Daily Archives

May 1, 2015

St. Kitts & Nevis Positioned to Welcome Genuine Investors

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St. Kitts and Nevis is open for business to legitimate investors was again reiterated by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris in the opening statement of his monthly press conference. “To…

Saudi beheads Pakistani for drug trafficking

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling on Friday, the 73rd execution in the kingdom so far this year. Shirin Khan Abbas Khan was put to death in Riyadh province after being found guilty…

J’can cop testifies in US lottery scam trial

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- A top Jamaican law enforcement officer testifying in a US trial said Thursday his country is making progress in disrupting lottery scams but that many children still want to grow up to be fraudsters. Corporal…

Jamaica to expand trade with Cuba and Costa Rica

Kingston, Jamaica -- The government of Jamaica is moving to strengthen and deepen trade relations with Cuba and Costa Rica. The move follows the successful outcomes of trade missions to the countries earlier this month, which were led by…

Barbados signs offshore exploration licences

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados on Wednesday took a step towards securing its energy future by signing two offshore exploration licences with the international oil company BHP Billiton. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and vice…

Cricket

Sports Page -- Today, May 1st is a significant day in the life of Elquemedo Tonito Willet. The quietly spoken, humble man, has the distinct honour of being the first Nevisian and indeed the first Leeward islander, to make it into the West…

Rapid Tamim fifty leads Bangladesh reply

Sports Page -- Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam ended with figures of 6 for 163 - his third Test five-for - as Pakistan lost their last five wickets for 34 runs, but the damage had already been done. Leading by 205 runs at the start of the…

Athletics: World records for IAAF World Relays

Nassau, Bahamas (AFP) -- Here is a list of the current ratified world records ahead of the inaugural IAAF World Relays in Nassau on May 2-3: Current ratified world records: Men 4x100m: Jamaica 36.84sec; August 11, 2012; London 4x200m:…

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