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May 11, 2015

IMF concludes visit to Barbados

Bridgetown, Barbados -- A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Nicole Laframboise, visited Barbados during April 27-May 8 to conduct discussions for the 2015 Article IV consultation. At the conclusion of the mission,…

Castro: This pope’s so impressive, I might return to church

Vatican City (AP) -- Cuban President Raul Castro paid a call on Pope Francis at the Vatican Sunday to thank him for working for Cuban-US detente and later said he is so impressed by the pontiff he is considering a return to the Catholic…

South African Opposition party elects first black leader

Johannesburg, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa's main opposition group on Sunday chose its first black leader at a party congress, seeking to expand its appeal in a country whose ruling party has dominated since the first all-race…

UPDATE: US storm Ana weakens to tropical depression

North Carolina, United States (AP) -- Tropical Storm Ana lost the last of its strength and was downgraded to a depression as it created wet and windy conditions along the North and South Carolina coasts. At 5:00 pm Sunday, the National…

No charges in judicial interference case, says Bahamas AG

Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson on Friday announced that no one will face criminal charges over Agriculture Minister Alfred Gray’s alleged interference in a judicial matter due to what she called the…

Guyana goes to the polls on Monday in ‘historic’ election

Georgetown, Guyana -- Voters in Guyana go to the polls on Monday in what some are terming an “historic election” since that country’s independence from Great Britain in 1966. This election is unique because a combined opposition of blacks,…

CG Rebels continues dominance

Sports Page -- The CG Rebels team just barely edged out the Cayon Lions team out of St.Kitts in an exciting encounter, played on the evening of Saturday 9th May. The match was played at the Grell Hull Stevens Netball Complex. The final…

Bath Goes Premier

Sports Page -- The CCC Bath United Football league has been elevated to the Premier league of the St.Kitts and Nevis Football Association competitions. So far this year, the team has acquitted itself marvelously in the division one…

St. Kitts to Host 45th Annual CDB Board of Governors Meeting

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts will host the 45th Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank Board of Governors, next week, at the Marriott Resort. The meeting, which officially gets underway on May 17th, will feature a Vybzing Youth Forum…

IAAF Donates to Schools

(ZIZ News) -- The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is giving local athletic development a jump start with a donation to 10 primary schools in St. Kitts and Nevis. In celebration of World Athletics Day, on Saturday,…

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