Daily Archives

September 26, 2014

Barnett Street cops in Mario Deane case offered bail

St James, Jamaica -- The three cops charged in the death of Mario Deane have all been offered bail to return to court on October 3. Each has been offered $400,000 bail. According to the Independent Commission of Investigations, the‎ three…

St Lucia records spike in chikungunya cases

Castries, St Lucia -- The ministry of health in Saint Lucia says it has noted a spike in chikungunya cases in the south of the island and has reminded the population to be vigilant to preventing possible sources of mosquitoes breeding. On…

Survey raises critical issues for Barbados

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- While the data compiled in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Report will close some of the gaps currently existing in available statistics in Barbados, the findings indicate a number of critical…

Britain votes to join US-led air strikes against jihadists

London, England (AFP) -- British lawmakers on Friday voted overwhelmingly to join anti-jihadist air strikes in Iraq as US-led raids in Syria disrupted the Islamic State group's lucrative oil-pumping operations. The House of Commons voted…

Haiti now has most decisive government, says Bill Clinton

New York, USA (HCNN) -- Former US president Bill Clinton said on Wednesday that the current Haitian government is the most decisive he has ever worked with in Haiti, and acknowledged that the Caribbean country's leadership has come a long…

China dramatically revises death toll in Xinjiang violence

Beijing (CNN) -- Chinese authorities late Thursday dramatically revised upward the death toll of a violent incident they say occurred earlier in the week in Xinjiang, an ethnically divided region in China's far west. According to state-run…

NABA to hold AGM

Sports Page -- The Nevis Amateur Basketball Association (NABA) will host its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 30th September. The meeting will be held at the Sports Department which is located upstairs the Reliable Motors Complex. All…

Federation match up postponed

Sports Page -- President of the St.Kitts-Nevis Netball Association, Ms Jeannette Grell Hull, confirmed on Thursday that the much anticipated matchup between the St.Kitts and Nevis Netball teams has been postponed. There was a proposed best…

Rawlins and Easterns to Clash this Weekend

Sports Page -- The old village rivalries will be reignited this weekend as the Rawlins Village team engages Easterns (a combination of players from Hickman’s and Zion) in a tape ball cricket match. The match will be played at the Hard…

Windies storm back to level T20I series

Kingstown, St.Vincent, CMC -- West Indies Women leveled the series after an impressive all round performance from Deandra Dottin powered them to a seven wicket win over New Zealand Women in the second T20 International at the Arnos Vale…

Cairns charged with perjury

Sports Page -- Chris Cairns the former New Zealand allrounder has been formally charged with perjury. Cairns attended a North London police station on Thursday to hear the charge, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.…

Douglas administration will not be distracted

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, and his team of ministers will not be distracted by those who oppose them. So said Dr. Douglas during this week's edition of “Ask the Prime Minister.” He reminded listeners…

Healthcare on the move

(ZIZ News) -- Health care in St. Kitts is on the move. So says Minister of Health the Hon. Marcella Liburd. At a “Conversations for Progress” meeting on Wednesday, Minister Liburd supported her statement by pointing to the fact that many…

Dept. of Labour hosts Symposium

(ZIZ News) -- The Department Of Labour and its world of work stakeholders, hosted a forum for dialogue on Labour Legislation and Labour-Related Matters on Thursday. In remarks at the opening ceremony, Labour Commissioner Spencer Amory said…

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