November 2013

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS) -- About 300 students from high schools in St. Kitts and Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), filled the Ministry of Agriculture’s conference room at La’guarite to participate in a Public Education…

(CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas says his recent visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) will lead not only lead to the consolidation of the relationship, but result in attracting…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS -- Participants in the People Employment Programme (PEP) left an indelible mark on Friday November 8, when they turned the Independence Square in Basseterre into the home of one of the best expositions the Federation…

(NIA) CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The geothermal development project on Nevis will proceed. The assurance came from Minister responsible for Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Hon. Alexis Jeffers when he delivered a report on the status…

(CUOPM) The latest tourism investment project unveiled recently is to be located on just about seven acres of land purchased from private owners. Giving an overview of the project, Mr. Farron Lawrence of SKN Homes pointed out that the…

Paris, France -- Jamaica’s minister of youth and culture, Lisa Hanna, led a delegation of CARICOM ministers and ambassadors in a meeting with the leadership of UNESCO on Monday to secure funding for education, youth and culture…

Miami, USA -- Infrastructure development financing was one of the hottest topics at a gathering of Caribbean leaders recently in Miami, Florida. Six heads of government and senior ministers from several regional countries gathered at the…

(BBC) A Montreal man has died following an altercation with police in which officers fired an electric stun gun at him, Canadian media report. The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Monday night after the confrontation with…

(BBC) A team of 12 British surgeons and paramedics is being sent to the Philippines to help the aid effort following the "appalling devastation" of Typhoon Haiyan, the PM has said. David Cameron said the team, together with the first…

(BBC) At least 10,000 people are feared to have been killed by Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the central Philippines on Friday. The UN says more than 11 million people are believed to have been affected by the storm, and some 673,000…

(Sports) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to sell tickets for Sachin Tendulkar's farewell Test online and not at ticket counters at the venue, which has left a lot of fans disappointed. To compound problems, the highly…

(Sports) A sizeable crowd showed up at the Brown Hill hard court on the evening of Saturday 9th November to witness the second and final game in a two match series between the Nevis team and the Montserrat national teams.. The local…

(Digicel Press Release) Bridgetown, Barbados: Today marked the opening of the 2013 Digicel Chelsea Football Academy in which 39 of the region’s top young footballers will receive a week-long training experience given by some the world’s…

(Sports) The High Schools Football championship continued on Thursday 8th November when the Basseterre High School engaged the Charlestown Secondary team at the ET Willet Park. The BHS boys were dominant in the early exchanges and the CSS…

(Sports) The celebrations were loud and long and deserved. It was a historic day for the lowly rated Lyn Jeffers Primary School as the Giant Malt sponsored Primary School Football league continued. The action was at the Bath Village…