Guishard Calls For A Politically Independent Saint Kitts – Nevis

Monday January 08, 2007
By Corliss Smithen

Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament and former government minister of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has reiterated his call for Nevis’ political independence. 
In his New Year’s message, Malcolm Guishard opined there could be no meaningful projection for the new year without a review of the politics that binds St. Kitts/Nevis while at the same time has also been a most divisive tool in the unique twin-island Federation.
 
“It cannot be considered fair to the people of St. Kitts if the people of Nevis influenced their choice of the political party they wish to lead them; neither is it just for the people of Nevis to be subjected to the political machinations of a political party in St. Kitts.

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Montserrat Orders Evacuations – Volcano Erupts

January 08, 2007
(AP) The volcano that destroyed Montserrat’s capital in 1997 shot a cloud of ash more than five miles into the sky on Monday, and one of the island’s chief scientists said the blast was “a warning call.”

The government has advised about 50 families on the northwestern side of the volcano’s base that their homes were at risk from flows of blistering gas and debris if the dome collapses. Gov. Deborah Barnes Jones said she would sign an evacuation order Monday making it illegal for people to remain in the area.

The blast, accompanied by increased seismic rumbling, released gases and steam from inside a lava dome that has grown rapidly over the last week, said Dr. Vicky Hards, director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory.

“I think it was a warning call … of what it can do,” Hards said.

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Carib Beer Cricket Series

(Match results – Round 1, Day 4) January 07, 2007 By CMC WINDWARD ISLANDS V GUYANA ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -The rain-affected first round Carib Beer Cricket Series match between Guyana and the Windward Islands finished in a no-result at the …

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