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Page 17 $2 Friday , October 14th, 2016 Issue #1146 Page 4 Page 6 Page 5 C M Y K Page 2 The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 14, 2016 LOCAL NEWS REGIONAL NEWS The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 14, 2016 Page 3 UWI Backs Down - Antigua PM Supports Local MPs Wanting to Question Use of Funds Jamaica Gleaner: signed the letter, had changed course and McNeill said the com - charters, would report instead directed the attempts would now be mittee would still make directly to the monarch. Gaston Browne, prime PAAC to get infor - made to accommodate recommendations to the But the monarch is the minister of Antigua and mation on how the them. Parliament for Jamaica to head of the Parliament, Barbuda, supports university uses gov - influence CARICOM to too. These are anachro - Jamaican politicians who ernment funds from “I’m happy. What we’re revisit arrangements with nistic, and it really comes say the University of the representatives on a interested in as a com - the university to ensure to us as a people to West Indies’ (UWI) ini - finance committee. mittee is just ensuring that parliaments could understand that we have tial refusal to appear that there is proper over - summon officials to dis - taken far too long to before a parliamentary Yesterday, the uni - sight of public funds. The cuss how public funds move to the process of committee must be used versity’s vice-chan - university has never are used. not just self-government, by Caribbean cellor, Professor Sir appeared before us, [and] but be a Parliament that Community (CARI - Hilary Beckles, we had concerns.” “In the day, these institu - answers to the people of COM) countries to gal - issued an apology, tions, governed under vanise efforts to cut links saying that the letter In the meantime, Continued on page 21 with the British monar - was “misunder - chy. stood” and that the university “is keen The UWI stunned the and willing to Parliament’s Public appear before the Administration and PAAC”. Appropriations Prime Minister of Committee (PAAC) on Embrace National Antigua & Barbuda, Wednesday in a letter Governments Gaston Browne advising that it would not meet a request to appear Noting that UWI’s before it as the institution governance systems is a regional autonomous have been created “to made the single largest one, and under its 1962 embrace” national gov - investment in the UWI in Royal Charter, the UWI ernments, Beckles con - these past 68 years.” answers to the British tinued: “There is, there - fore, no attempt to chal - PAAC chairman Dr monarchy, identified as Wykeham McNeill, to the ‘visitor’. lenge the authority of the Jamaican Parliament, whom the apology letter William Iton, the univer - which we celebrate and was addressed, said he sity’s registrar who recognise as having was pleased that the UWI Page 4 The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Friday October 14, 2016 LOCAL NEWS Editorial Carib Nations Must Stand Together: Amory Life Lessons from the US Presidency Port-of-Spain, information, intel - The Bible admonishes that the tongue is a small part of the Trinidad — The ligence and tech - body, yet see how great a forest is set aflame by such a small Hon. Vance nology in a timely fire! Again, in Ephesians 5:4 the Bible warns that there must Amory, Premier of manner was essen - be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting. Theseare but Nevis and Senior tial to fulfilling Minister in the these needs. two of the many biblical references to the mouth, tongue and Federal Cabinet, speech, and they are most appropriate considering all that we emphasized the He said the have been hearing coming out of the campaign for the US importance of Regional Security Presidency on both sides of the divide. Caribbean nations System created by supporting one treaty provides Public figures, especially politicians, including those who pro - another in a speech security assistance fess Christianity , do not seem to either read or believe the at the XII meeting between the mem - Bible, because time and time again they get caught on hot of the Council of ber states to meet microphones or say things in the heat of the moment that Defense Ministers disasters, civil lands them in trouble. of the Americas in unrest or any Trinidad & Tobago threat to national Oct. 10-12. or regional securi - Banter takes place always and everywhere, that must be ty. said. It is when such banter is consistent and on topic that Mr. Amory attend - they give insight into our character. No amount of disavowal ed the conference L-R Mr. Osmond Petty; Premier Hon. The R.S.S. when caught can overcome a tendency; leopards do not as head of the St. Vance Amory; Lt. Colonel Patrick Wallace receives support change their spots. Kitts and Nevis from the United delegation, stand - States, United In St. Kitts-Nevis, our issue is not so much hot mikes , but ing in for the Hon. Kingdom and EU. deliberately provocative jabs that are spoken under the pro - Prime Minister Dr. Amory said the Amory said R.S.S. per - Timothy Harris, who is Federation respects the sonnel are currently tections of the Assemblies. So whereas Trump and to some constitutional integrity of extent Hilary may be punished – he for his vulgarity and Minister of National deployed to help police Security. The St. Kitts all member states and and other security forces predatory remarks and she for her derogatory ones, all that and Nevis delegation wished to emphasize its in St. Kitts and Nevis happens here is that nothing happens. So the cussing and includes Mr. Osmond own support for the deal with the rising num - vulgarity are repeated again and again in Parliament and Petty, Permanent peaceful coexistence of ber of illegal firearms copied in the classrooms, in our workplaces, in the communi - Secretary, Ministry of all countries in their and drugs along with ty and in our homes. National Security, related criminal and Lt. Colonel activities in the Trump now claims he can be President of the “objects” with Patrick Wallace, Federation. He said boobs. Hilary wants to be President of the deplorables. Commander of the this type of coopera - Douglas wants to get back into the hog-pen (a hog dem be) St. Kitts and Nevis “...CDMA can tion could well be Defense Force. strengthened across and Mark has a brand new shark repellent wet-suit to navi - play a major the hemisphere. gate the shark infested Narrows. Interesting, isn’t it? In his speech to dele - gates from 30 role in ensur - Amory told the But there is hope for redemption and words of wisdom in the nations, Amory said group St. Kitts and said Bible. Proverbs 17:27reminds us that he who restrains the meeting was a ing the future Nevis was willing to his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a key turning point in play its part in hemi - man of understanding. We are also encouraged in the relationship preservation of spheric strategy and Colossians to let our speech always be with grace, as though between member will meet all the seasoned with salt, so that we will know how we should states. He said St. challenges that might Kitts and Nevis take peace, security impact the region. respond to each person. These are life lessons. their membership in He said that it was the conference and and economic important for mem - He who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul hemisphere very ber nations of the from troubles.Amen . seriously at this time development CDMA to recognize in history. that small island Fish are not the only animals that get caught by their mouths! in the region.” developing states Amory said discus - like the Federation sions held during the have limited two-day conference hemispheric agreements resources and may need would help form mean - and partnerships. training in order to be a ingful policies to guide a more effective partner. collaborative and coop - “St. Kitts and Nevis also erative strategy to create recognises that any event He said he believes a comprehensive plan to that poses a threat that CDMA can play a major help the member coun - challenges the peace and role in ensuring the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Kenneth Williams tries work together to stability of one country future preservation of General Manager: Julio Rosario meet the challenges could possibly leave a peace, security and eco - posed to the Caribbean. contagion which could nomic development in St. Kitts Nevis challenge or test POB 657, Market Street #1 Observer Plaza, Observer Drive He emphasized the the region. importance of the nations resilience to maintain the Basseterre, St. Kitts, W.I. Charlestown, Nevis, W.I. peace and security of the Amory closed his Tel.: (869) 466-4994 Tel.: (869) 469-5907 maintaining ‘a level of preparedness and will - sub-region and the wider remarks by noting that Fax: (869) 466-4995 Fax: (869) 469-5891 hemisphere,” he said. shared responsibility and Email:[email protected] Email: [email protected] ingness to respond to the needs of member nations He added that the partnership are key to a Website: newstkittsnevisobserver.com in order to maintain Federation believes in a successful program peace, security and peace coordinated response to across the hemisphere. Editorial Policy: The Observer reserves the right to edit, rewrite, summarise in the region. He also any threat to the region He also said continuous or reject any unsolicited material. We will assume that all letters addressed to stressed the importance and pledged the support training and shared expe - The Observer or its staff are intended for publication unless otherwise stated.