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Apology and Retraction In an article regarding Delta Petroleum Limited and The Nevis Electricity Company Ltd. (NEVLEC ), printed in our October 7, 2016 edition of The St. Kitts -Nevis Observer, we have been contacted by a law firm representing Delta , who pointed out to us that the information which was brought to us by a senior NEVLEC policy maker is untrue. The Observer regrets printing the article and apologises for any damages that the article may have caused. $2 Friday , October 21st, 2016 Issue #1147 Page 7 Page 10 Page 12 Page 11 Page 3 C M Y K Page 2 The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 21, 2016 LOCAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 21, 2016 Page 3 Accused Child Sex Predator Caught; May Have Similar Pass By Loshaun Dixon In one such article by the “charged with forcible cle disclosed.” New York Daily News touching, public lewd - Basseterre, St. Kitts- headlined ‘Man accused ness, unlawful imprison - The suspect was also Greg Boyden 37 a of groping 3 boys in the ment and sex abuse.” charged with a fourth national of Jamaica, has Bronx nabbed by cops’ incident, when he been charged with inde - charged that Boyden, It also revealed that the allegedly sent a picture cent assault and has been “allegedly preyed on the victims were 12, 13, and of his genitals to a 13- identified as the child sex boys in Seton Falls Park 15. year-old boy. predator that was tor - in Edenwald between menting boys who were August and this month.” “In two attacks, he Many concerned parents in the vicinity or attend - (October 2015). offered to pay the boys to also questioned how ing the Seventh Day carry his bags before he someone of his reputa - Adventist Primary The article added that the groped them and in the tion could get beyond School at Pond Jamaican was arrested third, he suggestively immigration in St. Kitts Extension. after investigations by tugged on his own waist - and Nevis and also not the Bronx Child Special band after dragging a boy being monitored by Information reaching the Victims Unit and into the woods,” the arti - police. Observer indicated that police arrested Boyden last weekend on charges of indecent assault earlier this week. US Police and Greg Boyden A family friend of one of the individuals who claimed he narrowly he said he was just trying responding officer stated escaped the suspect’s, to measure his waist to that they had gotten pre - grasp gave an account of see if he have any pants vious reports of a preda - one of the incidents, stat - in one of the bags that tor of similar description ing the man was claiming can fit him but he said and that “they are trying to have heavy bags and the man was carrying to do something about needed help in an alleged him further up the dirt it.” attempt to lure boys path so he just turned and along the dirt path behind ran away,” the family Information reaching this the Seven Day Adventist friend said. newspaper indicates that Primary School. a person carrying the The friend indicated that same name was arrested “He said the man was when the matter was in similar incidents in trying to hold on him and reported to the police the New York. VACANCY at Best Buy Supermarket for one full time Storeroom Attendant, all interested applicants can fill an applicant form at the office located in Charlestown Kindly run this ad for four consecutive weeks Page 4 The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 21, 2016 COMMENTARY Editorial Alzheimer’s Disease and Too Easy the Alzheimer’s Association In the recent past, there has been a lot of sex chatter on the of St Kitts-Nevis television news in the USA . Alzheimer’s disease is a included) . At present , life progressive degenerative expectancy for males in Not to be out done, here at home there is also news about brain syndrome that St Kitts is seventy-two deviant sexual behaviour. It has been reported that two affects memory, thinking (72) years for men and and behavior. The main seventy-seven ( 77) years women have been raped and that a man has been arrested risk factor for the disease for women. This is a sig - for molesting young boys . He is alleged to be a recent immi - is age. Persons aged sixty nificant increase over grant. In Antigua, there is now open discussion on human five (65) years and older what it would have been trafficking for prostitution. Prostitution may be an open secret are at greater risk for this sixty (60) years ago , condition than are when life expectancy here. younger persons . was barely sixty years However , the disease can (60) for these islands . Let us focus initially on the paedophile. His facebook page also affect persons at an “LifeLines is a monthly advertises him as an Evangelist, making the allegation that earlier age , as we see column dedicated to The Alzheimer’s depicted in the now pop - addressing issues of Association of St. Kitts he came here to grow a church , quite plausible. That ular film ‘ Still Alice ’. In mental, behavioural, and Nevis process, the one for establishing a church in the Federation that film , a fifty (50) year and social health. The is ridiculously simple. Get a few persons to agree in writing old professional woman column is written by The Alzheimer’s that you are their spiritual leader and apply for pastor’s is diagnosed with early professionals in the Association of St. Kitts onset Alzheimer’s dis - field of social work, and Nevis came into licence. You don’t need a sanctuary: a marquee can be sanc - ease. The film shows her mental health, and being in 2014 after Dr . tified . If you want to qualify for duty concessions, then have deterioration over a few community medicine. ” Joan Rawlins , who had a building with two doors and two bathrooms, increase your years and details the had experience with such impact of the disease on Associations abroad , had membership to over 50, and voila! We pray for protection her family. Early-onset Memory loss that dis - discussions with persons against these deviants who hide behind religion. We recall dementia represents only rupts daily life from the Moravian the trauma of Jamestown, Guyana and trust that our authori - about five percent (5%) Seniors Club (MRC) and of cases of Alzheimer’s Difficulty performing the Ripple Institute. She ties can protect us. disease. familiar tasks then made a presentation to the regular meeting of There is now a Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs, yet the Alzheimer’s disease is Problems with lan - the Moravian Senior’s licencing of churches and pastors is still the purview of the the most common form guage club on June 3rd , 2014 . Ministry of Health. It is so easy and yet confusing. of dementia, affecting The presentation was people worldwide. It Disorientation to time entitled ‘Alzheimer’s dis - represents 60 -70 % of all and place ease: Social and Health The issue of the rape is always a difficult one. No one should dementias. The term Issues for the Society ’. be subject to such violations and the punishment upon con - Poor or decreased judg - Following that presenta - ‘dementia’ is used to ment viction should leave a lasting impact on the perpetrator as it describe any condition tion, thirty (30) persons does on the victim. One country is even now debating chem - that causes deterioration Problems with keeping immediately signed up to of a variety of different track of things become members of the ical castration for convicted rapists. brain functions over Alzheimer’s Association. time, such as memory, Misplacing things The Founding members The sad thing overseas and also here, is that there is always thinking, recognition, therefore were drawn someone willing to justify deviant behaviour by pointing it out language, planning and Changes in moods or from the membership of personality. Other types behaviour the Moravian Seniors in other people, or willing to pay money to “settle” the matter of dementia include vas - Club and the Ripple out of court. cular dementia, demen - Changes in personality Institute (St Kitts). The tia, fronto -temporal Association held its first It is truly sad that in the 21st century, we have made so little dementia and Lewy bod - Loss of initiative regular meeting in July ies dementia. 2014 progress and still need to have these conversations . A proper and early diag - Alzheimer ’s disease nosis is extremely impor - The stated mission of the knows no social, eco - tant , as all memory loss Alzheimer’s Association nomic, ethnic or geo - is not Alzheimer’s dis - of St . Kitts and Nevis is graphical boundaries. ease . For example, to improve the quality of Women are more likely depression and some life of persons affected to be affected. This is other medical problems by Alzheimer’s disease believed to be so because might be mistaken and and other dementias , and women generally have a labeled as Alzheimer’s to provide support to greater life expectancy disease. A person who their care-givers. In so Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Kenneth Williams than men. suspects that this prob - doing, the Association lem is developing should seeks to raise awareness General Manager: Julio Rosario For most cases of discuss his/her concern about the disease; to St. Kitts Nevis dementia, there is no with relatives , and seek establish a national fami - POB 657, Market Street #1 Observer Plaza, Observer Drive cure at this time , an early diagnosis from a ly/care-giver support Basseterre, St.

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