September 3, 2014

Tallinn, Estonia (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants after the beheading of a second American journalist and will build a coalition to "degrade and destroy"…

Pasadena, Texas (AP) -- Police say a 5-year-old Texas girl has been hospitalized after she was trapped inside a running washing machine. Pasadena police say the child "was tumbling pretty fast" for several minutes Tuesday before a customer…

New York, United States (AFP) -- Joan Rivers, the acerbic US stand-up comic and television presenter rushed to a New York hospital last week, has been moved out of intensive care, her daughter said Wednesday. Brooklyn-born Rivers, 81,…

Castries St Lucia -- The first ever training programme in pest risk analysis or PRA for Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Quarantine Officers concluded on Thursday August 28 with a field trip. Over 20 experts, including plant…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- The 18-year-old nephew of Prime Minister Gaston Browne was shot and killed on Monday night. Police confirmed that Albert ‘Pressureman’ Browne was killed, the 10th person murdered in Antigua so far this year. “I…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Spokesman on National Security, Derrick Smith, has called on Security Minister Peter Bunting to explain recent developments affecting the future of the Firearm and Tactical Training Unit…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Residents moving through Basseterre during the lunch hour today were treated to impromptu performances by several local acts transforming Fort Street into a cultural arena. Sylvester’s Masquerade, the No…

NIA Charlestown Nevis --Deputy Premier of Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley says the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) was using a non-traditional approach to attract investment from Asia, and would continue to do so elsewhere in its efforts to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – A warning from the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to the Caribbean, to be prepared for the “full impact” of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. It is eight months now since the first…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The following is the full text of a press release from the Nevis Renewable Energy International Inc. (NREI) dated September 02, 2014, regarding an agreement with the Nevis Island Administration for geothermal energy…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Educators of the Seventh-Day Adventist School recently came together for a Professional Development Workshop to increase their efficiency, deepen their dedication and explore the theme, “The Gold in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has joined its CARICOM fellow member states in signing the Statute for the establishment of the SIDS DOCK facility. In his remarks after signing on behalf of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- A 27-person National Advisory Committee on Minimum Wage has completed its task and has submitted an Executive Summary to Minister of Labour, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett. Commissioner of Labour, Mr. Spencer…

(ZIZ) -- Marcus Charles of Upper Cayon was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Cannabis with intent to supply, battery on police, resisting arrest and obstruction under the drug act, which…

(CNN) -- China's population may be in excess of 1.3 billion inhabitants but only two of its players had ever reached a grand slam semifinal -- until Tuesday. That was when unseeded Peng Shuai put years of frustration, thoughts of…