September 11, 2014

NIA Charlestown Nevis --Minister responsible for Public Utilities on Nevis Hon. Alexis Jeffers announced that the Nevis Electricity Company Ltd. (NEVLEC) had managed to clear up its debt of $7.8 million to Delta Petroleum, a company…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The contributions of public servants in St. Kitts and Nevis will be celebrated next Thursday (September 18), when the Government hosts a Civil Service Funday at the Warner Park Football Stadium. “We have…

All teams/clubs of the Nevis Football Association are invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Nevis Football Association on Wednesday September 24, 2014 at 5:00pm at the Department of Sports Conference Room, upstairs Reliable Motors.…

Sports Page -- Basketball coach at the Department of Youth and Sports in Nevis, Jeffrey Lewis, has confirmed that Nevis will be participating in a Basketball tournament which will be played n St.Kitts as part of the Independence…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Kemar Roach has broken into the top 10 of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers for the first time in his career after steering the West Indies to a 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Former International Cricket Council Elite and West Indies umpire, Billy Doctrove, is set to lead a plethora of guests who will be in attendance at the funeral service for late former West Indies umpire Douglas Sang…

Sports Page -- New Zealand Women batted first making 291 All Out Off 50 Overs Katie Priest 75, Amy Satterthwaite 45, Rachel Priest 34 and Hayley Jensen 25. Bowling for St. Kitts U17 - Tishan Francis 4 for 12 and Ryan Phillip 2 for 29. St.…

Sports Page -- Two teams have been selected to play trial matches this coming weekend as the Nevis team prepares for the upcoming Leeward Islands tournament which commences on September 25th. The teams are: Team One Tonito Willet Nelson…

(CNN) -- Russia still has about 1,000 troops inside eastern Ukraine, a NATO military officer said Thursday, a week after Ukraine's government and pro-Russian rebels agreed to a ceasefire aimed at ending months of conflict. NATO also sees…

Pretoria (AFP) -- "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Thursday, a shock decision that left the South African celebrity athlete sobbing with emotion in the dock. "The state clearly…

New York (AFP) -- Americans on Thursday marked the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, with sombre ceremonies of remembrance in New York and Washington. President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and Vice-President Joe Biden…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) have announced the second hosting of the Caribbean’s Regional Investor of the Year…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Jean Dixon, has retired from public service, effective Friday, September 5, 2014, the Ministry confirmed in a statement late Wednesday (September 10). Dr Dixon served…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- With over 40 years’ experience in the development of solar water heating, Barbados stands ready to lend assistance to other countries in establishing their own programmes. This was disclosed by minister of…

Nassau, Bahamas -- After months of threatening to take industrial action, Trade Union Congress (TUC) president Obie Ferguson said on Tuesday thousands of workers across The Bahamas could withdraw their labour as early as Wednesday over…