Daily Archives

July 28, 2015

Depositors to recover losses after Bank Collapse 30 Years Ago

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Clients who lost money when the Bank of Commerce closed some 30 years ago were put on alert by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris that a legal settlement had been arrived at, that allowed for…

NIOSH report to be reviewed by Stakeholders

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- After review by the federal cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) report was released to various stakeholders on July 27. The contents of the…

Public Confidence rising with Implementation of Security Plan

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Two illegal gun seizures in a two week span and the removal of derelict vehicles around the island are some of the results of the Six-Point Security Plan being pursued by law enforcement in St. Kitts and…

UK priest who fled after fleecing flock jailed in England

London (AP) -- A British judge has jailed a runaway priest for two years and eight months for pocketing church funds. Simon Reynolds had fled to Germany last week while he was in the process of being convicted but returned to England and…

Barcelona Football Club fined over whistling at Spain’s king

Madrid, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish authorities Monday moved to fine FC Barcelona 66,000 euros (US$67,000) and Athletic Bilbao 18,000 euros over last season's Cup final where fans of the Catalan and Basque sides whistled Spain's King Felipe VI.…

‘Fugitive’ Jack wants judicial review

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Citing political bias, corruption accused Jack Warner has instructed his attorneys to seek judicial review of his extradition proceedings. Warner, leader of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP),…

Grenada lowers Kick ’em Jenny alert level to yellow

St George’s, Grenada -- The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the University of the West Indies has reported that the activity levels at the Kick-‘em-Jenny submarine volcano just off the north coast of Grenada has reduced significantly over…

Caribbean examining Singapore tourism approach

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), in partnership with the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, on Friday held a workshop on Developing Viable and Sustainable Tourism Products: The Singapore Model. The…

Minister promotes Grenada across Europe and China

St George’s, Grenada -- Alexandra Otway, whose appointment as minister of implementation took effect in December 2014, has been promoting Grenada across the world. Starting in early July, she travelled with Micha Emmett, managing director…

Leewards Under 19 beat Windwards counterparts in thriller

Sports Page -- The Leeward Islands under 19 team beat their Windward Islands counterparts by one wicket in a thrilling encounter on Monday 27th July. Batting first, the Windwards team managed to score 141 all out in 39.3 overs. When the…

Windwards Under 15’s beat Leewards Under 15’s

Sports Page -- The Windwards Under 15 team beat the Leewards under 15 team by 18 runs on Monday 27th July. Summarized scores: Windwards 118 all out in 47.4 overs: Tajh Tavernier 39; extras 22 Zawandi White 3 for 25 Boognarine Sharma 3 for…

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