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Nevis

1967
1981		 The group of territorial islands in the West Indies in association with the United Kingdom. The original members included Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and adjacent islands. All the member islands became independent except Anguilla.
Links: Dominica, West Indies, Antigua, Grenada, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, St. Kitts & Nevis     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
1998 Jan 16
 It was reported that Nevis planned to withdraw from St. Kitts if 2/3 of the voters approved a midyear referendum. The 9,000 citizens of Nevis lived on 36 square miles, while the 35,000 people of St. Kitts lived on 65 square miles. Nevisians were particularly upset about drug barons on St. Kitts, especially Charles "Little Nut" Miller.
Links: Nevis, St. Kitts & Nevis     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2012 Feb 9
 On the Caribbean island of Nevis a machete-wielding robber took $1000 from US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and his guests. Police soon arrested Vedel Brown and charged him with aggravated robbery.
Links: USA, Nevis, Robbery     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 



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