April 27, 2015

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The following is a national address by Minister of Labour and Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory on April 25, 2015, on the occasion of World Day of Safety and Health at Work observed annually on April 28th. On the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 27, 2015 (SKNIS): Twenty-four (24) participants within the juvenile justice system recently completed Aggression Replacement Training (ART) organized by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Commander of the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) has charged the newest members under his command to serve the nation with courage and loyalty. “Courage is the motto of the SKNDF,” Lt. Colonel…

Panama City, Panama -- Former Panamanian president, Ricardo Martinelli, appears to have intentionally avoided entering, or even transiting the United States since leaving office last year. While criminal charges against former heads of…

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) -- More than half the population of rural areas worldwide do not have access to basic health care, with four in five rural Africans lacking services, the United Nations said Monday. In the first report of its…

Moscow (AP) -- A court in southern Russia has sentenced three young women to brief jail terms for making a video showing them twerking next to a World War II memorial. Russia celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Allies' victory in the…

Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepalis started fleeing their devastated capital on Monday after an earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and toppled entire streets, as the United Nations prepared a "massive" aid operation. With fears rising…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Barbados economy has begun to turn around, says the island’s minister of finance, Christopher Sinckler. He made the disclosure last evening, as he delivered the feature address at the official opening of…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is moving forward from the recent CARICOM-US summit with seed funding for a sustainable energy programme, a commitment to help fast-track ICT development, and continued support for…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The CHASE Fund has signed construction and renovation contracts amounting to J$103 million to build and upgrade five basic and infant schools in the parishes of Hanover, Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, Manchester, and…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Former St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell urged Trinidad and Tobago to think seriously about replacing the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as…

Sports Page -- A SKNABA BASKETBALL game was played on Saturday 25th April, at the Grell Hull Stevens Complex. The two local teams in the league in CG Rebels and PJ’s, faced off but the experienced CG Rebels , held their nerves in a close…

Sports Page -- Head coach, Kurvin Wallace and Nevis Teachers’ Union representative, Ercia Blake, are both convinced that the Nevisian Primary School athletes who will be competing against their kittitian counterparts on Saturday May 2nd…

On Friday 24th April Elvis Star Browne Women's Easter Cup Semi Finals At Newtown Playing Field * C.C.C. Bath United did not show up for their game against Winners Circle Newtown United * Officials were Walter James, Shatresha Ephraim,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- In front of a small but appreciative crowd, Development Bank Challengers Exodus Basketball Club signalled the fact that they intend to retain the SKNABA Premier League championship for a third year running when they…