August 25, 2014

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- In a second report on his visit to Hong Kong where he held meetings with hundreds of potential investors, Deputy Premier of Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley, described the media attention garnered from the meetings as…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis got the victory over Antigua and Barbuda they had hoped for at Hasely Crawford Stadium, on Sunday, by a 2-1 scoreline in the CFU Women’s Caribbean Cup 2014, but it was only consolatory as…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The health of the residents of St. Kitts and Nevis, in particular those suffering from lifestyle illnesses, will be tackled by a Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) working group. The working group, termed a…

(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal will miss the U.S. Open after the reigning champion couldn't recover in time from a right wrist injury. The world No. 2 injured his wrist after Wimbledon and pulled out of the recent Masters events in Toronto and…

Sports Page-- The Bangladesh offspinner, has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the second ODI against West Indies in St George's. Gazi is likely to have his action tested at an ICC-accredited facility in Cardiff on…

Basseterre, St Kitts – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the 13-man squad for the one-off Dhaka Bank T20 against Bangladesh. The match will be played at Warner Park, St Kitts on Wednesday, August 27. First ball is…

Basseterre, St Kitts – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the 14-man squad for the 3rd and final Dhaka Bank ODI against Bangladesh. Allrounder Andre Russell has been added to the squad which won the opening two…

(CMC) - West Indians are being encouraged to apply for the vacant position of head coach of the West Indies Cricket team, Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board Michael Muirhead has announced. However Muirhead revealed…

Sports Page— The local Basketball camp hosted by the Nevis Basketball Association (NABA) will climax tomorrow Tuesday 26th August with an official closing ceremony. The ceremony will take place at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball complex…

LONDON (AP) -- Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, has died. He was 90. The actor's son, Michael Attenborough told the BBC that his father died…

HOLLYWOOD, Florida (AP) -- The Coast Guard says four people have been found dead off the South Florida coast. Officials say two males were found floating in the water around 10:00 am Sunday off Hollywood. The Coast Guard responded and…

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- Heavy rains from the weekend passage of Tropical Storm Cristobal caused widespread flooding in Providenciales, the most populated of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Floodwater engulfed the entire…

KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Meteorological (MET) Service of Jamaica says the centre of Tropical Storm Cristobal was located near latitude 24.5 degrees north and longitude 72.8 degrees west at 4:00 am Monday and is expected to move away from the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The streets of Leeds will be awash with the sights, sounds and scents of the West Indies on Monday, but how did carnival spirit make the journey from the sun-drenched islands of the Caribbean to the cooler…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) - The Organisers of the 2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League T20 have found there is no ground for the protest by the Guyana Amazon Warriors over the result in the finals of the CPL and will not alter the…