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Despite a valiant effort from the St.
Kitts and Nevis U-15 boys team, the Young Sugar Boys fell 3-1 to St.
Lucia on Monday August 5, at the IMG Academy in Tampa, Florida. Jabez
Dorset scored the lone goal for St. Kitts and Nevis, while Keegan
Caul of St. Lucia with two goals and Jahil Evans, were the goal
scorers for the winners. Coach Delvin Harris said the match was not
without its challenges, as the weather prior to the game and the
pitch affected the team. “We had a rocky start. Before the game
started we had to leave the pitch .We had lighting in the area and
rain and the environment made it a bit difficult for us because after
warm up we had to leave and come back. We had about five minutes to
get back into game mode,” the coach said.
He said some of his players were not
ready for some of the balls that were played due to the pitch, as the
ball would drop and slide on that surface compared to what they are
accustomed to. Nevertheless, he is proud of his boys. “The coaches
are proud of how the guys played. We had the first three chances;
very good chances and we didn’t put them away. With that we were
burnt by three other opportunities that St. Lucia got and scored.
After the first (goal) the guys bowed their head and then allowed two
more to (score),” the coach said. “But after the water break, we
were able to give instructions and lift their spirits and we went out
and got our first goal. After that we continued to dominate the game
and we got more opportunities but we were unsuccessful,” he added.
Coach Harris noted that the coaches
were pleased with the second half effort. On Tuesday in their second
match the Sugar Boys fell 3-0 to Belize. Goal scorers for Belize were
Christopher Moro, Allen Castillo and Allison Torres. The boys next
play French Guiana on Thursday at 9am.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 8th August 2019)-Following a first hospital emergency response, a man in his 20s was then admitted to the island’s chief general hospital this week where he underwent emergency surgery after being shot at in his community area.
Injured
is 29-year-old Glenville Williams of Lodge Project.
Police
responded to a report of a shooting close to Lodge Project at about 8:45 PM on
Monday 5th August, and investigations so far have revealed that
Williams was in the area when he was shot and injured by an unknown masked
assailant.
Reportedly,
he was transported to the Mary Charles Hospital (located in Molineux) in a
private vehicle then to the Joseph N. France General Hospital via ambulance
where he underwent emergency surgery.
He
is currently warded in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and listed as being in a
stable condition.
Members
from the Crime Scene Unit visited and processed the scene
With
this ongoing investigation, the police are making an appeal
to anyone who might have any information in relation to this incident to call
the Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) at 467-1887, 467-1888, 662-3468 or the nearest
police station.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex at 16.
Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and LeBron James had lobbied for Brown’s release, calling her a sex trafficking victim. She was granted clemency in January by outgoing Gov. Bill Haslam.
“Cyntoia Brown welcome home!!” James tweeted Wednesday.
Now 31, Brown will remain on parole for 10 years, on condition that she does not violate any state or federal laws, holds a job and participates in regular counseling sessions, Haslam’s commutation says.
Brown released a statement Monday saying she wants to help other women and girls suffering sexual abuse and exploitation.
She also has a memoir coming out in mid-October and has gotten married, according to Yona Deshommes, associate director of publicity for Atria Books, her publisher. A news release about the book lists her name as Cyntoia Brown-Long and mentions an “unlikely romance.” The publisher and one of her attorneys declined to discuss further details of her marriage.
“I thank Governor and First Lady Haslam for their vote of confidence in me and with the Lord’s help I will make them as well as the rest of my supporters proud,” she wrote.
Her attorneys said she’s requesting privacy and transition time before she makes herself available to the public.
Brown was convicted in 2006 of murdering 43-year-old Nashville real estate agent Johnny Allen. Police said she shot Allen in the back of the head at close range with a gun she brought to rob him after he picked her up at a drive-in restaurant in Nashville to have sex with her.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against life-without-parole sentences for juveniles. But the state of Tennessee argued successfully in lower courts that Brown’s sentence was not in violation of federal law because she would be eligible for parole after serving at least 51 years.
Haslam said that was too harsh a condition for a crime Brown admitted to committing as a teen, especially given the steps she has taken to rebuild her life. She earned her GED and completed university studies as an inmate.
Brown met with prison counselors to design a plan for her release, which will include time in a transition center and continuing coursework with the Lipscomb University program, the state Department of Correction said in a news release.
In addition to her book, a documentary about her is set to be released this year, the nonprofit documentary film group Odyssey Impact and Daniel H. Birman Productions Inc. said in a news release earlier this year.
Brown ran away from her adoptive family in Nashville in 2004 and began living in a hotel with a man known as “Cut Throat,” who forced her into prostitution and verbally, physically and sexually assaulted her, according to court documents.
Brown’s lawyers contended she was a victim of sex trafficking who not only feared for her life but also lacked the mental capacity to be culpable in the slaying because she was impaired by her mother’s alcohol use while she was in the womb.
The St. Kitts and Nevis U-14 Girls team
were edged out 4-3 in their first match of the Caribbean Football
Union (CFU) Caribbean Challenge Series Group 4 on Monday evening at
the Warner Park.
SCORING FOR SKN
Jahzara
Claxton 2 goals 4th & 67th min
Sharema
Blake 12th min
SCORING FOR SVG
Shakeyra
Kydd 2 goals 32nd & 52nd min
Areka
Hooper 2 goals 65th & 70th min
St. Kitts and Nevis Coach Zaiesha
Joseph said the match was hard fought and she is proud of the efforts
of the girls. “It was a very hard fought match indeed. At the end
of the game, unfortunately the scores were 4-3 in favour of St.
Vincent and the Grenadines,” she said. “Overall though I am
extremely proud of the ladies as most of them have never played
football before. We know our weaknesses and we will continue to work
hard to address them. We have two matches to go and we hope for a
better outcome of each. As I always say, our focus is on development
of these players and ensuring that they understand the game,” Coach
Joseph added.
In the day’s other match:
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA vs DOMINICA
Halftime
score 4 – 0 in favour of Antigua
FINAL
SCORE 6 – 0 in favour of Antigua
SCORING
FOR ANTIGUA
Ashanti
Joyce struck twice 1st & 27th min
Akira
James 6th min
Donesha
Samuel 30th min
Gabriella
Desuza 43rd min
Lequisha
George 47th min
The tournament continues on Wednesday
with SVG versus Antigua and Barbuda at 3pm and St. Kitts and Nevis
vs. Dominica at 5:30pm at the Warner Park.
Workers (People), what do you think
about these articles?
I
regarded it as an honour and a privilege to contribute to the above topic. I
think it is excellent because your survival is important to me. Listen to this
also: Your own survival can be threatened by the back actions of others around
you. Hello! Your own happiness can be turned to tragedy and sorrow by the
dishonesty and the misconduct of others. Workers (People), see what you see not
what someone tells you that you see.
Workers,
be competent (having sufficient skill and knowledge) and be temperate (mild or
moderate in quality or character) also. Check out these because I am very
serious about your survival concerning “The Awareness” you must have.
Alcohol-Do
not take it to excess. People who take are not alert; it impairs their ability
to react even when it seems to them they are more alert because of it. Alcohol
has some medicinal value. It can be grossly underestimated. Do not let anyone
who has been drinking to drive or fly you in a plane. A little liquor goes a
long way; don’t let too much of it wind up in happiness or death. Discourage
people (workers) from excessive drinking. Also, take your rest although many
times in life one has to work beyond normal sleep periods, a worker’s general
failure to get proper rest can make him/her a burden to others. Tired workers
are not alert; they make mistakes, they have accidents just when you need them
they dump the whole workload on you. They put others at risk and so I hereby
encourage you to insist that people who do not get proper rest to do so.
Before
I close, let me touch bit on this one: People who take drugs-and I believe you
have an idea what I am referring to- do not always see the real world in front
of them. They are not really there. On highway, in casual contact or at home,
they can be very dangerous to you. Mistakenly, they believe that they feel better
or act better or are only happy when on drugs. This is just another belief;
sooner or later the drugs will destroy them physically so I am discouraging
people (workers) from taking drugs.
Read
the points above and become more physically able to enjoy life.
Continue
to read; workers (people), it’s your choice.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – As the
progress continues at “Ramada St. Kitts” in preparation for its upcoming
opening, St Pauls’ Community Leader Crios Freeman has expressed his full
support for the transformational possibilities that will take place in the
White Gate area.
According to Freeman, “We must see
“the Ramada St Kitts” as more than a job opportunity for persons living in this
area (St Pauls’, Newton Ground and Dieppe Bay), it should also be viewed as a
possible stimulus for the area’s economy and by extension the national
economy.” Freeman continued, “Ramada
will bring opportunities for spin-off business creation, for cultural revival
and promotion, for community tourism and so much more.”
“The idea for setting aside lands in
what is now commonly called the White Gate area for development was visionary,
forward-thinking, and Caribbean Galaxy must be commended for embracing that
vision. It was a bold step by them to
select this area and not the already developed tourism foothold of the South
East Peninsular to build their project,” Freeman added.
Freeman then expressed, “So we in the
area must seize the opportunity, find ways to carve out businesses that support
the tourism product and be successful entrepreneurs.”
The
Community Leader continued, “There are so many possibilities with the Ramada
St. Kitts beyond jobs in the hotel. It
is important that as a community we dialogue with all community stakeholders to
develop community-based initiatives that can bring the people of the White Gate
area together and maximize the benefits from the presence of Ramada St Kitts. St. Pauls’, Newton Ground and Dieppe Bay have
been given an economic lifeline. We must
embrace it. We cannot afford to allow the scope for entrepreneurial ingenuity
on the part of us common folk in the area to escape us.”
The Caribbean Galaxy multi-million-dollar Ramada Project involves
building a top resort with first-rate apartments, garden
villas
and pool villas. It
will also include a shopping plaza, business centre, beach club, and other
amenities catering to entertainment, business, leisure, tourism and vacation.
Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Ltd. is a hotel development company founded in 2014. Galaxy is dedicated to advancing economic development in the Caribbean by developing upscale resort properties that will attract affluent travelers to the Islands they serve.
Wednesday 07th August 2019 to Friday 09th August 2019
DATE
TIME
AREA(S) TO BE AFFECTED
PURPOSE
Wednesday 07th August 2019
9:00am to 1:00pm
John England Village and Lower Money Hill
Maintenance
Thursday 08th August 2019
9:00am to 3:00pm
Douglas Estate, Clico Housing, Carifesta Village, Lower Money Hill, John England Village, Parry Village, White House, Stapleton Village, Gundo Field, Fountain, Bayford, Cedar Grove, Milliken
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Friday 2nd August 2019)-Police on Nevis are currently
investigating a night time home invasion which saw two victims being tied
up by masked men.
Police say the incident took
place in New Castle on Monday 22nd July involving an assault
and intended robbery of two males.
Investigations so far have
revealed that at approximately 7:30 PM, two masked assailants entered the home
of the two men, tied them up and demanded money.
Reportedly, one of the masked
men appeared to be armed and the other had what appeared to be a knife.
According to the local
authorities, the assailants searched the house and then fled the scene whilst
further informing that no money or other property was taken, and no one was
injured during the incident.
Credible information reaching
this media house indicates that the victims are university students.
Investigations into the matter
are ongoing. Persons with information about this incident are asked to contact
the Charlestown Police Station by dialing 469-5391, their nearest Police
Station or the crime hotline at 707.
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Friday 2nd
August 2019) – Though described by government to be
a historic day, the Drugs (Prevention and Abatement of the Misuse and Abuse of
Drugs) 2019 Bill amended this week in the National Assembly does not sit well
with members of the Rastafari community.
“They did not go into parliament and
put anything that Rastafari agree to and I have to make that very clear to the
general public. The Bill that was passed, Rastafari did not agree to anything
in that except for that if you offending somebody smoking in public that is
wrong because you don’t want to be offending somebody when you’re doing
something.”
Ras Sankofa Maccabbee
So said well-known Rastafarian Ras
Sankofa Maccabbee when he called into Freedom FM (106.5) during the opposition
St.Kitts-Nevis Labour Party weekly-sponsored ‘Issues’ Programme while the hot
topic was being discussed on Wednesday 31st July- the day that the Bill was
changed up.
“They had 90 days to deal with this matter and they were
still rushing because they didn’t work on it properly and they didn’t
consider it something of importance,” he also expressed.
In May this year, Maccabbee won
a civil suit case against the Attorney General and Commissioner of Police after
he was arrested in 2012 for marijuana possession with intent to supply and also
cultivation for which he was imprisoned for a month and fine $5000.
As a result- coming out of the high
court ruling presided over by Justice Eddy Ventose- the public was informed
about a 90-day period for the laws had to be amended and reflected with an
update regarding Cannabis Bill as it relates to areas such as privacy and the
right to use for religious purposes since parts of the Drugs Act of 1986 are
too general.
Speaking in
Parliament this week, the Attorney General Vincent ‘Juicy’ Byron Jr. said: “The
Bill is intended to be the very first step
in a complex process in seeking to strike a proper balance within our society
and to make laws that promote peace, order and good governance.”
Additionally, he
outlined that “the government would continue the extensive consultation
process and the work on bolstering the legislative framework to provide for an
effective mechanism which would seek to secure the rights of all the people in
the Federation.”
The proposed amount
for personal use is 15 grams of marijuana. As gathered regarding other areas of
the Bill, as it pertains to cultivation, it is intended that interested
individuals will have to get permission from the respective government
minister(s) and also smoking in front of children is a no.
As part of his opening remarks when he called into the
radio station to publicly air his views, Maccabbee who is father of his
Rastafarian household told that he was “disappointed in what took place
yesterday in parliament” while further sharing that “I am very emotional right
now.”
According to Maccabbee: “The second meeting we had with
the AG [Attorney General] now was basically the day before Parliament. I
thought really the meeting was about something else but when we reached there,
the man gave us the Bill that they started to read. He said ‘Yes, we are
putting in this Bill but this ain’t going be the fullness of the Bill but we
need to get this in because the court gave us a directive to out in the Bill at
a particular time and the 90 days gonna be up before a particular time so we
have to put forward something to the general public’ but later on they might
have to amend certain areas of the bill in the future or add other things.”
He also highlighted: “I want the
general public to know that as Rastafari we had two consultations with the
Attorney General; the first consultation, we had to practically beg them for
that consultation even though the judge asked them to have consultation with us
with me particularly and the whole national because they needed to do certain
things. They needed to register us as a way of life, religion, spirituality and
certain other things we had to do.”
“We had to send letters to them, we
had to even tell them it wasn’t appropriate going to the parliament without
consulting the opposition leader about the information from the CMO [Chief
Medical Officer] report,” he added.
Before Maccabbee called into the
programme, opposition Senator Nigel Carty disclosed that the opposition was not
notified about a change in time for the sitting of parliament that day which
saw the amended Cannabis Bill being wrapped up by its mover Prime Minister Dr.
Timothy Harris.
He reflected that around 5 O’ clock the day before
(Tuesday), the parliament broke and it was informed that the session would have
reconvened the following morning at 10 O’ clock.
Carty said when he along with his colleagues Konris
Maynard, Marcella Liburd “got there, we were told that parliament was postponed
until 1:30 this afternoon. Around 1:20 this afternoon, while I was at my office
preparing to go to the parliament, somebody Drew to my attention that Prime
Minister Harris, the mover of the bill was on the floor wrapping up the bill,
closing out the debate therefore precluding any further debate on this bill
which is supposed to be one of the most critical piece of information before
the parliament.”
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Friday 2nd August 2019) –Caring for a puppy no one wanted
along with seeing stray dog on the island in need of care created a passionate
vision for St.Kitts-Nevis national Mala Weston to
one day see the construction of the first animal rescue shelter in the
Federation, and this week a cutting ribbon ceremony marked the occasion dreamed
about nineteen (19) years ago.
On Tuesday this week (30th July), a collaboration between
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and non-profit organisations PAWS (People for Animal Welfare
on St. Kitts) and SAFE (Saving Animals From Emergency) saw the opening of the St.Kitts Animal Rescue Centre
(BARC) located at Lime Kiln Institutional and Commercial Development in
West Basseterre.
Weston, BARC Co-Founder and
Treasurer who is also PAWS Co-Founder commented: “My Shultz story is not
unique. Many persons have had and can be fortunate enough to have a chance at
such a relationship. Stray dogs, unwanted dogs- given a second chance are
notorious for being the most faithful, loyal, devoted and protective pets. All
lives matters. Every living creature deserves
to be treated humanely and sometimes we just need to be an advocate for those
who can’t speak up for themselves …” Weston remarked having shared her
story about the first dog she owned, a Rottweiler named Shultz, which changed
her life.
The ribbon cutting segment of the newly-opened Basseterre Animal Rescue Centre (BARC) featuring BARC co-founder Mala Weston (second from left); (right end) board member Travis Rogers (a superintendent of the police force; Dean of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) Dr. Sean Callanan (aback of Rogers); government representative Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Shawn Richards (center) along with some other BARC Board members and founding member representatives also (Spokesman Snap)
A look at the BARC facility captured earlier in the day during a media tour ahead of the official opening ceremony (Spokesman Snap)
BARC Construction began late
June this year and phase one is nearing completion. Features include a
reception area, examination room and also an open pavilion (for community
events, education programmes, adoption days and fundraising
activities) in building one while building two has six kennels.
The next phase which is expected
to begin shortly will see an additional 18 kennels being built.
B.A.R.C. service offerings are
listed as Adoption Program, Kenneling Facilities, Training Classes, Grooming,
Day Care, Microchipping and Pet Shop.
The mission is to build a
self-supporting animal rescue centre for dogs, and eventually cats.
According to Weston: “BARC wants
to help by offering opportunities for our youth and our adults to learn about
animal care, to learn about beginning animal husbandry, to learn about empathy
and compassion for animals, to learn about community spirit and to learn about
volunteerism.”
In speaking about Shultz, she
outlined: “Twenty years ago, something happened that changed my life and I want
to share that story with you. Twenty years ago I got a dog; it was my first
dog and he was the runt of the litter; the one no one wanted. His name was
Shultz. I did a little book reading; there was no Google back then and I
learned about caring for him and I learned about training him to obey simple
commands and I learned that during training I should use praise and affection
as his reward. I kept him close, I treated him with respect, I took care of his
basic needs, I gave him a little attention and I gave him a little love and
Shultz grew to be the best dog ever. He was kind, he was intelligent, he was
loyal, he was protective-anyone who knew Shultz would agree with me. I realized
that with not too much effort on my part, we had developed one of the most
rewarding relationships. It was a relationship that opened up a totally
different place in my heart. Shultz paid attention and he just wanted to
please.”
Weston continued: “I then
started paying more attention to the dogs that I’d see on the streets. Though
some seemed quite content, there were others in need of food, they were in need
shelter and they were in need of medical care. The sad truth is that animal
cruelty, neglect and often a lack of respect and a lack of appreciation and
value for their life exists.”
“I wanted to help but it was
difficult with no place to take these animals that I saw that were in need and
there was no real knowledge on how to help them,” she added.
In mid-2000, PAWS was
established by Weston and American veterinarian Dr. Karen Smithwick-Kier.
As gathered, Dr. Smithwick-Kier
was not working at the Ross University but her husband was a student there and
her daughter attended Weston’s Montessori Children’s School.
“It’s often said that everything
happens for a reason and that nothing happens before its time. As luck would
have it, I then met a like-minded veterinarian Dr. Karen Smithwick-Kier… We got
to talking and we had similar interests and similar concerns and we started
PAWS and that was 19 years go,” she shared.
In speaking about PAWS’ two main
goals, Weston highlighted: “Our first goal was to help reduce stray animal population through
education programmes and through surgical sterilisation and our second goal was to
build an animal shelter.”
She added: “We knew we needed
this dedicated space where persons can bring abused, neglected, injured and
ailing stray animals to be cared for. We knew that through rehabilitation,
these animals would have an opportunity for a better life and a forever home.”
Following the ribbon-cutting
ceremony, there was a tour of the facility.
