From March 1996 through February 1997 I reported for The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer on local events and news in St. Kitts. The Observer, a weekly newspaper published on Nevis, was the only source of consistently unbiased news which sought to dig below the surface and provide a context for the events of the day. I also reportedly regularly for Caribbean Week, a regional bi-weekly paper based in Barbados. For my last several months in St. Kitts (I returned to the U.S. in August 1997) I did freelance writing for Inter Press Service, an international news service based in Rome.
I believe that the development of a democracy which truly involves the people
of St. Kitts-Nevis requires sources of accurate news. This can also assist
in breaking down the political divisions which affect every facet of life
in the federation, and hinder development. This understanding motivated
my work. Below is a sampling of the articles I've written from St. Kitts
& Nevis over the past year and a half.
Violence
Against Women Conference
AIDS
& The Federation: Worse Than We Know
Interview
with Louis Farrakhan
Three
Sought for Extradition on Cocaine Trafficking Charge
Nevis
Secession: Defying a Global Trend?
SSMC
Pollution: "Like Living in Montserrat"
Protecting
Children from Abuse
Extradition
Defendants Walk Free
Hung
Jury in Jude Matthew's Murder Case
Italians:
Former Government "Guilty of Gross Negligence"
Kwanzaa,
A Celebration with Roots
Violent
Language and Violent Action
Domestic
Violence is a Laughing Matter in Magistrate's Court
Who
Is Protecting Our Environment?
It Ain't Just Calypso and Soca--The Liamuiga Folk Singers
