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November 21, 2013

Obama vow as Loya Jirga debates US-Afghan security deal

(BBC)--US President Barack Obama has sent a letter to Afghanistan's leader Hamid Karzai vowing to respect his nation's sovereignty, as Afghan elders debate a crucial post-2014 security pact. Mr Obama vows US forces will not enter Afghan…

Women ‘held as slaves for 30 years’

(BBC)--Three women have been "rescued" from a house in south London as police investigate claims they were held as slaves for about 30 years. Police arrested two suspects, a 67-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman. Last month officers…

Jumbo jet mistakenly lands at tiny Kansas airport

(BBC)--A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane will attempt to take off from a minor airport in Kansas after it landed there by mistake. The giant cargo jet was heading for McConnell air force base in Wichita but instead touched down at…

Sugar Mas 42 Launch

BASSETERRE St. Kitts - The launch of Sugar Mas 42 on Saturday 09th November 2013 revealed the winners of the slogan (Nadia Berridge-Williams) and jingle (Yakishma Clarke) along with the action packed calendar for this Carnival. As…

Upcoming SKNFA Matches (Thurs Nov 21 to Sun Nov 24)

Thursday 21st November Digicel Premier Division At Gardens Playing Field 7:00pm    –   Mantab vs, St. Thomas/Trinity Strikers Officials:       Curtis Morton  Ike Inniss, Stedroy Douglas,  & Travester Richards Saturday 23rd November…

Young Carlon makes his mark

Without a shadow of a doubt, the name Carlon Tuckett is one that will be etched in the sporting memoirs of Nevis, in the not too distant future. He is the son of the former West Indies allrounder Carl Tuckett and Sonia Tuckett and has…

Nevis over 35’s wins over England Forties Club

The touring England forties club, engaged the Nevis over 35 team which is preparing for the Luther Kelly tournament in St. Maarten next weekend. The Nevis team under the captaincy of Merlin Liburd won the toss and batted first. Merlin…

Ivor Walters Primary ends season on a high

They may well have sealed the deal in both divisions of the inter Primary Schools Football championship but chief Coordinator of the tournament, Michelle Sutton has indicated that all of the points have to be properly tabulated and all of…

CG Rebels blows out Bronx United in game two

It was as if they had raised an ant’s nest.  Bronx Crisis had won the first game in the best of three series in the 2013 edition of the Malcolm Guishard Memorial league, versus defending champions CG Rebels and had vowed to finish the…