Page 14 - Observer January 20, 2017

Page 14 The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday January 20, 2017 LOCAL NEWS
Monkey problem to be reduced on island agriculture crop.
From page 13 farms than in the past. the monkeys have on the
“They can’t guard their
more monkeys will appear. far more monkeys than you “There wasn’t a problem He noted that farmers in the farms against monkeys, He said that later this year
started with,” he said. with monkeys when you Federation have lost which is quite tragic,” he theywillbelookingatsteril-
“If you shoot a monkey had the sugar cane industry, between EC $2-$4 million said. ization of the monkeys in
another one will take its Gibbs Hall revealed that the becausethesugarcaneacted because of monkey agricul- conjunction with the Ross
place and general when an monkey was a first brought as a buffer going up the ture crop raiding. Part of the initiative, he said, University.Inadditiontothe
animalspecieslikethemon- to the island by The French sloops of the volcano and is to set up feeding stations feeding station is the intro-
key, if you shoot a lot or you as pets. The monkeys then that buffer is to keep the Gibbs-Hall said during his on the upper sloops of the duction of Reforestation in
kill a lot , what actually hap- escaped, and are now living monkeysatbay.Theydidn’t time on the island he inter- volcano. Feeding station the mountains provide a
pens is that it increases its without natural predators really come down to the viewed many farmers and tables with peelings and feeding ground for the mon-
birthrate and reproductive like eagles or leopards and lower end.” he said. discovered farmers spend fruitsinthemountaincanbe keysthatwillbuildupbuffer
rate. You may end up with were able to over populate. much less time on their created to lessen the impact zones.
In Support of Capital Punishment By Michael S. Blake
From page 4

The voice of the people is only supports but desires application stubbornly and cannot afford to continue zens and residents, includ- The Bible commands that
(still) the voice of God, and the imposition of the death steadfastly refuse to bend to go easy on those bent on ing, so very unfairly, those whosoever sheddeth man’s
despite its being evident penalty on those found or bow to this voice. killing their fellowmen, members and relatives of blood, by man must his
that the significant majori- guilty of murder, those in residents and visitors alike. the family of the victim(s) blood be shed.
ty of the population not position to facilitate its I submit that our society him/herself (themselves).
I propose that we hang the Capital punishment, then,
From page 11 WAHS Dominates culprits as a matter of The never-ending discus- as James contends, is ret-
sion as to whether capital
ributive justice, pure and
course.
Inaugural Relay Competition Let those who claim to be punishment deters murders total.
is, to me, pellucidly imma-
convinced
am
that
to win the race in a stunning upset. In the boys U14 CEMSS didn’t field a team champions of ‘human terial to this debate. I do I because the penalty that
rights’ damn to their
but WAHS failed to even place in the top not for one moment pro-
IntheU-16categorytheWAHScoppedvic- three meaning CEMSS had an opportunity hearts’ content. For there mote the imposition of the murderers exact and suffer
toriesinboththemaleandfemalecategories. if they won three of the Final Four races. is ample evidence that an death penalty on murderers for their irreversible crimes
WAHS however completed the victory in emphasis on ‘human premised on a notion that it is neither swift, severe, nor
In the U18f WAHS was running away with the U-16 females when they ran away with rights’ has contributed serves as deterrent. sure, the rate of homicides
the race as well as the completion as the led that race. directly to an abundance of continues apace.
for most of the race but a bad hand overs human wrongs. Indeed, capital punishment
gave CEMSS the opportunity to sneak pass However following that race the rains may or may not deter, but I suggest we return to the
them to capture this race as well as winning returned and brought an end to proceedings A ‘life sentence’ for those clearly, irrefutably, one gallows as means of
the male U-18 category. with three races remaining. found guilty, - where such thing is certain: hanging declaring boldly that we
is (rarely!) imposed, the murderer are deadly serious about
Following the 4x200m WAHS opened a The nine gold medals by WAHS was how- almost always translates A B S O L U T E L Y stemming the tide of mur-
slendertwogoldmedalleadwithsevenover ever enough to capture the title of the first into the culprit being DETERS HIM/HER ders that already threatens
the CEMSS who at the time had collected Relay Champions over the five of the housed, fed, entertained FORM KILLING to wreak irreparable dam-
five heading into the final series that was the CEMSS. and protected by the State, AGAIN! age to our economic and
4x100m. using, of course funds, cultural infrastructure, and
However up until print time the official monies, personnel and Otto Von Bismarck con- to violently upset our
Inthefirst4x100mtheU14femaleeventthe medal standings was not available to mem- other resources extracted tends that murderers must social equilibrium.
medal leaders ran away with a comfortable bers of the media. from and provided by stew in their own grease.
victory almost assuring victory. peaceful, law-abiding citi- Hang them high!!
Charlestown Primary School Spearheads
from page 10
Nevis Disaster Management Multi-Hazard Campaign

Landslide June – Ivor Watlers August – Montessori November – Cecil Brown The multi-hazard cam- other forms of presenta-
Primary School - Academy - Erosion Integrated School – paign will end in tions. People from the
April – Jocelyn Liburd Hurricane Thunder Storm December after showcas- NDMD involved in the
Primary School - Volcano September – St. Thomas ing the different possible campaign are Jack
July – Maude Crosse Primary School – Floods December - Violet O hazards that can affect the Ngumbah, Kiana
May – Nevis Academy – Preparatory School – Jeffers-Nicholls Primary island and how to prepare Williams, Rohan Isles and
Drought Extreme heat October - Dedicated to School – Fire for them. It features pro- Shanon Morton.
showcasing all the hazards motional videos, flyers and

Government Ministers can be sued for Competing Business says Wilkin
from page 8
planned for the expansion of our cruise construction activities that will be associ- “Cabinet reaffirmed its commitment to the occurred in the former Administration.
industry in particular, and we talked about ated.” highest level of ethical conduct and
the second pier that the administration behaviour by members of the Cabinet and “In that regard, Cabinet considered the
before had fully put in place, just waiting On Monday Jan. 16, the Ministry of noted that not one scintilla of evidence has matter of the lease/rental of the Five Ways
for construction to begin,” Dr. Douglas Information released a post Cabinet brief- been provided to indicate that any mem- property by the former Prime Minister Dr.
said. ing from Jan. 9 that spoke to the Cabinet’s ber of the Cabinet had breached any ethi- Douglas to the Taiwanese Embassy with-
position, indicating that Cabinet received cal standard,” the briefing stated. out open bidding or tender. Cabinet called
“It must not be held back until members legal advice on the matter and was disap- too, its objection to the lease/rental of the
of government create their own compa- pointed that some were making an issue The release indicated that the Cabinet was house of Senator Nigel Carty to the for-
nies and thus compete or benefit from the where there was none. assured that the company is not licensed to mer Commissioner of Police, C.G.
conduct business and has not engaged in Walwyn, and the introduction of a signif-
any business, and in particular business, icant allowance to C.G. Walwyn to allow
NEPAC Roof Repaired by Surrey Paving which benefits from any contracts with him to meet the rental cost to which
the government. Senator Carty was the ultimate beneficia-
from page 7 ry,” the briefing said.
should be completed by pet preview of the movie, “The Cabinet is satisfied that Minister
questioned on the repairs the end of this month. “The Time Detective, who Liburd has done nothing illegal. Further The Cabinet however assured that it takes
of the roof and the leaks, is Philippa?” which was and most importantly, Minister Liburd has seriously the ethics and ethos of good
he said the repaired roof The repairs on the building filmed in Nevis had to be no intention to activate the business in governance.
will “be there after me and had caused a number of relocated from NEPAC to question,” the briefing said.
your time”. scheduled activities to be the Nevis Tourism The Obsever also reached out to Liburd’s
postponed and moved to Conference room at the The statement further hit back at the for- Opponent in the last election and former
He said all the damages different locations. Social Security Building mer Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Earl Asim
have been repaired and the because the center was not stating they are aiming to avoid the clear Martin for a comment but calls went
cleaning of the AC docks Most recently the red car- ready. conflict of interest similar to what unanswered.

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