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St. Kitts and Nevis Police and Defence Force Units Begins Zero Tolerance to Crime and Violence

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS,

Commissioner of Police, Mr. C.E. Walwyn said Friday joint operations between the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Forces will begin immediately.

St. Kitts and Nevis Commissioner of Police CG Walwyn

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Parliament Establishes Select Committee on Crime and Violence

Parliament Establishes Select Committee on Crime and
Violence and authorizes operationalisation of anti-crime strategy

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) –

A resolution authorising the operationalisation of the anti-crime strategy and the establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee on Crime and Violence was passed in the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly on Friday afternoon. Continue reading

Police Commissioner-Designate Sends Strong Message To Gang Members

“Business as usual is over. We will take the streets back”

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 23rd 2011 (CUOPM) –

C.G WALWYN -Newly appointed Commissioner Of Police

Commissioner-designate of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Mr. C.G. Walwyn, has sent a strong message to gang members and their parents. “Business as usual is over,” declared the 25-year law enforcement veteran at a Youth Issues and Crime Empowerment symposium at the auditorium of the International University of Nursing (IUON).

“I want the members of the gangs to know that the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force under my command, is dedicated to eradicating you from our community and will use all legal means to do so. Continue reading

Address to the Nation By Deputy Prime Minister Honourable Sam Condor

The following is an address to the nation made by Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Sam Condor, on state owned radio on Thursday night, 18th August 2011.

Honourable Sam Condor

Fellow Citizen, Residents all….

I speak to you with a heart grieved by the wanton loss of lives and by the suffering and chaos brought about by the upsurge of crime and violence, in our Land, in recent times.

I speak, mindful that our Federation has been put under tremendous pressure and that our people are grappling with the motive, cause, explanation and of course, with a solution to this problem. Continue reading

The Frankness and Relevance of Brother Eddy’s prayer

By Lorna Callender

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts

When the late local preacher, Brother Eddy of St. Kitts, found conflicting passages in the Bible, he would make an honest appeal to God through prayer for guidance.

Unlike some present day pastors who speak as though they had the monopoly on divine revelation and authority to interpret the Scriptures, Brother Eddy asked God directly to “show us what to do”. Continue reading