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July 5, 2014

400 trucks burn on Afghan roads

(CNN) -- More than 400 trucks carrying fuel and oil were burning on roads west of Kabul, Afghanistan, police spokesman Hashmatullah Stanekzai said Saturday. Emergency crews tried to contain the damage, he said. Residents and local news…

Germany calls in U.S. ambassador over new spying allegation

(CNN) -- German prosecutors ordered the arrest this week of a German citizen on suspicion of spying for foreign intelligence agencies. A day later, on Friday, the German foreign office called in the U.S. ambassador to discuss it. Foreign…

Find collective solutions, says CARICOM secretary general

St John’s, Antigua -- Even as the present cohort of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders returned to the place where political leaders in 1965 defined the integration ideals, CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday stressed the…

Sammy confident of T20 series win over New Zealand

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Captain Darren Sammy is determined to ensure West Indies take something away from their series against New Zealand, by winning the Twenty20 double-header starting at Windsor Park on Saturday. West Indies went…

Hurricane Arthur gives Bermuda tourism surprise

Hamilton, Bermuda (CMC) -- Bermuda is set to get a timely tourism tonic -- thanks to Hurricane Arthur. Dockyard, at the island's west end, will welcome an unexpected extra cruise ship this weekend as the hurricane continues to barrel up…

36-y-o man gets five years for lottery scamming

Kingston, Jamaica -- A 36-year-old man was sentenced to five years hard labour after he pleaded guilty to lottery scamming charges when he appeared in the St. Elizabeth Circuit Court on Thursday, July 3. Greg Williams of a Mandeville,…

SIDF and SKNANB Launch Programmes for College Graduates

ZIZ News -- Recent university graduates stand to benefit from new programmes launched by the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) and the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank (SKNANB). In a brief opening ceremony held on…

Minister Liburd Refutes Richards’ Claims

ZIZ News -- Minister of Health, the Honourable Marcella Liburd has said that media reports of most chikungunya patients being from the Sandy Point community are totally false. An article on WINNFM’s website dated June 3rd stated that 90…

St. Kitts and Nevis to host Inaugural MOAS General Assembly

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The Model Organization of American States (MOAS) General Assembly, will prepare youth of the Americas for leadership roles, whilst signaling another first for St. Kitts and Nevis. According to the Deputy…

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