October 2013

(CUOPM) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Gender Affairs, Ms. Sharon Rattan, is among regional participants attending a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-sponsored workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF)…

(NIA) CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory expressed keen interest in an initiative discussed with Ambassador of Spain Her Excellency Mrs. Celsa Nuno when she paid him a courtesy call at his Bath Plain Office on October…

(ZIZ) Kevin Boone of Montserrat Village, Prospect, Nevis was formally arrested and charged for Assault, Throwing missiles and Battery on Police which was committed on 13 October 2013. Gamba Lewis of Basseterre was formally…

(SKNIS) The Ministry of Education will be hosting a series of workshops that is geared towards the empowerment of male students. The October 30 to November 1 workshops will focus on strategies to increase student engagement in school and…

(SKNIS) Statisticians from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM are currently in St. Kitts and Nevis to for a series of meetings, in commemoration of the ‘International Year of Statistics.’ An opening ceremony was held at the St.…

(CARICOM Secretariat) Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana -- Twenty Trinidadian youngsters learned how animation principles can be used to create animated stories about their life and how they perceive their future. Squash and stretch,…

(CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis is reporting a 54 percent increase in cruise passenger arrivals in August this year and a 60 percent increase in cruise ship arrivals for the same period. The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA)…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS -- As it continues to empower the youth of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the People Employment Programme (PEP) marks a major milestone on Friday November 1 with the opening of the PEP School of Cosmetology…

Basseterre St. Kitts -- This is a story about a young lady who saw an incredible opportunity even when it seemed impossible. Not only did she see that opportunity in Partners of the America’s A Ganar program but she seized it and gave it…

(NIA) CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- A representative from a Canadian-based company which specialises in High Definition (HD) surveillance cameras believes that the installation of those security devices on Nevis would be of immense benefit to the…

(SKNIS) In view of the growing interest for the Spanish language in the Caribbean and as part of its commitment to support Spanish language teaching and learning, the Embassy of Spain has donated five one-year scholarships for the highly…

(CUOPM) Over 4,000 cruise passengers from two ships visited St. Kitts on Monday. Jewel of the Seas with 2,189 passengers and a crew of 874, berth at Port Zante after its arrival from St. Maarten. It later sailed for Antigua. The…

(BBC) A murder victim who was beaten and set on fire following rumours he was a paedophile was "failed" by officers, Bristol's police chief has admitted. Bijan Ebrahimi's body was found in July in Brislington after he was reportedly…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The ministry of health has implemented a five-year strategic plan aimed at tackling the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica. Portfolio minister, Dr Fenton Ferguson, said the plan will…

St George's, Grenada -- Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell will announce a reduction in the tax threshold at which personal income tax becomes payable when he delivers an address to the nation on Wednesday night. Currently,…