Issue 20th, 2017

Observer March 4, 2011LOCAL NEWSPage 2
By Loshaun Dixon
An electrical fault is suspected as the cause of a fire that destroyed part of office and restaurant complex Tuesday morning in downtown Basseterre.
The St. Kitts-Nevis Fire and Rescue Services (SKNFRS) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) are investigating a fire that occurred on Fort Street.
The building houses Ashbury’s adminis-tration office and retail store, the Lemongrass Restaurant, Reliance Travel Agency and a photo studio.
According to information gathered by the Observer the fire started just before 6 a.m. and originated in the top floor of the building before spreading to other parts of the edifice.
Preliminary investi-gations according to Fire Chief Everett O’Garro indicated that the cause of the fire was electrical in nature.
According to a statement by the RSCNPF, the SKNFRS responded to a report of a fire at the Lemon Grass Restaurant. Upon arrival at the scene the crew observed fire coming from the upper section of the building that houses the Lemon Grass Restaurant and Ashbury’s.
“The men quickly went into action to extinguish the fire and they were able to contain the fire to that area. They later observed that the fire was not at the Lemon Grass Restaurant, but at an office also located on the upper level which was used by Ashbury’s. All the contents of that office were destroyed and the ceiling received considerable
damage.”
The statement further indicated that on the northern side of the affected area is an office run by Reliance Agency and on the Southern side is a photo studio with both receiving minor smoke and water damage as a result of the extin-guishing operations.
“Additionally, the downstairs business section of Ashbury’s received water damage as a result of the extinguishing opera-tion as well.”
The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 20, 2017
Police and Fire Department Investigating Downtown Fire
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By Loshaun Dixon
Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Timothy Antoine has called for the Caribbean to rebuild more resiliently in to adapt and endure the effects of a changing climate.
Antoine in an interview stated that the region will be under constant threat from monstrous hurricanes similar to Irma and Maria that devastated the Eastern Caribbean and Puerto Rico in September.
Antoine described both
Irma and Maria as category 5 hurricanes on steroids and noted that what made it challenging for the Caribbean was that they came 14 days of each other. “So while we were still dealing with the aftermath of Irma Hurricane Maria arrived devastated several of our countries in our case Anguilla, Barbuda and Dominica. What that did, it put enormous strain on our response systems.”
The ECCB head stated that it is not a question of “if”, but “when” will the region face more storms and labelled it
the nature climate change. “Climate change has no respect of people or places. It will impact the most powerful and the most powerless. It will impact the large, the small, it will impact the rich and the poor. All of us are threatened!
He noted that in the Caribbean it is significant that resilient infrastructure is rebuilt to withstand climate change effects. “Whether it is our ports or power plants, we have to build with resilience in mind. We are on the front lines, we are among the lowest emitters, but we were the hardest hit and we have no choice but to build back with Climate resilience.”
He added that the aim of the Caribbean at this moment is to become the first climate smart climate resilient region in the world. “In that future, I see resilient
infrastructure that is green, I see a complete energy transition that is green...to begin to completely transform our energy situation not just to build resilience but energy security.
“So the plan is to make the region climate green, climate resilient...the first such region in the world. And now we are assembling a coalition of partners, both public sector and private
sector, as well as developing agencies and development partners.”
Antoine indicated that it will need access to grants and
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ECCB Governor Calls for Caribbean to Rebuild Climate
Change Ready
Continued on page 22 Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central
Bank (ECCB) Timothy Antoine
By Monique Washington
Nevisians were left in darkness this past week when one or more of the Nevis Electricity Company’s (NEVLEC) generators malfunctioned
The company made a public apology Wednesday after the majority of the island went into full black out mode for nearly 12 hours.
Later Wednesday the company issued an apology amidst the power outage signed by “management”.
The notice read, “Nevlec wishes to apologise for the extended power outage on the Cotton Ground, Charlestown 2 and Gingerland feeders. We are currently experiencing some difficulties with our largest generator while the second largest generator is out of operation to carry out a
long overdue overhaul”.
The notice further reads “We are working assiduously to have the issue rectified and have power restored as soon as possible. We crave your patience and understanding as we do so.” The notice however did not reveal if it is the 140 ton newly installed 3.85Megawatt Wartsila generator as the generator that is experiencing some difficulties when it speaks of the “largest generator”. NEVLECS plants currently houses nine generators with the oldest being some 34 years old.
The new generator arrived June 27 and underwent months of testing before being commissioned. The purchase of this generator followed a purchase of a MP36 2.5megawatt generator in December 2016.
The 3.85 Megawatt Wartsila generator was part funded by a grant from the Sugar Industry Diver- sification Foundation (SIDF) in the sum of $5 million. The official date of commissioning was set for August 28 but had been postponed to September 12. An unveiling ceremony was held at the power station’s parking lot at Prospect for the commissioning of a new generator at NEVLEC.
The General Manager of the company Jervan Swanston said though the generator was being commissioned it does not mean “we are out of the woods” when it comes to power outages as “there are major maintenance and inspection to be performed on the older sets that have been running continuously.”
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Page 4 The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 20, 2017 COMMENTARY
A feature of almost every Nevis Island Assembly elections has been the issue of secession. An election is due soon, so we wait to see if it will emerge this time. It isn’t always called secession, only Sir Simeon and Hon Vance called it that. Hon Joseph called it Devolution. Some other jurisdictions simply called it Separation.
If we are following world events, we will see that secession movement is on the rise. The Brexit vote is perhaps the most famous (some say infamous) secession vote, but recently, there have been several other similar votes for separation. Before Brexit there was the Scottish independence vote which was narrowly defeated.
Catalonia, a province of Spain, on October 1st, conducted what the Spanish government and the Constitutional Courts of Spain have described as an illegal referendum. The government used state owned resources to stop the referendum and the ensuing protests. While only 43% of persons voted, they voted 93% in favour of separation.
A little earlier (on 27 September) Kurdistan staged its own referendum on secession from Iraq. In this referendum, there was a 73% turnout, with 93% voting in favour. The Supreme Court of Iraq stepped in to set aside the referendum results.
Such referenda are not new. An internet search located a 2013 article that showed that between 1991 and 2011, there were 37 attempts at secession worldwide; and almost all ended with a majority of votes in favour of separation, but not all of them were successful. (The list included the 1998 St Kitts –Nevis referendum).
The exercise of suppression power by central government is not new either. Our very first referendum in the 70’s, where there was a near unanimous separation vote was swept aside by our state government. Yet the urge for self determination among Nevisians has remained strong.
Now, a new term has emerged: “fair share”. That fair share is working well for everyone is quite clear. Yet there are little niggling comments, mostly from the incumbent opposition side which suggest that fair share should not be for Nevis.
Whoever wins, please, let ‘fair share’ continue.
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“It’s not about living forever, no one is going to live forever,” Cambridge said. “It’s about prolonging your life and making sure you are in the best condition you can possibly be,” Lea Parris-Cambridge. Founder of Pink Lily Cancer Care,
The Pink Lily Cancer Care group will host their 10th Walk-a-thon Saturday, as walkers head on trip from Chickenstone through Charlestown into Pinney’s beach to raise awareness for a multifaceted fight against all types of cancer.
Walk registration is open all day before the event in downtown Charlestown, Nevis. Participants receive a T-shirt and Bandana with the group’s message displayed, as well as informational packets about cancer prevention.
The walk starts at 6 am and finishes with a breakfast, live music and speeches by doctors and survivors alike.
Pink Lily’s message is an intensely personal one as its founder, Lea Parris-Cambridge, started the group as she was fighting against breast cancer in 2007. Ten-years-later, Cambridge continues her fight, and is doing everything she can to encourage others to have hope.
Cambridge and her mother were both diagnosed in 2007, and that sparked a journey of reinventing the way empathy, passion and a positive mental attitude plays a role in surviving.
The group focuses on the little things that can help improve your chances of survival, encouraging lifestyle changes and education to take control of your own future.
“People tend to focus on what they can see,” Cambridge said. “Anyone will see a person and they can’t see that they have cancer. It’s really about what’s going on psychologically and emotionally. Everyone can deal with the things that are seen, it’s the unseen that we try to focus on.”
Cancer research and care has improved across the Federation over the 10 years that Pink Lily has been involved in its mission, but there is still a long way to go to understand fully the fight against cancer. Money and treatment available are large factors in the cancer treatment process, but the attitude you maintain against the illness is just as powerful.
“People fear, that’s the reason they’re not surviving,” Cambridge said. “They’re not reaching out for help, they’re worried about the stigma and the taboo surrounding cancer so they keep it to themselves. They think it’s something to be ashamed of and really it isn’t.”
Cambridge explained how fear can prevent progress, as there are many cases where someone feels a lump and are too afraid to go to the doctor. They may have caught the cancer in time, but if one waits until there’s excruciating pain or other symptoms appear the cancer could have
spread throughout the body.
A large emphasis of the organization is that life doesn’t have to stop once the diagnosis has been given. The steps to their program have been hand-crafted by Lea herself as she has gone through her treatment process.
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Pink Lily Cancer Care Walkathon to Unite
Against Cancer
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The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 20, 2017 LOCAL NEWS
The Nevis Reformation Party’s representative for St. Paul’s Hon Robelto Hector is due in Magistrate’s Court to answer a battery charge.
The Hon. Member appeared in court Tuesday with his attorney Saundra Hector. He was charged months prior after he and a Hamilton resident were involved in a verbal altercation at a village shop which, it is alleged, that Hector slapped the
resident.
His case however was adjourned to later this month and will be heard by visiting magistrate form St. Kitts Donna Harris at the Magistrate Court in Charlestown.
Also in an unrelated case, Dwayne Freeman, his sister, Natasha Freeman, and Watisha Brown appeared in court to answer the charge of possession of cannabis and possession of ammunition— two rounds of .22 bullets.
Watisha and Natasha both pleaded not guilty to both charges while Dwayne pleaded guilty to possession of
cannabis and not guilty to possession of ammunition.
The trio is being
File Photo of Watisha Browne and Dwayne Freeman
In The Courts
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By Loshaun Dixon
Telecommunications giant FLOW has launched a brand new television service in St. Kitts and Nevis which according to one top company official is the best TV service in the world.
Some of the packages customers could get includes a 33 channel deal inclusive of three local TV channels for monthly fees of $55.56, or 70 channels for $76.92 with 10 hours of cloud storage and a package that offers 93 channels for $111.11 with a 15-hour cloud service.
Customers also have the option of adding multiple movie, sport, educational and adult bundles with any of the packages.
The service was launched in a party like atmosphere at the Food Court at Port Zante Friday Afternoon in front of hundreds, who got hands on experienced to see what the company has to offer.
In an interview with news media personnel FLOW’s General Manager David Lake boasted about some of the features offered by his company’s latest service.
“Flow TV offers customers over 160 channels at crystal clear quality over 80 percent of the Channels are High Definition Included in that service, customers have video on demand, a wide library on demand that is movies they can look at.”
And while he indicated the new TV service in St. Kitts and Nevis does not only offer an entertainment aspect it does offer an educational piece.
He explained, “But, to me, one of the best features of FLOW TV is the educational piece. FLOW TV offers the educational piece where they offer the study, which is an online tutorial service that allows students who are preparing for the CSEC and CAPE exams to look at tutorials being done online. They can look at problems being solved, they can take test exams, and they can take mock exams in preparation for their overseas exams. It is really not just about entertainment it is a whole experience”
Lake also gave his expectations for FLOW TV. “My expectation is that most customers in St. Kitts and Nevis at least try it. I think that if they do
there is no going back. It is one of those services once you start looking at it and you get acquainted with it you can’t put it away.”
He also indicated that customers can brace themselves as more is on the horizon for this new feature. “This is just the start of it. We have some other features that are coming that I cannot mention right now, but shortly we are going to be looking at launching the convert service where you can start looking at a
programme at home, stop it and continue looking at it on your phone or on your laptop.”
The company head then boldly claimed that the new service is comparable to any similar service anywhere on the planet.
“We believe that this market is an already technologically savvy market and what we have here is comparable with IPTV service anywhere in the
Lake: FLOW TV One of the Best
The 22 million Baha’i faith followers worldwide will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth Bahá’u’lláh founder of the religion October 21. The global festivities involving people from scores of ethnic backgrounds is demonstrative of a key message of Baha’u’llah’s life and
teachings.
Lloyd Williams local Baha’i, in speaking with the Observer explained the Baha’i beliefs. He said, “Bahá’ís believe that there is one god, humanity is one people made up of different kinds of races and that all the religions and c i v i l i z a t i o n s t h r o u g h o of humanity have evolved. Each religion
has had a role to play in the spiritual development of mankind throughout the planet. Bahá’u’lláh teaching has come to unify the spiritual teaching of mankind.”
Bahaullah was born in Tehran in 1817. “Two centuries later, the day of His birth is celebrated around the world alongside the birth of the forerunner
of His Revelation, the sage know as the Báb. He was born in 1819 on the day before the birth of Bahá’u’lláh according to the calendar used in Persia.
These Twin Holy Birthdays are celebrated by Bahá’ís and their friends as one annual festival where the closely interwoven lives and missions of these two Divine Luminaries are remembered together”.
According to Williams there is no priest or clergy in the Bahá’í faith .“In each community the Bahá’ís form a local spiritual assembly and assembly will govern the affair
of their location,” he said.
He explained further, members sit down and discuss how to spiritually involve their community, how to involve their member in their community and embrace their community and work together with their community to make it a better spiritual place”
“Throughout history, God has sent to humanity a series of divine Educators— known as Manifestations of God—whose teachings have provided the basis for the advancement of civilization.
“These Manifestations have included Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad. Bahá’u’lláh, the latest of these Messengers, explained that the religions of the world come from the same Source and are in essence successive chapters of one religion from God.
Bahá’ís believe the crucial need facing humanity is to find a unifying vision of the future of society and of the nature and purpose of life. Such a vision unfolds in the writings of Bahá’u’lláh.”
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Bahá’í Prepare to Celebrate Bicentennial
By Kenan Dudley
Twenty-five teams headed out to beaches across Nevis earlier this week to collect and quantify hundreds of pounds of garbage washed or left ashore. The effort was spearheaded by the Nevis Historical Conservation Society and culminated with a group lunch at Oualie beach.
Each team was responsible for filling garbage bags with plastic bottles, empty oil cans and anything else found on the beach that was not supposed to be there. The groups kept a tally of the amount and different kinds of trash found on the beach in an effort to combat the trash proactively, and allow lawmakers to understand which pollutants are most potent on our shores.
The information regarding the collection is still being compiled, but event organizers Pauline Ngunjiri and Danielle Moore estimate somewhere between 5- 6 hundred pounds of garbage was removed from the shores. Ten years ago, they amassed 700 pounds of trash, which shows improvement, but there is still a long way to go in the fight for cleaner beaches.
“Keeping the beaches
clean is of utmost importance,” Moore said. “When you go down there you find all kinds of plastic bottles and pieces of glass. Marine animals are not accustomed to seeing those type of materials so they might mistake them for food.”
Turtles especially, Moore added, are known to head to Nevis’ shores to areproduce. They can often mistake a plastic bag for a jellyfish and choke on the alien substance. In addition to ensuring safety for all walks of life on our shores, the Federation attracts tourists from across the world, and littering the beaches can have an adverse effect on tourism efforts.
“You can’t have guests going to the beaches and seeing an old tire there,” Moore said. “It doesn’t look right.”
It is an impossible task to expect a clean beach by constantly cleaning up a mess, in order to nip this problem in the bud, the Federation must take a proactive approach to conservation. “The society has been involved for 25 years and while we are pleased that our participant’s numbers have increased, we haven’t seen behavior change.” Ngunjiri said. “On the ground, in households and in
schools we still find that litter is disposed indiscriminately.”
Ngunjiri stressed the need for education and awareness when combating litter. The NHCS members believe more people will take the time to understand the best ways to dispose of garbage once they realize it is in their benefit to keep the island clean.
A litter free St. Kitts and Nevis would become a selling point in the international tourism market that very few other places could offer. In order to accelerate this mindset, Coastal clean-up organizers are hoping to use data gathered on these expeditions to impact policy change.
“The only thing I wish to see is that with this information, the
government does something about regulating plastics,” Moore said. “Even though other islands have been doing the clean-ups for less time, they’ve put in legislation to cut back on trash and it’s having an effect.”
There are already some laws in place across the Federation that deal
with litter ordinances, but they are not heavily enforced. The team hopes to get those laws enforced, and take things a step further by opening up a dialogue concerning how to ban plastic. Ngunjiri established the slow, systematic approach they are looking to take to steer the island in a better direction.
“I think knowing the impact of global warming, we should be trying to do small things,” Ngunjiri said. “If you put in a drop and another drop, we will have an impact. Even if we reduce emissions by 1 percent or .1 percent, it is not right to be found doing nothing after what
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File Photo of Beach Clean-up
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Four students from Nevis public high schools have been awarded scholarships from the Nevis Cooperative Credit Union , this past week.
The recipients were: First form student of the Gingerland Secondary School Alondra Weeks, First formers Damion Amory and Andre Morton of the
Charlestown Secondary School and special awardee Fifth form student Mikelsea Scarborough.
The handing over scholarship ceremony was held at the Nevis Credit Union Conference room and falls as part of weeks long celebration of International Credit Union Week held under the theme ‘ Dreams Thrive Here’
Sidney Newton, general manager of the Nevis Cooperative Credit Union, encouraged the scholarship recipients to flourish in their at their school lessons .
“Dream thrives right here at the Nevis Credit Union. And for you scholarship holders your dreams can come true. Today you will receive scholarship and I trust
that you will be so proud of it that you will make us proud by your performance at school,” Newton said.
Newton also recognized the special scholarship recipient. “A special award to Miss (Mikelsea) Scarborough who is in fifth form . Miss Scarborough has been specially selected because she represented the
(Nevis) Credit Union well at the Ms CSS pageant and is now a grand ambassador,” he said.
Donations were also made to Pink Lily Cancer Care -Nevis and was handed over to owner and CEO of Lea Paris Cambridge and to the Nevis Island Administration Social Services Senior Division which was accepted by Social
Case worker Trudy Prentice.
International Credit Union week is recognized to reflect upon the Credit Union movement’s history, promote its achieve- ments, recognize the hard work and share member experiences. International Credit Union (ICU) Day has been celebrated on the third Thursday of October since.
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Nevis Credit Union Gives Back to the Community Scholarship and Donations Handed Over
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By Loshaun Dixon
District Rotaract Representative Kezra Lashley, during a four day visit to the St.Kitts Rotaract Club, related the challenging youth programme that’s being undertaken by the organization to help young people with their issues.
Lashley who hails from Trinidad and Tobago in
a brief ceremony indicated that he was happy to have been in the Federation and noted that it was an honour and privilege to be here to work with the retractors from St. Kitts and Nevis
He told a meeting “This year our district’s theme is ‘Make A Difference, Leave Your mark’ and that theme is really calling on
everyone to realize that they have a specific purpose in the world so we are looking at encouraging each Rotaractor to realize that they have a purpose and to engage their purpose of making a difference…Even in St.Kitts- Nevis, we are encouraging Rotaractors to make
Lashley hands makes donation to flamboyant home on behalf of rotaract
LOCAL NEWS
By Loshaun Dixon
Former Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Leader of the Opposition the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas has welcomed the recent announcement that the Federation has become one of the first English speaking nation in the region to end mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS and Syphilis.
“This is quite notable,” Dr. Douglas declared, adding that back in 2014 ,Cuba was the first country in the world to receive official World Health Organization (WHO) validation that it has eliminated mother to child transmission of HIV and Syphilis.
Dr. Douglas said that for nearly 20 years as
Prime minister of St. Kitts he was the lead spokesperson in the CARICOM Quasi- Cabinet with responsibility for human resources, health and HIV/Aids
“I recall my own statement sent to the fourth annual general meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/Aids (PANCAP) in Barbados.
“I noted then that PANCAP as a concept promoted by then Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Arthur at the first ever regional meeting on HIV/Aids convened by the government of Barbados in collaboration with the World Bank in September 2000 in Bridgetown Barbados.”
He then recounted the event in the lead up to the development of PNACAP
“It was in February 2001 when Prime Minister Owen Arthur, then chairman of CARICOM...I had the
opportunity to sign the PANCAP on behalf of CARICOM along with six other signatures. Among them were Sir George Alleyne representing the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Peter Piot
representing UN Aids and Ms Yolanda Simon representing Caribbean Regional Network (CRN).”
Dr. Douglad noted that the act then was symbolic and tangible recognition of the
enormity of the challenges faced by the region in combating this disease.
“It was recognition too of the need for a collective rather than an individual approach. It was clear then as it is now that HIV/Aids rampant especially among the most productive members of our societies -young men and women - needed a regional and collective strategy.”
He recounted a United Nations General Special Session on HIV/Aids in July 2001 when PANCAP was able to mobilize a delegation comprising Heads of Government, Ministers of Health and other technical officers from region.
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LOCAL NEWS
Former Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Leader of the Opposition the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas
Dr. Douglas Proud of Elimination Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS and Syphilis in SKN
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By Kenan Dudley
Pressure from a diverse and vibrant coming Holiday season has forced Gingerama organisers to move the two day festival up two weeks, November 30 and December 1. To gear up for the earlier time pre event pageantry will kick off Saturday (Oct. 21) at Gingerland.
At a press conference earlier this week, Gingerama committee members announced the earlier dates for the event taking place at the Gingerama village in Market Shop, featuring live music, pageants and a jouvert.
Gingerama’s of the past have taken place in the middle of December, but festival organisers acknowledged the multitude of other activities planned during the Christmas
season and have shifted up their procedure to ensure there is time for all to celebrate, announced Committee members Eric Evelyn, Sandra Browne and Nikita Liburd, who spoke on behalf of the committee.
Saturday’s launch event will begin at 1 pm with the announcement of competitors in the Miss Gingerama pageant and the Miss Gingerettes showcase at the Market Shop in the heart of Gingerland. Following the reveal, there will be a motorcade through Gingerland and eventually ending in downtown Charlestown.
“In the past, persons have joined in on the motorcade,” Evelyn said. “We are inviting you to do the same this year. Come, join in the
motorcade, join in the fun as we rev up things and we hype things up for Gingerama 2017.”
The official opening of the fete will take place on Thursday, Nov. 30. This opening will feature a cultural showcase and speeches. Unlike past Gingeramas, this opening ceremony will not include a Christmas tree lighting because of the timing of the festival.
The next night will feature live music led by the Kore band and DJ’s to step things up another notch before the competitions begin Saturday. Ensuring local performers like the Kore band will be in the spotlight of the festival helps establish the values of the festival itself, to keep the community and culture of Gingerland alive and well.
“The festival was started to bring the community together and revive the community spirit,” Evelyn said. “Gingerland is known for a number of cultural art forms and we wanted to revive a number of those art forms which maybe are on their way out. We want to ensure they’re here to stay.”
Saturday morning features a Jouvert, and then the pageantry begins. The Miss Gingerama pageant will be held Saturday evening, and there are five contestants gearing up to entertain us and produce a full- fledged show.
Contestants will be judged based on five segments; a cultural presentation, talent, evening wear, interview and fun.
Sunday brings the youth into the mix with the Miss Gingerettes pageant. The girls’ contest will also be judged by unique segments; an ice breaker, ginger culture, talent and princess wear. The ginger culture section of the battle brings together all values of the festival itself as the girls will pick someone from Gingerland and give a speech about them. This spectacle will be the climaxing event of the festival.
“We are all eagerly awaiting the start of the festival,” Evelyn said. “We have been planning since March, we believe we are all prepared for what promises to be another grand event for 2017.”
The last major change to the activities on this year’s dockett is the exclusion of a Calypso show. This is due to the large costs that surround an inclusion of a calypso show, and last year’s ticket sales proved that it is not feasible to include that competition.
Gingerama is a community festival and We have to be flexible,” Evelyn said.
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Gingerama 2017 pushed forward LOCAL NEWS
Gingerama Committee member Eric Evelyn (File Photo)
Two years after the shooting death of 17- year-old Philo Wallace, the police officer who shot him could be charged with manslaughter, but something that has yet to happen.
The Federation Department of Public Prosecution wants Constable Zaviel Jeffers charged with the unlawful killing of the youth. Yet so far no action has been taken and Ruth Powell, of the Foundation of Social Concern, wants to know why.
Wallace was gunned by the off duty police officer two years ago at a night club in Charlestown. An inquest into is death was conducted, the jury rendered 4-1 a justifiable homicide verdict in favor of Jeffers.
Yet Director of Public Prosecution Valston
Graham in a previous exclusive interview with the Observer revealed that after reviewing the file and the inquest report, he was of the opinion Jeffers should be charged with manslaughter and “I wrote to … Commissioner of Police Ian Queely and I advised him that criminal charges for the offense of manslaughter should be brought against constable Jeffers,” Graham said.
Powell speaking with the Observer Wednesday said the Foundation and Wallace’s family need answers as to what will become of the case and they will not stop seeking for justice .
“Being that the DPP has given directions to the to charge the officer, the Foundation of Social Concerns is wondering at this time what is happening. Has
the officer been charged? What is happening with the case? Where is it going from here ?”
She said that she had placed a call to the Commissioner of Police Ian Queely seeking an appointment to discuss the matter but have not heard back from him. On the last attempt she said she was told Queely will be off island until November.
“If we do not get answers, we will look for other avenues to get information. Legal actions are still a possibility, however given that the DPP’s review of the case and in his estimation it should go forward we would prefer that the police and the judicial system take the action,” Powell said.
Raffee Wallace, father of the slain youth, who also spoke to the
Philo’s Family and NGO Seeks Answers Two
Years After His Death
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Page 15LOCAL NEWS The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 20, 2017
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
Workforce Development Program
Creative Associates International has received financing from the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) towards the implementation of the Community
Family, Youth and Resilience Program (CFYR). The objective of the CFYR program is to
support family networks, communities, service providers and government agencies to
implement successful approaches to reduce violence and increase opportunities for youth.
CFYR is being implemented in target communities in Saint Lucia, Guyana, Saint Kitts and
Nevis.
Creative intends to apply part of the funding towards Workforce Development Programs
and is now requesting applications from eligible entities (registered and approved by the
relevant Education Authority, Ministry, Education Boards of the specific country that they
wish to implement training) to deliver these programs.
The Workforce Development Program (WFD) must be delivered over a period of eighteen
(18) months during January 2018 to June 2019 with training concluding on or before
December 31, 2018 and job placement and aftercare services concluding by July 31, 2019.
The Program must include the following components: skills training, life skills, job
placement and support/after care services to trainees in job placement.
Interested persons/organizations are invited to contact [email protected] or call
the 869-465-3123 for the complete Request for Application (RFA) package. The
deadline for requests for RFA packages is Monday 20 th
November 2017.
Deadline for receiving applications is 5.00 p.m. on Monday 27 th
November 2017
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The Observer brings our readers a weekly briefing of world news that may affect the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.
North America -
Florida Governor declared a state of emergency after protesters descended on the University of Florida to decry Richard Spencers speaking engagement on campus. Spencer has been described as a white nationalist, and was seen chanting ‘heil Trump’ at campaign
rallies. However, his supporters are arguing that this is a free speech issue and that Spencer should be allowed to speech. This is another example of an increasing hostility and openness of white nationalist groups in the United States. White nationalists most famously clashed with protesters in Charlottesville, VA two months ago that left one protester dead. The prevalence of these hate groups has re-opened a debate of which speech should be protected by the constitution.
Mexico and Canada both have rejected proposals by the United
States to change The parameters of the North Atlantic Free Trade agreement at talks held on Wednesday, although they were able to agree to extend the timeline for negotiating the agreement. The United States is threatening to
replace the treaty between the three nations with separate bilateral agreements. Mexico and Canada argue that some changes proposed by the States were counter to World Trade Organisation rules.
South America -
Venezuela, in the midst of an economic crisis, held elections earlier this week that found the governing party claim 17 of 23 possible seats. Opposition leaders are calling the election a fraud and some are refusing to attend their own swearing in ceremony. The results are certainly a surprise, as the governing party was only gathering 20% support in polls before the election. Maduro, current president of Venezuela, dismissed the claims and responded by praising the country’s electoral system.
Brazil has announced that deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest has dropped by
16% this year, as 6624 sq km of the forest has been destroyed so far in 2017, compared to 7893 sq km in 2016. The forest is ripe for illegal logging and mining operations obliterate the landscape, and officials cited harsher regulation as the reason for the deforestation drop. The figure is still above Brazil’s climate change target, and shows how drastically nations must react in order to combat climate change.
Europe -
Spain has activated an article in its constitution that will allow federal government ministers to presume control over the Catalonia region, which threatened to declare independence last week. The constitution of Spain describes the country as indivisible and Spanish lawmakers moving towards removing Catalonia’s autonomy argue that they are simply trying to uphold the rule of law. Catalonian independence leaders said they would accelerate their independence vote if the national government maintained their repression.
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International News Wrap
EU and British lawmakers are in a deadlock concerning Britain’s own independence push. In an effort to ease tensions, British Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK would ensure EU nationals living in the UK would be able to seek settled status and apply for permanent residency in the UK. Mrs. May made these remarks in an effort to show that she is putting people first and requested that the continental members of the EU do the same. Both sides maintain
that citizenship issues must be addressed before discussing trade concerns.
Asia/Australia -
Chinese president Xi Jinping warned Taiwan that Beijing has the ability to defeat any moves towards independence made by the self-ruled contingent. Taiwan, on of St. Kitts and Nevis’ closest has requested a seat at United Nations general assembly meetings but isn’t recognized as an independent nation by most of the world’s leaders. The
declaration came at a speech given by the president at the ruling parties twice-a-decade congress. Jinping’s power is expected to increase in a show of political unity over the course of the congress.
New Zealand has elected 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister, making her the youngest woman to currently lead a country across the world. Ardern won the election after her Labour party combined with two other groups to form a majority. The vote unseated the national party who had held power since 2008, signaling yet another country ready to switch up it’s political leaders.
Africa -
Another Kenyan official has resigned over the handling of the current electoral process. After an election declared incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta a repeat winner was d e c l a r e d unconstitutional, two opposition leaders have stepped down while awaiting a revote, arguing that nothing has been done to change the process. The most recent resignee is Roseyln Akombe, who is a member of Kenya’s electoral commission. Akombe said there was partisan corruption within the commission and that next week’s polls will not be credible.
South African President Jacob Zuma struck a 74 billion dollar energy deal with
Russia in 2014 that was declared unconstitutional by the Western Cape High Court in Africa, who declared the entire deal would have to be restarted in order to be lawful. In response, Zuma fired two members of cabinet who criticized the deal, and reorganized his ministers in a way that critics argue prevents him from losing the ability to finish the deal even if he were to lose power.
Middle East -
The Taliban killed at least 71 people in a series of attacks across Afghanistan on
Tuesday in a series of suicide bombings and gunfights. The attack was focused on targeting Pakistani police officers, according to Zabiullah
Mujahid, the taliban spokesman. The attacks came as a statement against peace talks which were reportedly gaining momentum.
The electoral commission of Pakistan has rejected the party registration of a group
linked to terrorist activities. The commission found they had donated to several groups linked to terrorism and to Hafiz Muhammad Saeed who has been designated a terrorist by the UN. THe party argues that while they share some ideological views with the Saeed led group, they are not the same. The move exemplifies a proactive approach by Pakistani leaders in the efforts to fight terrorism.
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International News Wrap
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Basseterre, St. Kitts - The TDC Home and Building Depots are encouraging the public to ‘Think Pink’ with its breast cancer awareness campaign.
As part of the month- long sales and promo- tional activities, customers will receive a bundle of savings with the pink ribbon sale offering up to seventy- five percent (75%) in savings, as well as, flash sales every Friday with exclusive bargains on a wide variety of items in every product category instore.
Additionally, on 27th and 28th October, all
pink star items at both locations in St. Kitts and Nevis will carry a twenty-five percent (25%) discount offer.
The companies have once again partnered with a team of certi- fied and trained health professionals to pro- vide access to free breast screening for women and men in the “Pink Room” every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The ses- sions will also include counselling and refer- ral services, where necessary, to further reinforce the message that early detection can save lives.
Donations to support
the cause are welcomed and can be made at any cashier station to help those affected get access to financial resources (through the St. Kitts and Nevis Breast Cancer Patients Assistance Fund) in their fight against the dreaded disease.
This annual initiative is organised to not only raise the level of National conscious- ness but also to show corporate solidarity, while supporting the fighters, admiring the survivors, honouring the taken, and never giving up hope for cure.
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TDC Continues to Encourage the Public to ‘Think Pink’ in October
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By Gerard Best Development Journalist
Around the world, the operations of cyber criminals far outstrip the sophistication of national legislative f r a m e w o r k s . Governments are facing constant pressure to assess global cyber threats and formulate appropriate local cyber security strategies.
cross the Caribbean, governments are building strategic part- nerships with regional actors like the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) and the C a r i b b e a n Telecommunications Union (CTU). CaribNOG is the region’s largest volun- teer-based community of network engineers, computer security experts and tech afi- cionados.
Recently, CaribNOG and the CTU were among the organisers of Internet Week Guyana, a five-day tech conference hosted by Guyana’s Ministry of Public Telecommunications, in collaboration with international bodies such as the Internet
Society, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), and the Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC).
Catherine Hughes, Guyana’s first Minister of Public Telecommunications, said that the five-day event was part of the national agenda to build the country’s technology capacity in cybersecurity and other key areas.
“We encourage Caribbean governments to develop legislative agendas and increase intra-regional cooperation, in order to strengthen the region’s overall cyber security capability,” said Kevon Swift, Head of Strategic Relations and Integration at LAC- NIC.
“As law makers, governments play an important role in the regional response to cyber security challenges. But they cannot do their work alone,” said Bevil
Wooding, Caribbean Outreach Manager at the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), and one of the founders of CaribNOG.
“The private sector, law enforcement, judi- ciary and civil society also have a responsibility to ensure that the region’s citizens and businesses are safer and more secure.”
Throughout the week, representatives from participating organisa- tions also demonstrat- ed practical ways in which stakeholders could work together to strengthen and secure Caribbean networks.
Stephen Lee, another CaribNOG founder, translated global cybersecurity issues into Caribbean priori- ties, outlining some of the challenges and opportunities of special relevance to the region.
Albert Daniels, Senior Manager for S t a k e h o l d e r Engagement in the Caribbean at ICANN, outlined that organisation’s work in supporting secure network deployments around
the world.
Shernon Osepa, Manager, Regional Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Internet Society, was on hand to formally launch the Internet Society Guyana Chapter, with Nancy Quiros, Manager of Chapter Development in Latin America and the Caribbean at the Internet Society, and Lance Hinds, Special Advisor to the Minister, who served as the chapter’s Interim President.
But it was a gathering of young people, hosted by the CTU on the conference’s closing day, that put the virtual exclamation mark on a highly impactful week. About 400 students from several secondary schools took
part in the all-day agenda, which was packed with videos, interactive presenta- tions and Q&A ses- sions, all designed to highlight the tangible dangers of unsafe online behaviour.
“The CTU continues to support the development of the Information and C o m m u n i c a t i o n Technologies (ICT) sector in the region including an emphasis on harnessing the potential of the youth. There’s a concerted effort to get the youth more involved in and make them aware of ICT issues which affect them, to culti- vate a mindset of inno- vation and entrepre- neurship, and to edu- cate them on how to effectively use the power of technology that lies in their
hands,” said Michelle G a r c i a , C ommu n i c a t i o n s Specialist at the CTU.
The day’s success was most evident in its aftermath. Even after the formal close, a tangible buzz lingered in the meeting room, with dozens of students staying back to introduce themselves to the expert panelists, many taking the opportunity to accost them with follow-up inquiries on the side- lines.
By all reports, this Internet Week will boost Guyana’s efforts to deliver on the promise locked up in that generation of future regional leaders. Now the real work must continue, in order to convert Caribbean potential into Caribbean reality.
Observer said, “The idea that the instructions were handed down and not acted upon has made the situation worse. The Family is still feeling very upset about it....”
Powell says “We will seek ways to ask the judicial system to go forward with this.”
A memorial for Wallace will be set at a later date.
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Internet Week Guyana Advances Caribbean Technology Development Agenda
Philo’s Family and NGO Seeks Answers Two Years After His Death
Islander Water Sport Limited is seeking the employment of an experienced dive instructor. Must have five (5) years of experience. Applications must send their resume to
Islander Water Sport Ltd, P.O. Box 19,
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“The impact of this Caribbean collective on new directions to the world’s approach on the fight against HIV/AIDS including the initiation of the global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria cannot be easily erased.”
The former Prime Minster spoke about a trip to Barcelona in 2001 leading to the Caribbean signing an agreement that led to significant reductions in the anti-retroviral drugs in the region.
“I also recall Barcelona in July 2002, at the 14 international HIV/Aids Conference, when the
PANCAP Group including Ministers of health and other officials witnessed the signing of an agreement between PANCAP and six pharmaceutical companies for significant reductions in the price of the anti- retroviral drugs and more significantly a common regional price.
“It was the first of such regional initiatives which has since been used as a model globally.”
He added that as a follow-up to Barcelona, a meeting took place in St. Kitts
and Nevis between himself and former United States President Bill Clinton and members of The Clinton Foundation leading to a signing of an agreement with that organization.
He noted that for seven years now countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have been working to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV and Syphilis as public health problems through the strategy and plan of action for Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (EMCT) of HIV and Congenital Syphilis coordinated by PAHO.
“Several countries have managed to reduce new infections in children by 55 percent between 2010 and 2015, preventing thus some 28,000 children from HIV and thus advancing to full blown AIDS.”
Dr. Doulglas noted that PAHO has already expanded EMTC due to the successes of the HIV/AIDS and syphilis initiatives.
“Building on the success of this initiative PAHO EMTC-PLUS...which integrates efforts to end mother to child transmission of Chagas disease and Hepatitis B
into the well- established platform that was already very effective.”
He also explained how the reduction of transmission of these diseases work through the PAHO initiatives.
“To reduce mother to child transmission of these four diseases to a minimum, the PAHO initiative proposed Universal Screening of all pregnant women, a policy that every country in the region and the world has adopted for the diagnosis of HIV and Syphilis, though not yet for Chagas and hepatitis B.”
The opposition leader then hailed individuals who were part of the fight in the elimination of mother to child transmission here in St. Kitts and Nevis.
“The successful elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV/Aids belongs not only to the regional and international entities but also the personnel in the Ministry of Health and the national organizations and institutions in St. Kitts and Nevis who have been enlisted in this fight.
“I want therefore to remember and recall the role that has been played not only by those in the Dr. Harris administration, but those played by the previous Ministers of Health Rupert Hebert, Dr. Earl Asim Martin, the Hon. Marcela Liburd and the other health specialist who have worked tremendously hard in this regard.
“I want to also remember those who have led a spirited campaign working closely with families here to ensure that our counsel is up to date and pursued the
National mandate that had been given from global commitment to end mother to child transmissions here in our country.”
He also commended Gardenia Destang- Richardson, National AIDS Programme Coordinator at the Ministry of Health, and all the employees in that unit who have worked hard in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
“I also commend the community nurses at the various health centres. Those who were persistent, those who were careful, those who were diligent in ensuring that the programmes that we pursued especially in the post natal clinics were able to ensure that this scourge, that is the transfer of the virus from a mother to an innocent child at birth would not continue and thus come to an end in this country.”
At the last Prime Minister’s press conference Minister of Health Sen. Wendy Phipps indicated that in September St. Kitts and Nevis would have attained all of the benchmarks for elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS and Syphilis.
“To get to that accomplished we would have had to get five years running where would not have seen a single incident of that transference taking place,” Phipps explained.
She added that St. Kitts and Nevis as well as several other territories in the Caribbean has attained that milestone.
It means that we are among the first in the region in English speaking Caribbean basin to be so qualified.
Dr. Douglas Proud of Elimination Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS and Syphilis in SKN
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that positive difference.
“My job as District Rotaract representative of District 7030 is to promote the Rotaract programme in the District. Rotaract really is for young persons between the ages of 18 to 30 where we promote community service, professional development, networking and
fellowship so it’s an honour and privilege to be here to work with the Rotaract Clubs of St. Kitts and Nevis.”
He also spoke to how the organization can be used in assisting troubled youths throughout the region.
“There are two ways Rotaract can
assist troubled youths in the region (1) is first engaging with the youth as Rotaractors and getting them involved in the programme, as well as a lot of Rotaractors are involved in projects that engage the youth in their communities.
The representative of the district which spans from Kitts and Nevis to French Guiana also spoke to how he
has seen the youth involvement in the Rotaract programme in the Caribbean.
“As of late there have been new transactors coming into our district and it is a new opportunity to engage the youth of the Caribbean islands and to let them know this is our world and we need to take care of our world,” he said.
we’ve been through.”
A bright spot for the event was the amount of young faces seen doing their part on a Saturday morning. Ngunjiri hopes that means the youth will take this message back to their parents, and that they will continue to hold the islands well-being close
to their hearts as they grow older.
The group’s efforts does not end with the coastal clean-up, in fact their work is just beginning. The data collected will be used to take their campaign to a higher level, so policy-makers and students alike can understand the situation.
“Concerning policy development, I wouldn’t say the political views [of sustainability] are very high,” Ngunjiri said. “Probably it’s our mistake, maybe we have not educated the policymakers yet to make new decisions. We cannot blame governments when we have not engaged them.”
What that means is that above all else, the coastal clean-up efforts need more support. As the two ended their post-event discussions with the Observer, a simple plea was made to listeners. “We need more volunteers. We need more people,” Moore said.
world. I challenge any service anywhere to stand up to it.”
Lake further noted that they are ready to accommodate a rush in applications following
the launch and demonstration of the service.
“We have gone through about three months of testing and prepping, we have
everything ready to go and get out of the gate and do sign ups and install services, we are ready and we have the capability to deal with what we anticipate to be a big response.”
He also noted that the company suffered some setbacks following the passage of the hurricanes in September that delayed the launch.
“This launch should have been around independence time but of course you know what we were dealing with around that time so we are a little bit later than we
anticipated.”
Customers who were also able to sign up for packages on Friday and Saturday and were offered a free months service.
They were jointly charged in July with the offences of possession of firearm, possession of ammunition, smuggling of a firearm, possession of cannabis and possession of cannabis with intent to supply. This after members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force obtained a search warrant on the
Freemans’ home and found a 9mm pistol, eight rounds of ammunition and a sizable amount of cannabis.
The trio previously appeared before the Magistrate Yasmine Clarke at the Magistrate Court to answer to the charge of possession of cannabis with intent to supply. Sister and brother informed the court that their
attorney was unable to make it to court and requested for their trail to be heard anyway.
The magistrate questioned Natasha Freeman on whether she was sure she could defend herself and understood the law. She answered yes. Dwayne Freeman said that he, too, was ready for their case to be
heard without an attorney. Watisha however said that she was not ready to proceed.
Their attorney on Tuesday said that she was ready not to proceed with one of the charges that were brought before the court on Tuesday. Their case has been adjourned to an undecided future date.
“Ever since I’ve gotten that diagnosis, I’ve been proactive and started looking at how I can help myself,” Cambridge said. “I needed to take control of what I could do about it. Through changing my diet, positive mental attitude and exercising I’ve
been reversing the effects.”
The program’s advice focuses on lifestyle changes such as ensuring you eat mineral rich foods to alkalize and repair the body, creating a new realm of possibilities, determination and coping strategy through a positive
mental attitude and exercising equal parts physical activity and faith.
“I have a lot of energy, nothing has dwindled,” Cambridge said. “I don’t do anything less, if anything I do more. That’s not only for Pink Lily but for my pleasure. I do a lot of things so that I enjoy
life to the maximum.”
Lea is 18 months into a diagnosis of stage four breast cancer, which means that the cancer has spread throughout the body. Regardless, she scoffs at the idea that any stage means someone is ‘too far gone’ to have hope.
In her support groups
she has heard stories of people beating this disease who were told they wouldn’t. One woman Lea met with was told she had 2 weeks to live, 10 years ago, and is still fighting to this day.
“It’s not about living forever, no one is going to live forever,” Cambridge said. “It’s
about prolonging your life and making sure you are in the best condition you can possibly be.”
Pink Lily’s walkathon, and events like this one that stretch throughout the year, are about bringing a renewed sense of hope to participants and onlookers alike.
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concessional financing in order to achieve this goal. “Beyond the vision, ambition and plan, we have to
resource it, financing is going to be needed. To do that, we would want to leverage, For example, the promised Climate Finance Funds. So with our limited resources in the
Caribbean, we want to crowd in from climate finance and we want to crowd in the private sector.
“It is known, that some of our countries are
among the most indebted small states and therefore adding debt on debt right now is impossible. There is going to be a need for grants and soft loans...to allow us to be
able to invest in our recovery to build back better.”
The ECCB Governor, a native of Grenada, recounted what occurred in Grenada in
2004 and 2005 with hurricanes Ivan and Emily that completely ravaged that island. As soon as the rebuilding began another storm hit the island.
ECCB Governor Calls for Caribbean to Rebuild Climate Change Ready
Top Rotaract Official Visits Local Rotaract Clubs From page 11
Nevis completes 25th Coastal Clean-UpFrom page 9
Lake: FLOW TV One of the BestFrom page 7
Hon Hector to Face Magistrate From page 6
Pink Lily Cancer Care Walkathon to Unite Against Cancer From page 5
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Illegal Firearms Seized Linked to Homicides
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Mental Health in the Workplace
Brantley Blames Bass
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