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July 9, 2014

St. Kitts/ Nevis places second in OECS meet

Sports Page— The revived OECS athletic games were held at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in St. Kitts, last weekend. It was an event which attracted top athletes from around the region and the crowd on hand was highly entertained. At the end…

Germany humiliates Brazil

(CNN) -- They say in Brazil that football is second only to breathing in importance. On Tuesday, 200 million people in the World Cup host nation had their breath stolen away from them in a dazzling, dizzying display of scoring by the No. 2…

Barbados, Windwards win U17 openers

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – Barbados and Windward Islands kicked off the Regional Under-17 Tournament with tense victories on Tuesday here. The Barbadians topped defending champions Trinidad & Tobago by two wickets, as Ryan John and Emmanuel…

Changes to U17 tourney

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – The West Indies Cricket Board has advised that due to logistical challenges, the schedule of the Regional Under-17 Tournament has been revised. As a result, the tournament opened on Tuesday with two matches: Guyana vs…

Charlestown Primary are the 2014 Primary School Cricket Champs

Sports Page— It was a game that generated quite a bit of hype and spectators showed up early to witness the grand finals in the 2014 TDC sponsored Primary Schools’ cricket championship. The two teams in focus were the Charlestown Primary…

More than 50 bodies, including 2 children, found in Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- More than 50 unidentified bodies were found in the predominantly Shiite town of Alexandria on Wednesday, Iraqi security officials said. Two children were among the dozens of bodies found in different parts of the…

C African Republic church attacks leaves 17 dead

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Heavily armed Muslim fighters attacked a Catholic church compound sheltering thousands of civilians in a volatile town in Central African Republic, killing at least 17 people and leaving 10 others…

77 schools to participate in daCosta Cup

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Inter Secondary Sports Association (ISSA) today announced that 77 schools will participate in the 2014-15 daCosta Cup football competition. The 77 schools will be divided in 15 groups. St Elizabeth Technical of…

Barbados gov’t dismisses UWI study as public relations stunt

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados government has dismissed as a public relations stunt, a study done by the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) indicating that the regional institution contributes more direct…

CARICOM Leaders Praise CBI Programme

(ZIZ)-- CARICOM leaders have commended St. Kitts and Nevis' Citizenship By Investment Programme. During a national address to mark the St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party's 19th anniversary in office, Prime Minister the Right Hon Dr Denzil…

NRP Press Secretary Reports Overwhelming Response To Petition

(ZIZ)-- The Nevis Reformation Party’s press secretary, Deli Caines, is very pleased with the overwhelming response to the petition the party launched at its last Town Hall Meeting in Jessups. The petition was created to gather support from…

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