October 12, 2015

Miami, USA -- Ricardo Martinelli, facing eleven different criminal charges in his native Panama, including human rights violations, insider trading, and massive corruption allegations, has been ordered by the government of Paraguay to leave…

Washington Dc, United States (JIS) -- Jamaica’s new ambassador to the United States, Ralph Thomas is calling on members of the Diaspora to seize the opportunity to participate more fully in the development and growth of Jamaica. He was…

Zurich, Switzerland (AFP) -- FIFA announced that an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee would meet in Zurich on October 20th. Some senior FIFA members had suggested the meeting could discuss postponing the election to replace…

Georgetown, Guyana (AP) -- Guyana is asking the US government for help in cracking down on drug smuggling at the South American country's main airport. US Ambassador Perry Holloway says talks are ongoing with Guyana officials to loan…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has warned that the Caribbean population will lose patience with the international community unless they provide the resources to modernise infrastructure. According to…

St John’s, Antigua -- Acknowledging that corruption charges brought last week in New York against former Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, John Ashe, while he was president of the UN General Assembly, have “cast a pall of gloom over all of us…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Murders in The Bahamas increased 30 percent between January 1st and October 7th, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. There were 90 murders recorded during this period last year, compared to the 117 murders recorded…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- In his maiden speech in parliament, newly appointed Communication Minister Maxie Cuffie has accused the former Trinidad and Tobago government of bloated budgets and malpractices at the Government Information…

Brades, Montserrat -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) paid a visit to Montserrat on Friday. Richard Sealy, minister of tourism and international transport of Barbados and also chairman of CTO, and Hugh Riley, secretary general of…

(Sports Page) -- The 2015 Primary Schools Football tournament started in earnest on Friday 9th October. There was no official opening ceremony but at least one match was played. At the St.Thomas’ Primary Schools ground, the Charlestown…

Sports Page -- Milinda Siriwardana's unbeaten 105 from 149 deliveries was the highlight of the third and final day of the West Indians' warm-up encounter at the SSC. Siriwardana is in line for a Test debut on Wednesday, when the first Test…

St. John’s, Antigua -- The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Saturday a 13-member squad for the One-day International Home Series against Pakistan Women this month. Squad Stafanie Taylor (Captain) Shakera…

Sports Page -- The Green Park ground in Kanpur saw its two highest ODI totals scored on the same day in a match that seemed to be a mirror image of it until India cracked. Kagiso Rabada defended 11 off the last over, in which he dismissed…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (RSCNPF) -- Four months after the adoption of the 'Six Point Plan' to reduce homicides and violent crimes in St. Kitts and Nevis, The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force has seen considerable success in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (RSCNPF) -- A large quantity of Marijuana was seized this morning (October 12th) during an early morning execution of Search Warrants by members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force's Special Services…