By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Monday 21st March 2022) — A reward in the sum of EC$35,000 is being offered by the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force for information that leads to the arrest and successful prosecution of the person(s) responsible for the fire at the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School in the Molineux community. On Friday 18th March 2022, the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services Department in Tabernacle responded to a report of a fire at the school just before 10 p.m. When Fire Officers arrived they met several classrooms engulfed in flames; classrooms from kindergarten to grade five and their contents were completely destroyed.
Commissioner of Police Hilroy Brandy visited the scene on Sunday 20th March and expressed his disgust with the matter: “My visit to the school left me in more shock and dismay than I could imagine. The images I saw before were disheartening, but actually seeing the school was even more difficult. Regardless of the motive, this malicious offence has adversely affected scores of our nation’s youths who deserve to learn in a comfortable environment. We are taking this matter very seriously and will need all the help we can get to solve the case.” Anyone with information is asked to call the Tabernacle Police Station by dialling 465-7227, their nearest Police Station or the crime hotline at 707.