August 26, 2015

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education Hon. Vance Amory met with California based two-time Olympian Marilyn King at the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) conference room at Bath Hotel on August 25, 2015, to…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The following is the full text of a notice from the Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Ministry Wakely Daniel, to all Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). The…

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052015 200 PM AST WED AUG 26 2015 ...ERIKA CONTINUES WESTWARD... ...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ON ITS WAY TO INVESTIGATE THE STORM...…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Two journalists for a local CBS affiliate in Virginia were shot dead Wednesday during a live broadcast, according to television footage and their network. Shots are heard in footage taken by the WDBJ…

Paramaribo, Suriname -- The newly installed Bouterse-Adhin administration plans to diversify the economy of Suriname and intends to place an emphasis on tourism. This was disclosed by President Desi Bouterse during his inauguration last…

Italy’s Ambassador to Barbados says his country made an unfortunate mistake when it put the Caribbean island on a blacklist of tax havens. Paolo Serpi sought to clear up the misunderstanding as the two countries signed a Double Taxation…

Castries, St Lucia -- Representatives from Caribbean countries met on August 24-25 in Saint Lucia to identify opportunities for collective action on the path towards the full implementation of access rights to information, public…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago police say they have launched investigations into a number of election related incidents including a report of bullets being left in an envelope for a candidate of the minority…

Miami, United States (CMC) -- The US Coast Guard has since the start of this year, repatriated over 400 Cuban migrants who attempted to enter the US illegally. The latest batch of 65 migrants was repatriated to Bahia de Cabanas, on August…

Sports Page -- The action continued in the FIFA under seventeen women’s world cup qualifiers at the ET Willet Park in Nevis, on Tuesday 25th August. The two matches previously scheduled for Monday 24th August, were duly postponed due to…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- West Indies opener Devon Smith struck a century while 15-year-old Emmanuel Stewart stroked a half-century on debut, as Grenada flourished against St Vincent and the Grenadines on the opening day of their round game…

Sports Page -- After the fourth day of competition at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, we’ve got the significant numbers of the day: 0 Number of gold medals won by Kenya in events shorter than 800m, before Nicholas Bett ran…

Sports Page -- Veteran athletics commentator Hubert Lawrence says Usain Bolt’s winning of the 100-metre gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, on Sunday is proof that the Jamaican sprinter does not need to be at his…

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM AST WED AUG 26 2015 HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS ERIKA SLIGHTLY STRONGER SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION…

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WARNING STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 5:21 AM ECT WED, AUG 26, 2015 THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVIS TROPICAL STORM ERIKA CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. NEW TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS…