October 14, 2014

NIA Charlestown Nevis --Head of the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD) Lester Blackett says that although Nevis did not suffer any major damage from the passage of Tropical Storm Gonzalo on October 13, 2014, the experience should…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- An 11-member group of travel agents, tour operators and a journalist from the United Kingdom is on a tour of the twin-island Federation. The group is jointly sponsored by the St. Kitts Tourism Authority and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The St. Kitts and Nevis National Education Foundation (SKNNEF) has been said to be “a vehicle through which the dreams of many students, teachers and budding professionals can be realised.” These were the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Energy officials in Basseterre anticipate a reduction in the cost of electricity generation and greater savings for consumers and the government as the roll out of the Light Exchange and Distribution…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is projecting to have the strongest economic growth in the English-speaking Caribbean in 2014 and in the Eastern Caribbean in 2015. That’s according to Caribbean…

Miami, USA -- A hurricane watch was issued for Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra, and the British and US Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Gonzalo moved through the Leeward Islands on Monday, with rain bands already affecting Guadeloupe,…

Pretoria, South Africa (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius offered $34,000 to the family of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after he killed her, but they rejected it because they did not want "blood money," a prosecutor said Tuesday at the sentencing…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A woman was Tuesday morning stabbed to death during a dispute with her boyfriend at their Montego Bay St James home. The boyfriend was hospitalised after sustaining stab wounds as well. Reports reaching OBSERVER…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana has a mass preparedness campaign on-stream as the Ebola virus continues to cause worldwide uproar. This is according to Dr Johanna Cole, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) internal…

Paramaribo, Suriname -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation of Suriname says the focus of agriculture in the 15-member body at this time should be food security rather than marijuana cultivation. CARICOM has set up a commission to…

Sports Page -- In front of a sizeable partisan crowd on the evening of Saturday 11th October, the CG Rebels team of Nevis defeated the Hitters team out of St.Kitts as both teams locked horns in an intense battle for a final spot in this…

New Delhi, India CMC -- Dangerous Cyclone Hudhud has forced the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) to cancel Tuesday’s third One-Day International between India and West Indies scheduled for Visakhapatnam. The weather system battered the port…

New Delhi, India, CMC -- West Indies assistant coach Stuart Williams believes the Caribbean side needs to treat Friday’s fourth One-Day International like a final, if they are to find their edge and beat India in the series. West Indies…

Hambantota, Sri Lanka, CMC -- A defiant unbroken eighth wicket stand of 92 between Shane Shillingford and Nikita Miller saved West Indies A from a possible innings defeat on the third day of their opening four-day “Test” against Sri Lanka…

(CNN) -- Lionel Messi missed a penalty as Brazil defeated Argentina 2-0 in the Superclasico de Las Americas friendly fixture in Beijing Saturday. Goals either side of half-time from Diego Tardelli were enough to ensure Brazil trumped its…