November 2013

--Tourism stakeholders met on Tuesday 19th November 2013 to discuss the future of the local industry. The meeting, held at the St Kitts Marriott Resort, was organized by the St Kitts Tourism Authority. Minister of tourism, Hon Richard…

Five osprey poles have been installed at Christophe Harbour to encourage and promote safe habitats for ospreys nesting on-site. The osprey, sometimes known as the sea hawk, is a migratory bird of prey that passes through the Caribbean…

Charlestown Nevis -- Twenty-four year old triathlete Romel Gaskin, made sports history on Nevis when he became the first local to cross the finish line at the first MaccaX Nevis International Triathlon held on November 16, 2013. Deputy…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (NOVEMBER 18, 2013) – Minister of Education and Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory, encouraged the graduands of the Charlestown Secondary School and the Nevis Sixth Form College, to prepare for their future endeavours…

Mumbai, India – Jason Holder said he and the rest of players joining the West Indies squad for three One-day Internationals against India will be looking to make an impact. The lanky Windies fast bowler was speaking following a training…

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- The successful festival organised and held by the People’s Employment Programme (PEP) at the Independence Square Basseterre on Friday November 8 meant a lot of things to the different people who took time to visit…

Charlestown Nevis  -- Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister responsible for Sports Hon. Mark Brantley registered satisfaction with the  first MaccaX Nevis International Triathlon on November 16, 2013,  which saw Multiple Ironman winner …

Tuesday 19th November Division I At Cayon Playing Field 5:00pm - Cayon vs. Molineaux Officials: James Matthew, Jamaluh Lowry & Jason Rouse At Gardens Playing Field 5:00pm – Rivers of Living Water vs. Sandy Point Allstars Officials:…

It was almost as if it was the grand finals.  It was the biggest crowd yet at the Primary School Football championship and this particular game was billed as a very crucial one to the eventual overall point standings. The match was played…

A determined Bronx Crisis team created an upset of sorts by defeating defending champions CG Rebels on Sunday 17th November. It is the final stage of the 2013 edition of the Malcolm Guishard Memorial Basketball league and the match was…

(ZIZ) Kyana Hobson is winner of the first ever ZIZ LIME Kittitian Superstar Teen competition. Saturday night, after a tightly contested show Kyana edged out second place Brian Brookes to take the title. She told ZIZ News afterwards that…

Port Au Prince, Haiti -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti on Saturday voiced its concern at recent incidents of violence in several cities and urged everyone in the country to work towards ensuring a peaceful society. The…

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- Following Guatemala’s announcement in early November that it was pulling out of Venezuela's PetroCaribe alliance, the Hugo Chavez-era oil-for-regional-influence program could be on its last legs, the…

(BBC) Powerful tornadoes have swept through the US Midwest, destroying buildings and overturning vehicles in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. At least six people were killed, all in Illinois, and it is feared that several…

(BBC) A woman has pleaded guilty to murdering three men whose bodies were found in ditches in Cambridgeshire. The bodies of Lukasz Slaboszewski, 31, Kevin Lee, 48, and John Chapman, 56, were found in ditches 10 miles (16km) apart in…