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Nevis, West Indies Premier - Joseph Parry

Charlestown, Nevis
February 19, 2010

Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry is expected to leave Nevis this weekend for Barbados to be part of a pre recorded interview with host Ms. Kaymar Jordan of the Caribbean Media Corporation’s (CMC) Newsmakers television programme. The interview will be aired at a later date.

Mr. Parry had been invited to be a guest on the programme in early January however, he opted to reschedule the interview until after the January 25th Federal Elections.

“I look forward to being a guest on Newsmakers, it will grant me the opportunity to endorse the island’s Tourism Sector, promote the projects and programmes advanced by the Nevis Reformation Party-led Government and to give the region an idea of the future plans that the government is undertaking for a brighter Nevis,” said Hon. Parry.

While in Barbados, Mr. Parry plans to meet and greet the students from St.Kitts-Nevis who are studying at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

He said he looked forward to visiting his alma mater and to interact with the students which would afford him the opportunity to listen to their questions, concerns and to find out about their overall well being during his visit to the University.

The Premier is expected to return to Nevis early next week.

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Nevis Police Commissioner Speaks Out On Crime

Charlestown, Nevis
February 18, 2010

Nevis experienced an overall decrease in crime for 2009 but Head of the Nevis Police Division Superintendent Samuel Seabrookes says there is still a major concern with the incidents of house breaking, drugs and fire arm offences on the island.

The disclosure came when he gave an overview of the Nevis Division of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force at the 7th annual Police Constables Appreciation Awards Ceremony 210 at the Old Manor Hotel on Saturday.

According to the crime statistics presented by the Senior Police Officer, in the past two years there was a total of 358 cases reported in 2008 and 164 or 46 percent were detected while in 2009 there was a total of 334 matters reported with 123 or 37 percent detected.

In relation to the breakdown of offences he said that in 2008 there were five cases of murder, 24 of unlawful wounding, 77 drugs related, 10 robberies, 51 cases of larceny and 55 reports of house breaking whereas in 2009 there were three reported murders, 10 cases of unlawful wounding and 55 cases of drugs, five cases of robbery, 41cases of larceny and 73 reported house breakins.

Mr. Seabrookes further added that in 2008 a total of seven firearms were removed from the streets while in 2009 that figure increased to nine.

Court fines meted out at the Magistrates Court in 2009 amounted to $303,000.

Meantime with regard to traffic offences he said there was a slight decrease in the number of traffic accidents. Careless driving topped the list as the cause of those accidents followed by stray animals.

In 2008 there was a total of 261 reported traffic accidents three of which were fatal and 13 resulted in serious injuries while in 2009 there was a total of 257 reported cases with no fatalities but eight resulted in serious injury.

He said 127 traffic tickets were issued for speeding, 85 of those were paid to the amount of $21, 250 and $22,650 was meted out in fines by the Magistrates Court for traffic violations.

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Nevis Police Superintendent Samuel Seabrookes

Charlestown, Nevis
February 18, 2010

Head of the Nevis Police Division Superintendent Samuel Seabrookes issued a passionate call to the Nevisian public to come forward with information that would help to solve crimes and greatly reduce the cost of processing matters for the courts.

Mr. Seabrookes’ call came while he presented an overview of the Division at the 7th annual Police Constables Appreciation Awards Ceremony 2010 at the Old Manor Hotel on Saturday.

He said crime was a global occurrence which affected everyone but because it was the duty of Police to prevent and detect crime, members of the public expected from them successful delivery all times and that thinking was no different in the Federation.

However, Mr. Seabrookes contends that given the constraints faced by small island nations like St. Kitts and Nevis, the rate of success in crime fighting could not be comparable with bigger countries that had greater resources available to them.

“Unlike the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the United States and Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom, we are a small nation that does not have the Forensic methods and high tech resources to fight crimes. Our scarce resources leave us at a disadvantage.

“Here is where we depend heavily on the community to assist in whatever way we can. With little assistance from them, especially when they have information, reluctant to pass on such and is unwilling to testify at Court for whatever reason, the alternative is to turn to Forensic Science,” he said.

Notwithstanding, Superintendent Seabrookes said while DNA had been used in a number of successful cases it is an expensive undertaking.

“We once had access to labs in Jamaica and Barbados but because of their country’s demand they no longer accommodate us.

“As a result we have been forced to use a private lab in Florida - DNA International, which proved to be very costly. A simple case can cost between US$10,000 and $15,000 for the examination plus US$2,000 for each Court appearance of the scientist to give evidence in a matter. This does not include air travel and accommodation,” he said.

However, he pointed to the impending assistance from a number of close circuit television cameras that would be installed on the island which he said would enhance the crime fighting capability of the police greatly.

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