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January 8, 2021 Page:1 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday January 8th, 2021 NEWS Page:2 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday January 8th, 2021 LOCALNEWNEWS NEWSS Keesha Jones is new Branch Manager at National Bank By Monique Washington was also appointed the day’s event was Limited Director at TDC “bittersweet.” Keesha Jones, St Kitts- (Nevis). She holds a Nevis-Anguilla National Bachelor’s Degree in National Bank’s Bank’s newest Branch Business Administration, Marketing Executive Manager in Nevis, is ex- with a concentration in “This time of the year Anthony Morton, new cited to fill the role in the Marketing, and a Master’s is bittersweet for us. It Branch Manager leadership position, and Degree in Finance. is bitter that our leader says that she endeavours and bank manager Mrs. Keesha Jones, and to improve on the excel- Jones thanked National Shemaine Lewis is leav- Hon. Eric Evelyn lent service that the bank Bank for the confidence ing us. It is sweet that provides. that they have placed in Keesha Jones will be her. She noted that she is taking over for her, and Jones will be replac- not a stranger to will be our new branch ing outgoing manager manager here at the Nevis Shemaine Lewis, who the Nevisian public. branch. We are excited to served for 16 years at the have her. When a chapter institution. “I have been at TDC closes another one opens Financial Services for up.” “I have been at TDC Financial Services for the past 14 years as the manager, providing excellent customer service. I intend to improve on that here. “ On December 31, an the past 14 years as the Minister of Culture official meet and greet manager, providing ex- in the Nevis Island and customer apprecia- cellent customer service. I Administration, Eric tion day were held at the intend to improve on that Evelyn, who was present Bank in Charlestown. here. We have this motto at the ceremony, congrat- Customers were pre- at National Bank that we ulated the new manager sented with the bank’s are a National Bank fam- on her appointment. memorabilia, entertained ily. I must say that for the by the Sugar Hill String past month that I have band, met the new branch been here, they have truly manager Jones, and were welcomed me, and I am “I think she will do a informed about the bank’s very appreciative of that fantastic job as the new new loan (Last Lap loan) experience.” branch manager in Nevis. which offers customers up I have known her for to $100,000 unsecured. quite some time. She is a good person, and I think Jones has served as Anthony Morton, she will bring something Chairman of the Nevis Marketing Executive good to the table.” Tourism Authority, and for the bank, said that LOCALNEW NEWSS The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday January 8th, 2021 Page:3 Foul play ruled out in businessman’s death Herbert’s Beach last Sunday morning where the body was found, By Monique Washington occurs when the brain is canvassing the scene. deprived of oxygen and Around midday, the body The death of a 61-year- blood supply. ICH is most was removed from the old businessman from commonly caused by hy- location. Brick Klin Village, whose pertension, arteriovenous body was found under a malformations, or head tree at Herbert’s Beach trauma.” last Sunday morning, was Leader of the Nevis determined to have been Reformation Party and caused by a complication proposed candidate for from hypertension. On Sunday morning St. James, Janice Daniel- (January 3) shockwaves Hodge said that she was The police officially ruled flooded the St James “saddened” to hear of the Leader of the Nevis Reformation Party and proposed candidate for St. James, Janice Daniel-Hodge said that she was “saddened” to hear of the passing of Jeffers. that there was no foul community when it was passing of Jeffers. play, after an autopsy was revealed that Myron performed on Tuesday, “White” Jeffers’ body was “I was saddened to hear January 5, by Resident discovered at Herbert’s that White is no longer Pathologist, Dr Adrian Beach. with us. I never had a Nunez. Nunez concluded lengthy conversation that death was as a re- Jeffers, who was a con- with him, but we always sult of right intracere- tractor, was found lying exchanged pleasantries, bral haemorrhage due to next to his vehicle that especially at Newcastle Hypertension. was parked under a tree. Bay, where we would see The police responded to each other from time to According to the Mayfield a report sometime after time. My condolences to Clinic, an “Intracerebral 10 o’clock that morn- his family, especially his haemorrhage (ICH) ing. Upon arrival at the son, who is usually at the is caused by bleeding scene, the Observer noted Bay helping out whenev- within the brain tissue it- several vehicles and on- er he can. We may not un- self — a life-threatening lookers. Several police derstand, but God does,” type of stroke. A stroke officers were at the time she said. Page:4 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday January 8th, 2021 EDITORIALNEWNEWSS EDITORIAL A New World Order In normal times, our first editorial of the year is usually one that The Brexit deal will affect trade, services, travel, fishing, security, deals with new year resolutions. But these are not normal times. education and the Justice system. Yet populations (especially the British) are being re-assured that there will be little or no effect Two events have occurred recently that have changed the world on their cost and standard of living. Brexit, to us, is a lose-lose order as we have come to know it. Joseph Biden defeated Donald situation; because the whole is always greater than the sum of its Trump for the presidency of the United States of America. Trump parts. Europe has become smaller, but Britain has not grown either. has refused to accept the loss, and with the general supported of In fact there is a real possibility that Great Britain may split into the Republican Party, is attempting to overturn the election results. its constituent parts. God forbid; but one from ten may leave zero Secondly, Great Britain’s secession from the rest of Europe has again as happened with the West Indian Federation! been finalised. Along with these events, the threat of Covid has intensified with the discovery of mutant strains of the virus. Each of A close study of both events reveal that the world applies different these events must impact our resolutions. standards. A coup d’ etat such as what is happening in the USA would have been quickly condemned had it been in poorer, third Donald Trump swept into power 4 years ago with an election result world countries. Diplomatic missions would have been mounted, that was baffling but accepted by the opponent: he won the electoral and covert and overt missions may have taken place to right the vote (by a landslide) while losing the popular vote by 3 million. perceived “wrong”. We have heard of no such actions towards the Last November, he lost both the electoral college (by the same USA nor to Britain. quantity of electoral votes) as well as the popular vote by nearly 8 million. Now, he is crying foul and begging officials to overturn the 2021 has dawned with a more morbid world, an intolerant world; people’s vote under the guise of court challenges. These activities with toxic nationalism, with race supremacy movements and with have certainly emboldened certain elements around the world increasing radicalism. It is these that our new year resolutions who prefer non-democratic means of achieving power; and have must aim to counter. We must once again become our brother’s dimmed America’s standing as a world power. keeper. LOCALNEW NEWSS The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday January 8th, 2021 Page:5 Global vaccine rollout provides chance to monitor - Dr Wilkinson Dr. Cameron Wilkinson By Loshaun Dixon to arrive in the Federation, are at a disadvantage, we available.” “For those who have is protect someone from there was no need for a know what works to keep concerns about the initial getting severely ill, and Medical Chief of Staff rush, as the virus was es- us safe, and that is the non- Dr. Wilkinson said for trials, we are in a position they may remain asymp- at the JNF Hospital, Dr. sentially under control pharmaceutical measures those who were skeptical to sit back and look at the tomatic. Just because you Cameron Wilkinson, has further implementation are vaccinated, it does stated that the Federation of the vaccine, and can not mean that you should can monitor the effects of call it further trials, and not continue to wear your the COVID-19 vaccine as “I always tell persons who seem look at the efficacy until it mask or social distance. it begins to rollout across reaches to us.” The only time we would the globe. to think that we are at a be able to get out of that, is if we have a situation where the rest of the world disadvantage, we know what He then mentioned the have herd immunity and Speaking on public radio, effectiveness of the three are immunized.” Dr. Wilkinson said that vaccines that had been there was a race to find an works to keep us safe, and that is approved in most juris- effective vaccine, given dictions, noting that the the infectious nature of Pfizer vaccine supposed Dr Wilkinson said that this virus, therefore there the non-pharmaceutical to be 95% effective, the persons who have been needs to be a careful as- one from Moderna is vaccinated and want to sessment of its progress.
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