October 2013

Roseau, Dominica – The Council of Ministers of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will hold its twenty-eighth (28th) regular Meeting in Dominica from Thursday October 24th to Friday October 25th 2013 at the Rejens…

(BBC) Germany has summoned the US ambassador in Berlin over claims that the US monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will meet US envoy John Emerson later in what is seen as an unusual…

(ZIZ) An autopsy was conducted on the body of the late 15 year old Azaria Hanley of Shadwell Housing Extension on Tuesday 22nd October 2013 by the Resident Pathologist. The autopsy results concluded that the cause of death was a result of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Alleviating the effects of climate change is high on the agenda for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which is currently hosting a week long consultation aimed at identifying and responding to…

At Ottleys Playing Field Conaree Fireballs Int'l 3 vs Security Forces United 1                                      (Half Time 2 - 1) Scoring for Conaree Fireballs Int'l Brando Phillip 26th minute Harold Wharton 38th minute Stevon Browne…

(Sports) Florida, United States - Kieran Powell believes that his experience and maturity as a batsman will be a key factor in the upcoming tour of India, as he looks to bolster West Indies' batting ranks. Powell, who made 61 from three…

(Sports) The Development Bank of St.Kitts and Nevis has once again stepped up to the plate by sponsoring what will effectively be the second annual softball tournament on the island of Nevis. In 2012 the Bank sponsored the inaugural…

Basseterre, St. Kitts – When the nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award were presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 10, 2013, the list included an author from St. Kitts and Nevis, Carol Ottley-Mitchell. The Award, which…

(PLCC) Client Support Coordinator, Pink Lily Cancer Care, Tracy Parris, is making a second appeal to well wishers on behalf of a cancer patient, Arlene Caines, a resident of New Road, St. Kitts who urgently needs EC6, 000 to have a…

(SCSCB) Kingston, Jamaica – On October 11 2013 the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB), the largest single organization devoted to wildlife conservation in the Caribbean, announced the renaming of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis stands to benefit from the major developments around the Federation, as they aid in the positive growth shown in the country’s economy. At the consultation on the economy…

(ZIZ) Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Sir K Dwight Venner said we need to create a dynamic entrepreneurial environment into something he says they can call the eastern Caribbean incorporated. Venner was at the time speaking…

(ZIZ) Switzerland-based entrepreneur, Patrick Liotard, says he came about 2 years ago and joined the board of Belmont resort, the holding company for Kittitian Hill and invested in the project effectively buying out the SIDF. Liotard says,…

(ZIZ) Several media were invited on a guided tour of Kittitian Hill on Tuesday to get a first-hand feel of what the milestone project of private villas, boutique hotels, and a village complete with restaurants, shops and retail space would…

DOHA, Qatar CMC – Jamaica’s top female swimmer Alia Atkinson continued her FINA Swimming World Cup campaign with a victory at the Hamad Aquatic Centre on Sunday. Atkinson, who entered the final with the fourth fastest time of 1:07.70 from…