November 14, 2014

(CNN) -- A Sikh student at Hofstra University filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the United States Army, claiming the service refused to grant him a religious accommodation that would allow him to enlist in his school's ROTC program without…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A man was fined J$25,000 or two months after he pleaded guilty in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court to hitting his child's mother all over her body with a standing fan. Reports are that Duran Blair 26, of…

(Sports Page)— The crowd built up to a significant multitude during the course of the afternoon and the atmosphere was simply ‘electric.’ Football fans across the island had turned out in their numbers for the finals in the Giant Malt…

(Sports Page)-- National Bank Premier League At Warner Park Playing Field Cayon 1 vs Winners Circle Newtown United 1      (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Cayon Kurt Morton 43rd minute Scoring for Winners Circle Newtown United Ian "Rumpy"…

(Sports Page)-- The action continued in the Federation High Schools Netball championship on Wednesday 12th November. The Charlestown Secondary School team travelled to St. Kitts to engage the Washington Archibald High School. The CSS girls…

(Sports Page)-- As the Empire Cricket club celebrates another significant anniversary, a match will be played shortly between the 35 and over club members and their junior counterparts. Both teams for the big T-20 clash were released on…

(Sports Page)-- The big Postal services T-10 clashes will take place at the ET Willet Park tomorrow Saturday evening -15th November, starting at 5 pm. The three teams involved will be the Postal Services team; Public Works and Water…

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board provides to the media and public a general update on the following matters. 1. The WICB is pleased to report that the parties are making progress with regard to the premature end to the…

Cricinfo -- Rohit Sharma’s first ODI in 10-weeks began with a touch of nerves. He was even kept scoreless in one Angelo Mathews maiden. By the end of the innings, his batting had become cartoonish. There was no shot he had not played. No…

(SKN TIMES)-- The Trinity Challengers Exodus is the 2014 SKNABA Premier Division Champions. The Exodus were victorious over the Nevis Cotton Ground Rebels on Tuesday evening to take game three and complete an unprecedented undefeated season…

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A man convicted of fatally shooting his sleeping wife, then raping and murdering her 10-year-old daughter, was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison after spending almost half…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — A US-based infectious disease specialist says hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago would not be prepared if there is an outbreak of the deadly Ebola here. “I’ve seen what San Fernando General Hospital looks like, I’m…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): A project to replace all street lights in the federation with energy-saving Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs is expanding as scheduled. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – A Jamaican researcher has warned that the Caribbean will have to take steps to respond to climate change, as predictions are that the region will become increasingly hotter and drier if global temperature…

(ZIZ News)-- The Ministry of Health has continued taking steps to prepare health care workers to respond to an Ebola case and possibly an outbreak. A series of training sessions for JNF Hospital staff wrapped up on Thursday . It was the…