August 2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (RSCNPF) -- The ongoing investigation in to the murder of Rakeem Hanley is moving forward. On Saturday (August 29th) two suspects were taken in police custody. Rakeem Hanley was shot on the evening of Tuesday (August…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The State Service for the anniversary celebrations of Independence in St. Kitts and Nevis will be held in the sister-island of Nevis for the first time. The Charlestown Methodist Church will host the event…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The St. Kitts and Nevis National Arts Festival will be revived this year, and dedicated to the memory of National Hero the late Right Excellent Sir Caleb Azariah Paul Southwell. This seems justifiably…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- With the Best Village Competition fast approaching the Ministry of Tourism is encouraging support from volunteers to assist in the Independence project. The ministry is appealing to heavy equipment…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, SKNIS -- A special session of the St. Kitts and Nevis cabinet of Ministers was held on Friday (August 28th) in which they were updated on several ongoing projects including the passage of Tropical Storm Erika and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, SKNIS -- St. Kitts and Nevis has allocated an EC 1 million dollar humanitarian relief package to assist the Commonwealth of Dominica in its recovery from damages suffered by the passage of Tropical Storm Erika. This…

Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) -- A grandson of South African icon Nelson Mandela, who was freed on bail in a child sex case, is being investigated for assaulting a woman, police said Sunday. "A case of assault has been opened and (the)…

Miami, USA -- Tropical Storm Erika dissipated early Sunday, as its remnants brought heavy rain to parts of eastern Cuba and heavy showers and thunderstorms to the northwest Caribbean. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Fred formed just off the coast…

St Augustine, Trinidad -- On Friday August 21, the Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean hosted an evening reception to celebrate one year of achievements since its 2014 launch in Trinidad and Tobago. The gathering included guests from the…

St John’s, Antigua -- Complementing the call on Friday by Antigua and Barbuda’s newly appointed ambassador and nominee for the post of Commonwealth secretary general, Sir Ronald Sanders, for urgent international help for Dominica, the…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- Confidential sources in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have reported that Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal, a Nigerian national, has been issued an SVG passport in exchange for a cash payment of US$75,000. According…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has declared several areas ‘special disaster areas’ following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika. Skerrit who made the declaration late Saturday, said this was necessary due to…

Quito, Ecuador (ACN) -- National coordinators of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), meeting in Quito, Ecuador, from August 26-28, have issued a communiqué calling for the return of the Guantanamo naval base to…

Sports Page -- All players of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Under 17 Football team have left St Kitts/Nevis and are now back in Trinidad and Tobago or at their other respective destinations (one player in United States and three in…

Sports Page -- Cancer survivor, Lea Parris is in the process of commencing a fitness class for all interested persons. In promoting the upcoming classes, she stated: “It's the return of "4 MORE" For all Fit Clubbers of Phyzix Island…