Two held on attempted murder charge in St Kitts

Commissioner of Police (Robert Jeffers (front left)
and his officers are concerned over youth involvement
in serious crimes

by Norman 'Gus' Thomas
Caribbean Net News Senior Correspondent
E-mail: rc@caribbeannetnews.com  

Wednesday, March 2, 2005

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: Police in St. Kitts are holding a youth and an adult on a charge of attempted murder.

Police sources told Caribbean Net News that the two were held in connection with the "attempted murder of Llewellyn Buchanan." 

According to the police, Buchanan suffered several chop wounds to his body and is now a patient at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNFGH) in Basseterre, adding that, the duo were formally arrested and charged over the weekend with the youth being granted bail in the sum of EC$200,000 and is to make an appearance before a District Magistrate on Monday, the 7th day of March, 2005.

Meanwhile, another youth, was arrested over the weekend this time for assault with intent to rob. He too has also been granted bail to the tune of EC$50,000 with two sureties and is also scheduled to appear before a District Magistrate on March 7th. He, however, has been placed on a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m curfew. Police here have expressed deep concern over the amount of young people involved in "serious" criminal activities.

Late last year, Minister with Responsibility for National Security, G. A. Dwyer Astaphan held a number of community-based townhall meetings to address this "persistent" problem. 

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Caribbean Net News, Osmond Petty, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, said officials are unhappy with the quality of education with which many young people are leaving school.

"There are too many under achievers ," he said, adding that, "it is also felt that this situation lends itself to the crime situation in the country," said Petty.

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