June 19, 2015

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education Hon. Vance Amory will lead a two-member delegation from Nevis to the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) in the Bahamas. It will be held at the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Department of Agriculture is hosting its 8th Annual Eat Local Day on Friday, June 26, 2015 at the Independence Square from 11 a.m. Alphonso Clarke, Marketing Officer at the Department of Agriculture,…

Brussels, Belgium -- A blacklist of the world's 30 worst-offending tax havens, published on Wednesday by the European Commission, includes 15 countries and territories within the wider Caribbean. The list includes various well-known havens…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can refuse to print images on vehicle licence plates to prevent symbols, such as the Confederate flag seen by some as racist, from appearing to be…

Miami, United States (AFP) -- The US Coast Guard has repatriated 32 Cuban migrants intercepted in a rickety raft headed to the United States, the fourth such incident in less than a week, officials said Thursday. The individuals were sent…

(BBC) -- The man suspected of shooting dead nine people at an African-American church in Charleston has been charged with nine counts of murder and one weapons possession charge, police say. Suspect Dylann Roof, 21, is due to make his…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Former Antigua and Barbuda diplomat,Sir Ronald Sanders, has criticised the decision of the European Union to name several Caribbean countries on a list of international tax havens as part of its crackdown on…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Government of Russia has pledged assistance to Jamaica in the areas of agriculture and the environment. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Phillip Paulwell, who is…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- An arts group based at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine campus - Jauvay Ayiti- has called on the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to immediately boycott the Dominican Republic and products…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- The Guyana Cabinet has mandated that efforts be undertaken to engage neighbouring Venezuela on the terms of the PetroCaribe agreement, and its extension. Minister of State Joseph Harmon told reporters of this…

Nassau, Bahamas -- More than two dozen CLICO policyholders demonstrated outside Parliament in The Bahamas on Wednesday, claiming they are prepared to do whatever it takes to get relief, even if that means “we have to go to jail”. “People…

Sports Page -- As the final quarter started, CG Massives were leading the Bronx Crisis team by six points and then at one point they went to an imposing nine points lead. This as the action continued in the NABA league at the Grell Hull…

Sports Page -- The Big Rock team, led by a scintillating innings by Rakeesh, totally rocked the experienced Calypso team on Thursday night. After such a sever pounding from the left hander’s bat, the Calypso men never recovered and in…

Sports Page -- Cricket chief on Nevis, Denrick Liburd, revealed on Thursday night that after a meeting with his executive that same evening, it was decided that the final four rounds of matches in the local second division tournament, will…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- International players Narsingh Deonarine, Kirk Edwards and Ryan Hinds headed the list of imported draft choices, when the Player Draft of the WICB Professional Cricket League took place today here. Deonarine,…