Friday, September 13th, 2019 The Federation’s Politically Independent News Source Issue #1298 RECORDS TUMBLE AT CPL STORY ON PAGE 24 STORY ON PAGE 14 ... STORY ON PAGE 19... STORY ON PAGE 3.. BRANTLEY GROUPS OVERSEAS TO APPEAL SEEK DORIAN VOTER BILL PARADISE DONATIONS TO RETURN CMYK Page:2 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday September 13th, 2019 LOCAL NEWS Sandy Points thumps Molineaux/ Cayon for T10 title Akeem Saunders powers Sandy Point in an easy run chase The Winning Sandy Point Team with Pasty Hector and Dennis Phillip By Loshaun Dixon rescheduled to Sunday scoring and not losing their teammates to en- with youth and at least again,” said Clarke. after rain forced a and they eventually sure they recorded the one senior tournament postponement. struggled to a paltry 50 easy victory, winning will be added. By next Sandy Point Captain Though the game fea- for 7 off their 10 overs by 10 wickets and in year they expect to Dillin Liddie was al- tured some of the best Asked to bat firstdespite late efforts just seven overs. have five tournamentsready looking forward cricketers from St. Molineaux/Cayon, from Jerome Thomas per anum. to the next competi- Kitts and Nevis on both found it difficult to and Xavier Saunders. President of the tion--but after his team sides, Sandy Point ran navigate the initial St. Kitts Cricket Jaeel Clarke captain of celebrated this victory away winners of the conditions and lost In response, Sandy Association Dennis the Molineaux/Cayon at the Players bar in inaugural Auckland their way early losing Point proved that the Phillip said that they said that his side failed the Conaree Cricket Marley Hector T10 Jacques Taylor and conditions were suit- have a bigger Auckland to assess and adapt to Centre. competition Jaeel Clarke shortly able for batting as Marley Hector T10 to the conditions with the after to be behind the the openers Akeem look forward to in the bat. Liddie was then The game that was eight ball very early. Saunders and captain future. presented with the originally sched- Dillin Liddie out- “It did not go our way Auckland Hector T10 uled for Saturday at The team’s innings classed the Molineaux/ There is a second annu- but a good game in all trophy by the wife the Conaree Cricket found it difficultCayon to bowlers as they al tournament created hopefully next year of the late Auckland Center had to be find a balance betweenneeded no help from and more tournaments we could come good Hector Pasty Hector. ECCB approves Scotiabank acquisition: Republic The Eastern Caribbean Council met to discuss more expansive future deC. Harford. approvals. of Trinidad and Tobago. Central Bank (ECCB) Republic’s proposed ac- for the has approved the trans- quisition of Scotiabank In November of 2018, The notice from the “As RFHL works with fer of assets and li- throughout the region Republic Group. We the Republic Group an- ECCB is the most re- all regulators for finali- abilities of Scotiabank including St. Kitts appreciate the ECCB’s nounced that it had en- cent of those gained sation of the transaction, to Republic Financial and Nevis, Anguilla, faith in our Group’s po- tered into an agreement by RFHL since the an- the Group remains Holdings Limited Dominica, Grenada, St. tential to be of great nouncement. Previous (RFHL), Republic bank Lucia and St. Vincent to acquire Scotiabank approvals include a let- committed to working said in a statement. and the Grenadines. benefit to our other operations in various ter of “No Objection” with all stakeholders Caribbean counterparts, territories. The execu- from the Central Bank to achieve a swift and The ECCB made the “This is a crucial and through this transac- tion of the agreement is of Curacao and St. successful closure,” the announcement last promising step toward tion,” said RFHL still subject to regulatory Maarten and approval bank said. week after the monetary an even brighter and Chairman Ronald F. and other customary from the Central Bank LOCAL NEWS The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday September 13th, 2019 Page:3 Deputy PM Outlines Impact Overseas Events Like CARIFESTA Have voters bill on Federation’s Artists on pause By Political reporter A bill to curtail the voting rights of citizens of St.Kitts And Nevis Nevis living abroad was with- drawn from the National Assembly when it last met week on September 3. It would have been the bill’s second and third reading after a first reading in March of last year. The measure would have needed a simple major- ity to pass. The bill, shortly entitled ‘the National Assembly Elections(Amendment) Act 2018’, aims to restrict the ability of citizens of St.Kitts and Nevis resid- ing outside of The Federation cast a ballot if they do not reside locally for six months or more prior to registering to vote. The bill also speaks to reregistering voters. According to the bill: “The principal Act is amended in section 37A sub- section (1) by replacing the expression “ordinarily resident on the registration date” with the expres- sion “ordinarily resident for at least six months before the registration date”. Photo taken from carifesta.net : St. Kitts and Nevis’ contingent at the opening ceremony for CARIFESTA XIV The bill would have also limited Commonwealth citizens ability to vote except for commonwealth Caribbean Counties. It would have replaced the Deputy Prime to some of the things nights in Trinidad and Culture, and Noah current law with these Caribbean Countries and Minister and Federal you can do different- Tobago. From all in- Mills, Chairman of Territories only. Minister of Culture, ly,” said the Minister dications the contin- Carnival. the Honourable of Culture. “You are gent that represented “Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Shawn Richards, able to form bonds the Federation of St. CARIFESTA XV is Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin said while appear- with other persons Kitts and Nevis per- slated for Antigua Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, ing on the “Working who may be able to as- formed very well,” and Barbuda in Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint for You” programme sist you down the road. he said. “Yesterday 2021. According to Christopher and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Wednesday, events You get the opportu- for example, I had Richards, St. Kitts Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and such as the Caribbean nity to perhaps look at a conversation with and Nevis made a Caicos Islands.”. Festival of Arts a market that you can the reigning Calypso bid to host the event, (CARIFESTA) have advertise your craft, Monarch, Karissa which is held every According to reports, Nevis Premier and Minister a great impact on the your product. So, all of Willett, and during two years, in 2023. of Foreign Affairs Mark Brantley opposes the Federation of St. Kitts these I think are impor- that conversation she measure although he supported it when it was dis- and Nevis’ artists. tant for us when we do outlined to me her According to carifes- cussed in cabinet. decide to send persons own experience and ta.net, the Caribbean “One, it allows our to CARIFESTA etc.” the fact that it was a Festival of Arts, All members of the cabinet supported the measure. persons here who are very good experience CARIFESTA has as- engaged in the differ- The culture minister for her…” sumed a pre-eminent The Observer contacted Leader of the Opposition ent artforms to go out used the occasion to place among the ele- and former Prime Minister Dr.Denzil Douglas for and showcase what touch on St. Kitts and Deputy Prime ments that define and comments on the bill: “We [the Opposition] are they have to offer.Nevis’ I performance Minister Richards give expression to on record as opposing the way it is being done,” think the recognition, at the recently held expressed thanks the uniqueness of our said Douglas. the ability to perform CARIFESTA XIV in and appreciation to Caribbean reality. in a different island,Trinidad and Tobago persons who were Like other significant The former prime minister promised to send The those are important in Aug. 16-25, noting involved in the or- institutions such as Observer a detailed response but as of press time, terms of persons being based on feedback ganization process, cricket, CXC, and it was not received. able to develop them- the performance was including but not lim- CARICOM that sym- selves, whether it is exceptional. ited to, Troy Mills, bolize a Caribbean A high-level government source speaking on con- you are able to tap into Director of Culture; commonality, the dition of anonymity told The Observer that the es- new markets, or you “I would have been Tom Buchanan, Festival reinforces sence of the bill will be returned when parliament are able to see other able to look at team Permanent Secretary unity in the midst of sits after Independence celebrations. St. Kitts and persons perform, and as they would have in the Ministry of our splendid cultural Nevis marks its independence from Great Britain so, you get an idea as performed on various Youth, Sports, and diversity. on September 19. Page:4 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday September 13th, 2019 LOCAL NEWS EDITORIAL Ordinary residency and voting rights The statistics of our elections make for interesting reading and analysis. On a day without cruise ships, the inhabitants of the federation number about 50,000 , most of whom are adults – i.e. older than 18 years. That group – the 18 years and over - theoretically constitute the electorate. Therefore, when the youth are excluded, there should be no more than 40,000 (conservatively) on our voter register.