July 22, 2014

NIA Charlestown Nevis --“It is not the gift that counts but the thought behind it.” Those were the words of the Republic of China (Taiwan)’s Resident Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency Miguel Tsao as he handed over a waste…

NIA Charlestown Nevis– Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory encouraged Nevisians and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis to value and appreciate the Culturama celebrations and to see the activities as an avenue to revitalise the Nevisian Culture.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- The Children’s Dance Theatre (CDT) in partnership with the Fireflies Dance School, Creative Sole Dance Company, Anjolique Dance Company, the CFBC Dance Ensemble and the Department of Marine Resources is delighted to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has welcomed the Training and Certification Programme for Drug Violence Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation (PROCCER) noting that it complements its own efforts to…

Kharkiv, Ukraine (AP) -- The remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in territory held by the Ukrainian government on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, after delays and haphazard treatment of the bodies that put…

Colombo (AFP) -- Sri Lankan police were Tuesday investigating the gang-rape of an 11-year-old girl allegedly by seven sailors in the island's former war zone, a spokesman said. The victim, who cannot be identified according to Sri Lankan…

Miami (AP) -- A tropical depression is moving west in the Atlantic and is expected to degenerate over the next few days. The depression's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday were 35 mph (55 kph). Little change in strength is expected…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Having confirmed Jamaica’s first imported case of the chikungunya virus, the ministry of health has further heightened its response to prevent the disease from spreading across the country. “Public education is…

St John’s, Antigua -- On Sunday, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Sheikh Tariq bin Faisal Al Qassemi, a member of the ruling family of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The police have charged the father of 10-year-old Meleeka Mitchell whose body was found in Hague, Trelawny on Tuesday, July 15 after she was reported missing just days before. Ronald Mitchell of Norwood, St James now…

Sports Page -- The closing ceremony for the 2014 edition of local Basketball league was held on the evening of Sunday 20th July at the Grell Hull Stevens Netball Complex. The ceremony was chaired by President of the Nevis Basketball…

Sports Page – Ishant Sharma, bowling short and aggressively with the old ball, produced one of the most memorable spells in the history of Indian fast bowling to destroy England's resistance in the second Investec Test at Lord's. As India…

Sports Page -- Guyana Amazon Warriors suffered their first defeat of the CPL 2014 as they fell four runs short of a 149-run target against Jamaica Tallawahs. Needing more than nine an over in the last five overs, the Warriors failed to get…

ZIZ News -- Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas has confirmed that the government is looking at bringing major developments to constituency number seven. Speaking in Molineux on Thursday night, the Prime Minister said “intense…

ZIZ News -- While Dr. Vance Gilbert was full of praise for the work done in constituency number seven by the Labour Government, he challenged the Dr. Denzil Douglas-led administration to do more. According to Dr. Gilbert, the people of…