June 22, 2015

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Ministry of Health on Nevis is urging the public to take advantage of its annual Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) day. It will be held through the HIV/AIDS Coordinating Unit at the ministry’s parking lot…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Eleven year-old Malyka Howell of the Immaculate Conception Catholic School won this year’s T-shirt Design Challenge with her depiction of the theme for the 2nd annual Youth Empowerment summer camp “A Safe…

(ZIZ News) -- The Old Road Police Station is investigating a report in which a Green and Black Skye Marshall Yamati motor scooter PA3238 was stolen from Trinity Apartment between 5:00 pm on Sunday 21st June 2015 and 7:30 pm on Monday 22nd…

(ZIZ News) -- The Ministry of Social Development will be reviewing its Social Assistance Programmes to stay in line with the increased cost of living. That’s the word from Director of Social Development, Azilla Clarke. “The rate of…

Everett, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he robbed a small town bank while armed with a machete. Thirty-nine-year-old Charles Risenburg, of Six Mile Run, faces a July 1 preliminary hearing on…

Mumbai, India (AFP) -- The death toll from India's latest case of mass bootleg liquor poisoning rose to 100 Monday as authorities in Mumbai pledged to crack down on the illicit trade. Dhananjay Kulkarni, deputy police commissioner in the…

Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) -- The South African government secretly plotted to ensure safe passage out of the country for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir despite an international warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges, a…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Mexico is supporting a new initiative promoting vitro cloning of tropical plants in 13 Caribbean countries. The project, which is being carried out with support from the Inter-American Institute for…

Kingston, Jamaica (AP) -- US officials may have to wait a little longer for the extradition of a Jamaican financier convicted of running a Ponzi scheme that bilked $220 million from investors across central Florida and the Caribbean. David…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The Electoral Office in St Vincent and the Grenadines has advised that the list of names to be removed from the voters list would not be published on Friday June 19, as earlier announced. According to supervisor of…

Roseau, Dominica -- In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between. Every device connected to the Internet is identified by a unique address and,…

St George’s, Grenada -- Grenada will be the beneficiary of a £1 million (US$1.587 million) charitable aid package from the Vatican. This was announced by Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Grand Prior of the Constantinian Order and…

Sports Page -- Heavy rains served to put a damper on the local Basketball tournament, as two matches scheduled for Sunday 21st June, had to be postponed. The two matches to be played were NEVLEC High Voltage versus CG Rebels. The other…

Sports Page -- It was a deciding encounter and both teams seemed determined to make a serious bid for a spot in the local second division Cricket finals. The action was at the ET Willet Park on the evening of Saturday 20th June. That is…

St John's, Antigua -- Former West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman, Devon Thomas, has asked to be removed as one of 10 players contracted by the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) ahead of the WICB 2015 Professional Cricket League (PCL).…