YouTube Video Troubles

The YouTube video of Hon. MP Eugene Hamilton sleeping before the parliamentary session began, and which is said to be modified, is bordering on a request for serious legal action against the individual or individuals, on the part of the Hon. MP for Constituency #8, as it portrays him as not doing the peoples work.

If as stated by the Hon. MP in this weeks Observer, this was taken before the session even started, then the video is infact an act of deception and deceit. We as a people have to say enough is enough and put a stop to this, as we may otherwise be saying that it is okay to do whatever you want and we the people won't do anything about it.

Interestingly the Leader of the Opposition also decried this video and stated similar experiences, which as we all agree can lead to a security problem for all of us, because if it can be done to these men, who says it won't be done to us as well.

How Clean Is Our Water After Montserrat's Ash?

With the large amounts of ash being dumped on our beautiful islands from the Soufriere Hills Volcano in Montserrat, has the Nevis Island Administration or the Nevis Water Department done anything to inform the public about what effects the resultant ash may have on our water supply.

The contamination from volcanic ash is mainly high turbidity and acidity, the turbidity is as a result of the chemicals that the volcanic ash is made up of, which in itself causes the PH level to drop. Chemicals such as sulphur dioxide/sulphur etc.

NWD should be putting in place carbon filters through which the islands water should pass before going to the households. These Carbon (Charcoal) filters are very effective in cleaning the contaminants mentioned above.

So the question begs, what are those in a position of authority doing to protect the citizens of our fair island?

TAXI OPERATORS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT

Police are investigating the armed-robbery of two taxi drivers in the early hours of Monday morning.

 “At about 12:30 a.m. on the 25th of May, two armed masked men entered the taxi stand at Frigate Bay just next to the Marriott Hotel, and robbed two taxi drivers who were in the stand, of their cell phones and a sum of money,” Police Public Press and Relations Officer Inspector Cromwell said on Tuesday.

“They made their escape.  The Police responded, but to date no one [has] been arrested,” Henry said.

The taxi stand is just a few hundred yards away from the Frigate Bay Police Station.

Yet the criminals were able to complete their task of robbing the hard working taxi drivers and get away without a scratch or a warning... when are we going too get serious about crime in the federation... we all have a part too play and we need to stand up for what's right, right now!

Not Guilty Verdict

Rolston Caines charged with causing the death of Valencia Robins, 18, of Jessup’s Village by reckless driving and dangerous driving was found not guilty on both counts Tuesday.
The charges were as a result of the fatal accident on Jan. 18 2008.
Valencia was killed when she was struck by a pickup truck as she walked along the main road at Bath Plains, near the RAMs Supermarket, about 7:30 p.m.
The pickup truck driven by Caines of Morning Star, was traveling from the direction of Charlestown when the vehicle collided with Ms. Robins.
The jury took nearly three hours to come to an 11-1 not guilty verdict on the causing death by reckless driving and a 10-2 not guilty verdict on the dangerous driving charge.