Because that is highly specialized, we had to bring people in to remove the asbestos, but all of that is done. The last report that I had from project manager Billy Claxton indicated work has resumed and is proceeding apace.

The news about the asbestos was revealed in October when The Observer asked Junior Minister of Health Hon Hazel Brandy about the project. She noted then that the project had been halted for two reasons. One reason was that workers were given a week off after they worked the entire week during the Hero’s Day holiday and Independence Day holiday.

The second reason was for work at the hospital to commence smoothly, the old Maintenance Building had to be removed. Brandy said asbes-tos was discovered in the building. Specialists had been hired to remove the cancer-causing material.

The multi-million dollar project has two contrac-tors. Edrick Pemberton of Wedge Construction is responsible for the construction of the Physiotherapy Wing, the Pediatric Isolation Wing and the Laboratory Wing. His contract with vari-ation is $7.2 million.

Contractor Clive Evelyn of Evelyn’s Construction is the second contractor responsible for the Operating Theatre and the Radiology Wing. His contract with variation is $9.1 million.

The expansion project broke ground in 2017.The project is jointly funded by the Sugar Industry Diversification Fund (SIDF) and the Nevis Island Administration. Construction began in May 2018. The first phase of the project is $12 million, with a $7 million grant from the SIDF. The second phase is estimated to cost $7 million.

Port Zante Cruise Pier 40 percent complete

By Loshuan Dixon

The construction of the second cruise pier at Port Zante is 40 per-cent complete with $17 million spent thus far, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure and Transport the Hon Ian ‘Patches’ Liburd.

The second pier started construction earlier this and is expected to in-crease the Federation’s capacity to welcome cruise ship passengers. During the 2017-2018 cruise ship season 1.1 million cruise passen-gers visited St. Kitts. It is projected that a slightly higher number will be achieved in the 2018-19 season

Liburd recently gave an update on the status of the pier’s construction.

“Construction started in March this year and it is expected to be com-pleted on September 23, 2019.

The percentage value of work done so far on the pier is 40 percent and we have spent $17 million on the US $43 million project.”

Liburd noted that a sim-ulation was carried out to determine if the pier can accommodate large ships.

“Just last week we car-ried out what an up-dated ship simulation,” Liburd said. The simu-lation satisfied us in terms of berthing three Oasis class ships along-side the pier.”

With the largest ship in the world, the Symphony of the Seas

is expected to arrive on Dec. 11. Liburd said the new pier will accommo-date three cruise ships of that size.

“This new pier will give us an additional berth-ing capacity for two more Oasis class ships which are the largest ships afloat today.”

He added that the proj-ect is scheduled to finish on time.

“The construction work is on schedule. We an-ticipate it will be com-pleted in September of 2019 barring any bad weather.”

Canada Commercial Corporation (CCC) is the main contractor who is working with mul-tiple local and overseas sub-contractors to com-plete the project.

CCC will hand over the completed pier to the St. Christopher Air and Sea Port Authority (SCASPA) and by ex-tension the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.

The second cruise pier will be 60-metres-wide, 670-metres-long with a draft of approximately 32-metres.

The pier will comple-ment the current berth-ing facility at Port Zante. It will withstand powerful storms and will accommodate simultaneously ac-commodate two of the world’s largest ships afloat today.

Photo: The Symphony of the Seas is expected to arrive in St. Kitts on Dec. 11.

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Sergeant Caines slaps grandfather, ordered

to pay $2,500By Monique Washington

A Sergeant in the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Nevis division, has been ordered to pay a

75-year-old man $2,500 and legal fees for slap-ping the driver in his vehicle this May.

Sergeant Joel Caines appeared before Magistrate Yasmine

Clarke on Nov. 21 in a civil suit brought against him by Lloyd Williams. Williams spoke with The Observer follow-ing the incident and gave details about what happened on that night.

Williams noted that on May 25 he dropped his grandson off at concert. He was returning home in Paradise at around 9:15 p.m. Close to home , he noticed a cone in the road, but did not see any

directions or anyone. He passed the cone in an at-tempt to turn into a side road a couple of yards away from the cone that would take him home. “Out of the dark some-one flagged me down,” Williams explained, “It was a policeman (in plain clothes) who stopped me. He asked if I saw the cone and I said yes.

“The policeman told me to turn around, but I told him there was no indication on the cone telling me to go back or go around,” Williams said. “I told him my house is right there and my entrance is just right there.”

Williams said the offi-cer told him he would have to turn around but he told the officer no because his house was only yards away.

“He told me to pull over and park the car. I told him, ‘if you want me to park the car, you park the car.’ I began to get out of the car and he slapped my face. So I pulled over, got out of the car, locked the door and walked home.”

While walking toward home, Williams asked the officer for his name and he said Sergeant Joel Caines.

“I asked him, so you like to slap people eh? He said yea, after you pushed me. I said that is what you are going

use ? That I pushed you?”

He said after he got home he took a selfie, and went to the hos-pital for treatment. He sought legal counsel and days later decided to make a report to the police station. He noted it was difficult to get a copy of his statement and medical report from the police, but after a lot of “run around” a copy of his report as well as his medical statement was handed over to his lawyer.

Williams noted that the Magistrate granted him $2,500 along with le-gal fees, but it was not about the money.

“Money wasn’t the issue, the issue is get-ting this thing heard and standing up for my rights. Sometimes in a Christian country you might want to turn the other cheek,” Williams said. “We have to stand up for our rights. If you know the law fine, if you don’t know then certain things are com-mon sense.

“People need to stand their ground for their rights. We have rights here in Nevis and in the Federation. If a po-liceman is not right, if he hits you or assaults you or does something wrong, you have a right to be heard. Even if they threaten you,” Williams concluded.

RSCNPF Sergeant Joel Caines had to pay Lloyd Wil-liams $2,500.

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Citizens attend Town Hall Consultations, ask Universal Health Care questions

Town Hall Consultations are being used by the St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for Universal Health Care to engage with residents and citizens across the Federation. However, Chairperson of the National Commission, Azilla Clarke, says the Commission’s outreach hA far more depth.

Minister of Health, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, said that the government was assidu-ously driving this pro-cess, as it is an essential part of the government’s prosperity agenda.

“With this significant step, we are giving you – the people – the power to customize and control your healthcare experience,” he stated. “With this significant step, your caring Team Unity Government is including you – the peo-ple – in this decision-making process that will alter and empower your lives.”

Mr. Hamilton urged all citizens and residents, who will benefit from NHI, to embrace the process that will help to “close the gap on health disparities, particularly by helping the poor in our federation access care on a timely basis.”

“I therefore, heartily encourage you, all of you, to participate in the consultations that will be held nation-wide,” the minister of health stated, adding that the National Health Insurance Commission looks forward to ex-plaining and discussing pertinent matters relat-ing to the implementa-tion of Universal Health Insurance.

Inputs made during the public consultations on the Green Paper will inform the way forward for the White Paper,

which is to set out the final policy details of the Universal Health Insurance Coverage Plan.

Minister Hamilton said he expects the White Paper will be available to everyone by the end of 2018.

Ms. Clarke explained the Commission is partnering with enti-ties by establishing a presence in high-traf-fic areas, such as the Independence Square, to interact with the general public via ex-hibits and information sessions.

This was evident Nov. 16 when the Ministry of Trade launched the Small Business Development Centre and hosted a Business Expo at Independence Square. Members of the National Commission used the opportunity to engage with passers-by, as well as conduct a short survey.

People who prefer face-to-face engage-ments can also visit the National Commission’s Secretariat at Port Zante. The Secretariat is located in the space that once housed the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank’s Card

Centre.

Ms. Clarke said people are welcome to drop in at any time on week-days to speak with staff from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public can also call 466-9697 to share infor-mation or cite concerns. Emails can be sent to [email protected].

The Committee has also taken to the radio airwaves. Nov. 21 at 9 a.m, Committee mem-bers appeared on sev-eral radio programmes. Social media also plays a big part in the public engagement strategy, al-lowing for contributions

from a younger audi-ence, as well as persons in the Diaspora.

“We do know that [the people of] St. Kitts and Nevis are quite tech savvy and people may feel more comfortable asking a question via that medium than com-ing to a town hall and standing up and ask-ing a question,” Ms. Clarke said noting that the Commission has a Facebook Page @SKNNUHC.

The Committee is con-sidering other ways to extend its reach. One suggestion is to con-duct surveys in vari-ous communities just prior to Town Hall Consultations held there.

Town Hall Meetings well attended

According to Ms. Clarke , Town Hall meetings have been successful in Basseterre and initial meetings have begun in Nevis.

Ms. Clarke said Nov. 12 and Nov. 14 meetings yielded some interest-ing feedback. Questions centred on topics such

as:

Would people have to give up private insurance?

What are the financing options?

Some questions related to coverage for non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension and related conditions.

She noted that the idea of getting value for money i.e. doctors and nurses offering quality service, is also important to many of the people attending the consultations.

A comment by a resident about the coverage for housewives caused much food for thought.“What was interesting from his discourse was the consideration for house-wives or people in the home giving house care work,” Ms. Clarke said, noting the growing glob-al movement to quantify such activities. “Based on our system that we have proposed, initially, the only classification for that person would be voluntary, perhaps self-employed, or even unemployed.

“The unemployed

section would not be amenable to us because the person is not ac-tually unemployed. There may not be the exchange of wages per se, but it is tangible, quantifiable work that the person is investing, so, with that example, we did note that we have to go back to the drawing board and see how we offer efficacy for that classification of the population because they do valuable work.

“It has been very en-lightening to under-stand what persons’ expectations are of the system [and] what their concerns are, so as we move from Green Paper to White Paper that we can definitely keep these things in mind, to provide a service and a system that will provide for our needs,” Ms. Clarke added.

Town Hall consulta-tions began in Nevis on Nov. 20 at the Bath Village Basketball Court; a Nov. 21, con-sultation was held at the St. Paul’s Primary School in St. Kitts; and one on Nov. 22, was held at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Nevis.

Participants listen to answers to Town Hall meeting questions.

Minister of Health, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton discusses the purpose of the Town Hall Consultations.

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Twenty-five ‘Most Remarkable Teens’ honoured in special session of Parliament

The Eighth Annual 25 Most Remarkable Teens (MRTs) Awards Ceremony took place at a special sit-ting of Parliament on Nov. 15.

A Most Remarkable Teen designa-tion “is a very eminent achievement compared to any global achievement attained in any section of the Eastern or Western Hemisphere of the world,” said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Youth Empowerment, the Honourable Shawn Richards.

“Our Remarkable Teens have joined the pantheon of young change-mak-ers and activists who have captured the world’s attention and influenced us with the immense scope of human, scientific and social accomplish-ments,” Richards said. “You were chosen tonight, not because of your greatness, but because of the simple things you do that make those around you great.”

Minister Richards noted that St. Kitts and Nevis continues to be a leader in advancing the empowerment of all young people.

The outstanding teens were highly com-mended by His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis, for their outstanding contributions to nation building.

“I commend all of the honourees for their outstanding contributions to national building and applaud their initiatives, which demonstrate a com-mitment to excellence. We need them to be beacons for their fellow young people, inspiring all to aim high and to become model citizens to our young nation,” Sir Tapley’s statement read.

He congratulated the teens on their achievement to date and implored them to continue to make meaningful

contributions to the development of St. Kitts and Nevis.

Sir Tapley’s message noted that the categories of the honourees “reveal the very extensive range of achievements.”

A compelling moment

One of the most compelling moments of the night took place when the profile of Dillon Smithen was read. His profile told the 19-year-old’s tale as a juvenile delinquent. He had a short stint in pris-on and afterwards, as his profile reads, made a “personal decision to change.”

“Dillon uses his life story to discour-age peers from using drugs, stealing, joining gangs and bullying,” his profile says.

Member of Parliament for Nevis #10, the Honourable Vance Amory pre-sented the award to Smithen and said: “Those of us who know Dillon and know his history intimately will know that what we are seeing here tonight is special. I want to congratulate him and

pray that he will continue to do well.”

Speaker of the National Assembly, the Honourable Michael Perkins also made sure to offer his own congratulations. “This is unexpected, this is special, I believe, thus the importance of a cer-emony like this,” he said.

Later, some members of the audi-ence were moved to tears when Allese Clarke, 15, was recognized for School Pride. Ms. Clarke is a strong advocate in promoting the image of the Cayon High School (CHS) and actively ral-lies other students to be more active in this cause. The young lady has several leadership roles at school, including President of the Interact Club, Public Relations Officer for the Champions for Change Club, Vice President and Founding Member of the Geography and History Club, and Student Council Treasurer.

Ms. Clarke is also for her strong sense of patriotism, as mentioned by Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, who commended her before presenting the award for being one of

the 25 Most Remarkable Teens in St. Kitts and Nevis.

“The patriotism, which you have dis-played, not just in terms of the uncondi-tional love and activism at your school, exudes everywhere. When we were at your high school for the Independence 35 celebration, the one who shouted loudest was Allese Clarke,” he said.

Dr. Harris also noted that the 15-year-old remains a positive force for change. He praised Allese for caring for her younger siblings after the death of her mother more than 10 years ago.

The 25 MRTs, a youth recognition ini-tiative in the Federation, was founded in November 2011 by the Department of Youth Empowerment and is the only one of its kind in the region. To date, more than 200 teens have been hon-oured under this programme.

The teens received awards in the fol-lowing categories: most promising; ex-cellence in academics; writing; sports; youth activism; fashion design; per-forming and visual arts; school pride; volunteerism; spiritual pride; musi-cal leadership; personal decisions to change; the spirit of hope; and cour-age to overcome.

In alphabetical order, awards were presented to:

Dolicia Barry, 16, Scholastic Leadership through Pageantry, Verchilds High School; Nia Belle, 16, Volunteerism, Basseterre High School; Carlon Bowen-Tuckett, 14, Sports (Cricket), Nevis Sixth Form College; Carl Caines, 17, Community Beacon, Cayon High School;Lemuel Chiverton, 15, School Pride,

Parliamentarians with the 2018 25 Most Remarkable Teens awardees.

His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis congratulated the students for their out-standing contributions to nation building

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Poverty Alleviation recipients urged, ‘spend $500 wisely’

When Poverty Alleviation Programme recipients begin to re-ceive their $500 month-ly stipend in December, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has advised them to spend their funds wisely.

“We are asking those

who are going to ben-efit from it [the pro-gramme], to use it wisely,” Dr. Harris said on the ZIZ radio show “Frank and Candid.” Do not squander it. We are providing them support, which is a good thing, and we hope that they use it well. The $500.00 monthly stipend should

substantially help these households to keep up to date with their bills.

He said the money should be used toward fixed expenses, such as electricity, water and mortgages, and not be squandered on frivolous things. “We want to help people

help themselves, but when we help you, do not abuse it,” he added.

Prime Minister Harris said that he is pleased to see the Poverty Alleviation Programme, which was listed in his Team Unity Administration’s Manifesto as an area

of priority, come on stream next month. The Prime Minister added that he looks forward to the program bringing financial re-lief to many families in the Federation.

“What we have at-tempted to do is what nobody in the world

expected a small coun-try like St. Kitts and Nevis would lead in doing. We are giving a major ‘top-up’ of $500.00 a month to every family whose [monthly] house-hold income is under $3000.00. This is sig-nificant,” Dr. Harris concluded.

Programme CEO tells Middle East investors, CBI requirements unchanged

The requirements of the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme remain unchanged Les Khan, CEO of the Citizenship by Investment Unit re-cently told participants at the International Real Estate and Investment Show in Abu Dhabi and the 12th Global Residence and Citizenship Conference, hosted in Dubai by Henley and Partners.

Khan had a series of one-to-one meetings with agents across those territories and confirmed the St. Kitts and Nevis government position on marketing and to reinforce the programme’s require-ments are unchanged. The requirements are USD $400,000, USD $200,000 for Real Estate and USD $150,000 for the Sustainable Development Growth Fund (for a single applicant).

“Our programmes and the different funds on offer to investors and developers around the world have proved themselves to be resil-ient and sustainable by continuing to uphold both their integrity and market values, Khan said. “The income flows from the programmes into the government for

the benefit of the coun-try and its citizens have been maintained at the level at which they were promoted.”

Khan reiterated the gov-ernment’s position that they do not encourage agents to sell outside of the regulations and that there are no government sanctioned discounts on any of the product offerings. He noted that for the Sustainable Growth Fund, all mon-ies are received into the Consolidated Fund based on the number of individuals on the appli-cation. A commission is also paid to International Marketing Agents after approval and funds are received.

In discussing the process for real estate applica-tions, Khan emphasized that based on a sale at either USD $200,000 or USD $400,000, a purchase and sale agree-ment is received by the unit, and citizenship is granted after receipt of the relevant government fees and a Memorandum of Transfer is provided or, alternatively, the face amount is deposited into escrow.

Khan ensured that at-tendees were aware of the high ranking of the St. Kitts and Nevis programme. The UK’s

Financial Times Special Report in its publication “Professional Wealth Management: A Guide to Global Citizenship the CBI Index 2018” reported that St. Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme has been ac-knowledged as an indus-try leader in the world’s first comprehensive guide to countries that offer citizenship in ex-change for investment: the CBI Index.

The St. Kitts and Nevis Programme was pit-ted against the 11 other countries that populate the CBI industry, and finished on top in four out of the seven com-ponents tested, includ-ing due diligence, speed and ease of process-ing applications, and mandatory travel or res-idence requirements. In addition, St. Kitts and Nevis rated the highest in due diligence owing to its strict parameters around vetting a poten-tial applicant, which includes collaborating with international part-ners and non-govern-mental organisations to perform thorough on-the-ground and online checks of the applicant.

“An integral part of my job is to uphold the Platinum Brand by ensuring that there is

consistency in the way that our programme is marketed and man-aged by our agents and other service advis-ers,” Khan said. “This includes seeking as-surance that they do not promote products which the government has not sanctioned as this may inadvertently cause confusion in the market. Spending time with marketing agents around the world therefore is time well spent.”

Looking to the fu-ture, Khan said the Citizenship by Investment Unit will continue to innovate and develop new pro-grammes that are consistent with the Platinum Brand and which add value. He said the new, permanent citizenship option in the form of the Sustainable Growth Fund (SGF) is an example.

“The SGF marks a significant maturation in the citizenship by investment market, as the scope of the SGF is closely aligned to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations to be achieved by 2030,” Khan said. “As a country our CBI is closely aligned to inter-national standards.”

Grant anticipates large tourist seasonBy Loshaun Dixon

Another big year for tourism, including the welcoming of the world’s largest cruise ship Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas is expected by Tourism Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis the Hon. Lindsay Grant.

During the last cruise season 1.1 million cruise passengers visited the Federation and there were 135,000 stay-over visitors, but Grant said the tourist industry is growing with more in-creases projected for the total number of tourists expected in 2018-2019.

“For stay-over’s we al-ready have an increase of 16 percent,” Grant said. “During the cruise season this year we are projected to have about a 26 percent increase, in the region of 1.2 million cruise passengers with

about 140,000 stay-over’s, so we’re grow-ing very well.”

He also noted that it was recently revealed that there has been an increase in passen-ger spending in the

Federation.

“In fact, the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association Conference (FCCA) said last week that St Kitts has moved from number eight to number three 3 in terms

of the 35 jurisdictions under the ambit of the FCCA in terms of pas-senger spending.

“Our passenger spend-ing moved to the high-est in the region, we moved from $111.00

dollars per passenger to $135.80. We are just behind St Maarten and St Thomas in terms of passenger spending and what the BREA Report which is the Economic Impact Study for the region.

It shows we’re only re-ally behind St Maarten and St Thomas be-cause their spending is mainly in jewellery. Significantly for us, our spending is with our local providers. Our dollars are being spent throughout in terms of the reaching the man on the street so to speak.”

Grant added that the future looks bright in tourism, especially with the construction of the second cruise pier, which will enhance our competitiveness

He also gave statistics about last season noting this season there will be less cruise ship calls,

but will welcome larger ships.

“We had 521 ships last year, we are down a bit in terms of the numbers ship wise, but we are having bigger ships. On Dec. 11 we are going to welcome the Symphony of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, that will bring a passenger count somewhere in the region of 7,600 pas-sengers and when you add the crew to that we’re looking at 10,000 persons.

“For November and December, we common-ly two-, three-, or four ship days; during one day in December we’re going to have 10,000 to 13,000 passengers in port, so things are look-ing up.”

Grant also asked the general public to make sure that they maintain competitive pricing.

MUA student succumbs to injuriesBy Monique Washington

Nada Khalil, a 28-year-old year old medical stu-dent attending the Medical University of the Americas (MUA) lost her fight earlier this week after being burned over 90 percent of her body during a fire at an apartment complex in Potworks.

The Observer confirmed with fellow students at the school confirmed Khali’s death. Khalil was in her fifth semester and planed to graduate in December.

On Oct. 3 Khalil and 31-year-old Gayane Balasanyan were in a sec-tion of the apartment build-ing in Potworks when an explosion took place, de-stroying that area and exten-sively damaging adjoining sections. The two students sustained severe thermal burns and a fellow student immediately transported to the Alexandra Hospital for

treatment. Kahlil was air-lifted the following morn-ing to a US hospital , while Balasanyan was air-lifted a few days later.

The Royal St Christopher and Nevis Fire Department conducted their investiga-tion, but according to Chief Fire Officer Everett Ogarro, the cause of the fire has not been determined yet. After the local fire authori-ties conducted its investiga-tion and handed it over to the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF), they requested a Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for assistance.

According to a police press release the FBI investiga-tor’s findings are in line with the findings of local investigators.

“It must be noted, however, that the report also stated that conclusions regarding the origins of the suspected gas

leak could not be provided by the FBI. Notwithstanding that, the observations pro-vided will serve to further the investigations of the RSCNPF,” the report said.

A section of the report reads, “There were no known in-dications that either victim was targeted, or that either victim intentionally caused the blast. Examination of the scene did not reveal any evidence of a destructive device or illicit activity that could result in an explosion. The condition of the stove burner control knob and/or gas supply line present the possibility that propane un-intentionally leaked into the apartment. If initial reporting is corroborated, the victim’s attempt to light a cigarette was the likely source that led to the blast and subse-quent fire.”

Friends of Balasanyan have established a ‘Go Fund page to help with her medical expenses.

Nada Khalil, a 28-year-old student succumbed to apartment fire.

Tourism Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis the Hon. Lindsay Grant


Greg Stanley century highlights Keeth Arthurton T20

By Loshaun Dixon

Greg Stanley rolled back the years on Sunday when he led Sandy Point with 100 as they posted 182-0 to thrash Lions in the Keeth Arthurton T20.

Stanley’s century came from 69 balls and an un-beaten 61 from Akeem Saunders who starred for Sandy Point as they scored 182-0 in their 20 overs.

Stanley smashed eight 4s and five 6s as he rolled back the years and en-tertained the audience with his exciting stroke play. Saunders, although he started as the aggres-sor, was happy to play the supporting role after Stanley found his stride. Lions, though they got

a fast by T Clarke who made 23 opening the in-nings, were skittled out for 63 as no other bats-man got to double figures.

Terrance Warde led the way with the Ball for

Sandy Point with 3 for 13.

Sandy Point brushed aside Lions with a whop-ping 119-run victory.

Earlier on Sunday, 70 not out from Welton Edwards

was not enough for the Young Guns as they fell to a six-run defeat to Newtown.

Newtown Batting first made 144 from their 20 overs thanks to 39 from

Mikyle Louis and 34 from Jeremiah Louis.

Welton Edwards and Andrew Simmonds both had two wickets for the Young Guns.

In response, despite 70 not out from 48 balls by Edwards the Young Guns fell short by six runs. Edwards was the back-bone to the innings, but could not see his team home after they need six from the final ball to tie the game.

Leading the way for Newtown with the Ball was Elsroy Powell with 2 for 28. On Saturday, Molineux Cayon thrashed Haynes Smith in a game re-duced to 15 overs per side. Molineaux/Cayon won the toss and chose

to bat and post 143-3 form their allotted. Jaeel Clarke smashed 91 from 46 deliveries for Molineaux/Cayon as he powered his side to a very competitive total.

Clarke’s innings con-sisted of 11 fours and three sixes as he posted at the time the highest individual score of the tournament this year.

In response, Haynes Smith could only man-age 74-3 from their 15 overs as the target seemed too much of a task for them to chase. Top scoring for Haynes Smith was Shirmon White with 26 not out. For Molineaux/Cayon Minrwal Wadhwa col-lected two wickets for 21 as Molineaux/Cayon won by 69 runs.

SKNFA inaugural Crystal Awards honour local footballers

By Loshaun Dixon

Local footballer’s achievements were rec-ognised on Saturday night when the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) hosted the inaugural Crystal Awards cer-emony at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort.

Hundreds of fans and officials came to see the footballers accept their awards after a year of hard work and dedication to the sport. A few of the officials in attendance included Government Minister the Hon. Eugene Hamilton, Opposition Leader Dr. Denzil Douglas and MPs Marcela Liburd and Konris Maynard. Also in attendance were the

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football President Victor Montagliani and Trinidad and Tobago Football legend Dwight Yorke.

Maynard also per-formed his popular song “Unstoppable Force” to the delight of everyone.

President of the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) Anthony Johnson said the ceremony was born as a way to recognise football players for their hard work.

“This event aims to show appreciation and give recognition to the out-standing performances of our extremely tal-ented individual players during the 2017-2018

SKNFA leagues and competitions.”

Johnson proclaimed that all the nominees were winners due to the rec-ognition they received

“I would like to congrat-ulate all of the nominees for their outstanding performances,” Johnson said. “While some of you may not receive an award, you are all win-ners due to the fact you were nominated and recognised.”

During an interview Yorke highlighted his career, starting in Trinidad and Tobago before he made a move to England to advance his career. He spoke about struggles being alone in a new envi-ronment, country and climate, but due to hard

work and professional-ism he found success.

Yorke advised aspiring footballers how they can follow in a similar path to his. “I am a living ex-ample to everyone what happens if you stay fo-cused and have determi-nation and a little luck,” Yorke explained. ”Way down the line anything is possible. If you have belief and are prepared to work that is the best advice that I can give.”

“Talk about the funda-mentals, the discipline the dedication...and the love you got have to have love. I just loved the sport.”

The winners in each cat-egory were announced with the Village

Superstars and the Garden Hotspurs taking awards at all levels.

Clement Hicks received the Football Legacy Awards for his contribu-tions to football; while Leslie ‘Sugar Bowl’ Morton was presented with the President’s Award for his contribu-tions to football through the media.

The other awardees are as follows:

• Premier League Player of the Year- Kimaree Rogers, Village Superstars.

• Premier League Coach of the Year- Jeffrey “Pedro” Hazel, Village Superstars.

• Best Youth Player of

the Premier League- Javern Matthew, Conaree

• Premier League Golden Boot- Carlos Bertie, Cayon

• Premier League Golden Glove- Zeleon Morton, Village Superstars.

• Fan of the Year Award - Lecimba “Burgers” Browne, Garden Hotspurs

• Women’s League Coach of the Year- Tyron O’Loughlin, Cayon

• Women’s League Player of the Year- Leranja Wilkinson, Newtown

• Best Female Youth Player- Jasonna Williams, Cayon

• Women’s League Golden Boot - Caroline Springer, Newtown.

• Division I League Player of the Year- Jermaine Carey, Tabernacle.

• Division I League Coach of the Year- Vaughn Patrick, Tabernacle

• Reserve League Best Player - Everette Ritchen, Garden Hotspurs

• Reserve League Coach of the Year-Steven Browne, Garden Spurs

• Keith “Kayamba” Gumbs Youth coach of the year - Kevin Welsh, Newtown

• Best Youth Coach- Roger “Skillachi” H e n d r i c k s , St.Thomas/Trinity Strikers

• Best youth player- Jaheem Nisbett, Garden Hotspurs

• Referee of the Year- Kimbell Ward

• The Fair Play Award goes to Rams Village Superstars.

• Keith “Kayamba” Gumbs Youth Player of the Year- Tiquanny Williams, St.Thomas Trinity Strikers.


Sugar Boyz lose narrowly to Canada 1-0By Loshaun Dixon

The St. Kitts and Nevis National Football team was downed by Canada 1-0 in a close encounter Sunday at Warner Park.

The St. Kitts and Nevis team started as the live-lier of the two teams, but failed to take advan-tage of the Canadians slow start.

The visitors grew into the game however, and started to impose them-selves on the Sugar Boyz.

Thanks to discipline the defending Sugar Boyz were dealt with the Canadian attack for most of the first half.

In the 44th minute how-ever, the Canadian wing-er Russell Teibert found some space on the left hand side of their attack

and made the home side pay, delivering a pin point cross on the head of Atiba Hutchinson, whose effort was be-yond the reach of Julani Archibald in the St. Kitts and Nevis goal.

Down a goal in the sec-ond half, the Sugar Boyz again seemed the bet-ter of the two sides, but was left frustrated by

the visitors who were yet to concede in the competition.

The Canadians had Opportunities to extend their lead in the second half as St. Kitts and Nevis searched for an equaliser.

With the victory the Canadians remain undefeated and will

qualify for the next CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Sugar Boyz side still has an opportunity to qualify for the com-petition with positive results in their next two fixtures.

Following the game St. Kitts and Nevis head coach Jacques Passy was happy with the team’s performance

despite the defeat. He is confident the Sugar Boyz will qualify for the Gold Cup.

“Nothing went wrong, we just were playing against a very good team,” Passy explained. I “It could have gone either way. I am very proud of the effort done by my team, very proud.

“The Sugar Boyz will qualify to the Gold Cup in March. The perfor-mance was good. You don’t win every game. I am absolutely confident we’ll qualify in March.”

Passy added that the Sugar Boyz will play in some friendly matches that will help them to prepare for the remain-der of the Nation’s League.

Canadians Technical Assistant Simon Eaddy was pleased to secure a

victory over what he de-scribed as a resilient St. Kitts and Nevis team.

“As a group they’ve worked as hard we’ve worked this year, probably in difficult conditions,” Eaddy commented. “They are a very good team; we knew it would be battle. They showed great re-silience and fantastic in-dividual performances; particularly the goal in the first half. They are a solid group of players working together.”

He also spoke of the Canadians securing a spot at Next year’s Gold Cup. “This is just the very first stage of what we’re doing with this team; Group A and the Gold Cup are very big for our development in the short-term because it’s a massive part of our long-term program to-ward 2022.”

Non -political party prepares to govern Nevis after NIA election


The non-political party, People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) has high hopes of gaining leader-ship of the Nevis Island Assembly following the next local election in 2022.

On Tuesday, the alliance was revealed to the public. Appearing on the VON Radio talk show “Let’s Talk,” businessmen Andy

Liburd, Glendale Herbert and Patterson Flemming made their debut as mem-ber of the new alliance.

When the talk show host questioned his quests about their positions in the alliance, they declined to answer. During the in-terview, Liburd said the alliance will contest both local and federal elec-tions in Nevis. “We don’t wish to name any candi-dates at this point, Liburd said. “We are still in the

building phase, but we are prepared for any battle. We have candidates and will bring them soon.”

Herbert noted that the al-liance is not a “political party.”

“We are not a political party, but we are what you call a democratic al-liance. We will be work-ing with the people for the people. This country will be run with consulta-tion, with the people and

everything we do will be with the people. We are an alliance. We are trying to create an alliance with people. We are not talk-ing “poli-tricks” we are taking governance and helping people and we are talking about developing a country,” he said.

Herbert said that PDA is the brain child of many persons who have differ-ent views, but the same overall agenda to see Nevis move forward in a positive way.

“This is about a three-and-a-half year exercise that has been going on among us taking about the future and how we can collectively make an impact in this country.

“PDA is attempting to bring civil government and businesses closer to-gether,” Herbert said.

The trios revealed al-liance members have developed a medical facility on Nevis cater-ing to all medical needs. The facility, located at the Social Security Building is called Rejunoviva. The facility has medical specialists that fly to the island on a regular basis.

“It is a first rate medical facility” Liburd said.

During the next few months, the alliance plans to develop the hospital and launch a Big Brother Program to help at-risk youth.

“We intend to provide services that Nevisians have been robbed of for all these years,” Liburd said. We have decided we are going to bring these services to Nevisians. Healthcare, training, academic [activities] just name it we are going to provide it.” We are not just taking, “he continued, “there are people out there who have volunteered to use their own resources, including finances. They

will help with planning, travel abroad, gather information, provide ex-amples and they provide information about how a positive system works and how it can benefit life.

“We are not looking for a salary, we are here

because we recognize that you have been suffering for years,” Liburd said. “We decided not just to get into politics, but to develop a plan, look at different models that are in successful countries, and that is what we will present to you.”

Andy Liburd

Glendale Herbert

Patterson Flemming


Nevis statistics show marked employment

increaseHon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance, has described an increase in employment figures on Nevis for the first half of 2018 as encouraging. Statics from a compara-tive analysis report for January to June 2018 versus 2017 conducted by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board revealed the increase, the Premier said in his Nov. 20 pre-sentation at his final press conference for 2018 at Pinney’s Estate.

“I think we can all agree that if self-employment has grown by 31 per-cent, according to official Social Security statistics, and new employee reg-istration has grown by 75 percent, we can say something good is hap-pening in employment in Nevis. “We hope that the figures will hold for the balance of the year,” Brantley said. “We look forward to seeing those [similar] numbers for the end of the year. “I think those numbers are encouraging for the island of Nevis mov-ing forward.” Brantley explained that the data for the period under re-view revealed that 217 people registered. Aong those 109 or 50.2 per-cent were female and 108 or 49 percent were male.

The monthly data dur-ing the review period also revealed registra-tion figures ranged from 30 in Mayto 53 in April, averaging 36 registrants per month. According to an age distribution, 143 or 65.9 percent were be-tween 16 and 29 years of age; 70 or 32.3 per-cent were between 30 and 62 years; 2 or 0.9

percent were younger than16 years old and 2 or 0.9 percent were old-er than 62 years.

In the Wholesale and Retail Sector there were 48 or 22.1 percent of the new registrants; the Hotel and Restaurant Sector accounted for 45 or 20.7 percent and the Construction Sector recorded 29 or 13.4 per-cent of the new regis-trants, which represents a growth in employee registration of 93 or 75 percent.

The finance minister expressed the view that new registrants are not always captured by Social Security, however, he believes that the figures revealed in the statistics suggest the possibility of even greater numbers intro-duced to the work force on the island.

“When we see numbers like this, we can deduce that the numbers are in fact higher in terms of employment,” Brantley explained. “Nevis re-corded a 75 percent increase in new regis-trations, meaning new

workers, new people coming onto Social Security rolls during the first six months of 2018, compared to 2017. I think that is significant for us as a small economy trying to create jobs and create employment.”

Regarding self-em-ployed registration, Brantley stated that the data also shows an in-crease of 31 percent in self-employed registra-tion for the island of Nevis.

During the review peri-od 38 persons registered with Social Security. Of that figure, 12 or 31.6 percent were female and 26 or 68.4 percent were male. On average there were six new registrants per month during the re-view period.

According to the age distribution analysis, of those registrants 4 or 10.5 percent fell in the 16 to 29 age range; 26 or 68.4 percent fell into the 30 to 40 age range, while 8, or 21.1 percent fell into the 50 to 61 age range.

Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance, at his final press conference for 2018 at the

Cabinet Room at Pinney’s Estate on Nov. 20.

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Basseterre High School; Allese Clarke, 15, School Pride, Cayon High School;Mikaya Collins, 15, Fashion Design, Basseterre High School; Dannique Earle-Wilson, 14, Spiritual Commitment, Basseterre High School; Miguel Etiene, 17, Courage to Overcome, Cayon High School; Cartel Forde, 18, Spirit of Hope, Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College; Sharim Hamilton, 16, Sports, Charles E. Mills

Secondary School;Kizivor Jeffers, 16, Sports, Saddlers Secondary School; Zidane Knight, 16, Performing Arts, Basseterre High School; Lauren Lawrence, 16, Youth Activism, Nevis Sixth Form College;Keneisha Liburd, 18, Spiritual Commitment, Gingerland Secondary School; Jelani Manners, 16, School Pride, Gingerland Secondary School; Charles E. Mills, Sports Secondary School; Elkreen Morton, 16, Musical Leadership, Washington Archibald High School;Shaheem Prentice, 15, Most Promising, Basseterre

High School; Naeem Richardson, 15, Writing, Basseterre High School; Dillon Smithen, 19, Personal Decision to Change, Gingerland Secondary School; Nickhail Sutton, 17, Volunteerism, Verchilds High School;Khale Thomas, 18, Academics, Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College;Aliah Vanterpool, 16, Scholar Athlete, Charles E. Mills Secondary School; Anique Ward, 16, Visual Arts, Charles E. Mills Secondary School; andJeremiah Welcome, 16, Most Promising, Cayon High School.

Gingerland Secondary School student Dillon Smithen receives his award for Personal Decision to Change

from Member of Parliament for Nevis #10 the Honour-able Vance Amory

Charles E. Mills Secondary School student Aliah Van-derpool receives her Scholar Athlete award from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Youth Empowerment, the

Honourable Shawn Richards

Cayon High School student Allese Clarke receives her award for School Pride from Member of Parliament for

Nevis #10 the Honourable Vance Amory

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