Daily Archives

February 26, 2015

Nevis Academy hosts Road Races

Sports Page -- The Nevis Academy Primary school hosted its annual road races on Monday 23rd February. The younger children ran from close to the Deputy Governor’s residence; down to the main road and returning to the school, while the…

VOJN holds Road Races

Sports Page -- The VOJN Primary school hosted its annual cross country events on Tuesday 24th February. The younger children ran to the back of the school, through the housing project area and back to the school, while the older children…

CPS hosts Exciting Sports Meet

Sports Page -- The Charlestown Primary school held its annual sports meet on Wednesday 25th February under the distinguished patronage of past champion athletes, Alex STRAIGHT Percival and Venetia VENUS Richardson. A sizeable crowd was on…

German nurse admittedly overdosed 90 patients, killed 30

Berlin (AP) -- A court in Germany has sentenced a male nurse to life in prison for killing patients with overdoses of heart medication. News agency dpa reported that the Oldenburg regional court found the 38-year-old guilty of charges…

Man extradited to US on sex charges had pleaded guilty

New Jersey, United States (AP) -- A man who fled to Jamaica after pleading guilty to child sex assault charges seven years ago has been extradited back to New Jersey. The Record reports that Homer Bishop is being held in the Bergen County…

Barbados tourism returns to growth path

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Barbados’s tourism sector has begun to show signs of growth. In 2014, long stay visitor arrivals increased for the first time in two years by 2.2 percent to 519,638 visitors, compared to the previous year. Chairman…

Portmore residents did not shun EOJ, says Jackson

St Catherine, Jamaica -- Member of Parliament for South St Catherine, Fitz Jackson, has said that Portmore residents have not shunned the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) petition seeking 6,480 signatures to go ahead with the redrawing of…

Guyana parliament to be dissolved on February 28

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- President Donald Ramotar announced on Tuesday that he has signed the proclamation to dissolve parliament in Guyana on February 28, and the ten regional democratic councils. This announcement follows Ramotar’s…

JetBlue’s newest destination Grenada goes out for sale

New York, USA -- JetBlue Airways has announced that its new nonstop service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Grenada's Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is now out for sale. Grenada will become…

Special Olympics Board hosts National Games

(ZIZ News) -- It was a day of fun and friendly competition at the Silver Jubilee Stadium on Wednesday as the St. Kitts-Nevis Special Olympics Board held its National Games. Athletes competed in several track and field events; each followed…

PAHO Officials tour Pogson

(ZIZ News) -- A group of Senior Regional Health Officials, this week, toured the Pogson Medical Centre to learn about the institution and the services provided. The group was led by Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…

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