November 2013

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism Hon. Mark Brantley, hailed Tradewind Aviation for its decision to commence a daily premium nonstop service from San Juan to the Vance W. Amory International Airport…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) – A British newspaper is reporting St. Kitts today as “a warmth, character and identity that are all its own.” Journalist Nigel Tisdall, writing in the Travel Section of the Telegraph headlined: “St. Kitts:…

(ZIZ) A local fast food outlet and a fitness centre are joining the St. Kitts Bottling Company in promoting healthy lifestyle choices and financing Breast Cancer treatment. Minister of Health, Hon. Marcella Liburd said subway and life…

(ZIZ) The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has pledged to continue assisting the Caribbean Region in the fight against the illegal trafficking of firearms. During a recent visit to assess the Police Force, ATF’S…

(ZIZ)A 24 year old young man of New Road died at the General Hospital two weeks after he was shot. Royden Peets Jr. was attacked by an armed masked assailant on Friday October 19 at about 7:35 am at New Road Housing Project. Peets was…

(ZIZ) The Minister of Health has raised an alarm over the level of obesity among children and adults in St Kitts and Nevis. During a recent address, the Minister of Health Hon Marcella Liburd says Primary School children are starting to…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) – An autopsy is expected to be performed Monday on the body of a 30-year-old man, who police said killed himself while in their custody over the weekend. Police said Kevin Singh committed suicide by slamming…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- A visit to the home of a dead friend Sunday night, could have been fatal for three men who were shot and injured by a gunman in an Above Rocks, St Catherine community. Observer Online has learned that the three…

Kingston, Jamaica - The government has signed an agreement that will see $250 million being pumped into the infrastructural development of 23 high schools and community based sporting facilities across the island. The high school sports…

New York, United States (AP) — Fire officials say a 19-year-old New York University student may have been trapped between two buildings for as long as two days. The victim, Asher Vongtau, was rescued at 6:25 pm Sunday. A fire department…

(CNN) U.S. military and intelligence agencies pushed doctors working in military detention centers to violate medical ethics by taking part in the mistreatment of prisoners by interrogators, medical and legal experts conclude in a new…

(CNN) A plane carrying 18 people crashed Sunday, killing eight, while landing in Bolivia, according to state news agency ABI. Ten other people were injured in the crash at the Riberalta airport, 1,000 kilometers (about 620 miles) from La…

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticized the timing of the U.S. drone strike that killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban last week, his office said in a statement. Karzai made the comments when he met…

Nelson Spring, Nevis – November 1st, 2013. Nevis’ leading Real Estate Developer, Mr. Deon Daniel, has copped a regional award as Developer of the Year 2013. The award to Mr. Daniel, was announced early last month during the 19th…

Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Vincentian Magistrate Rechenne Browne-Mathias after presenting the Child Justice Bill to the second working session of the National Juvenile Justice Reform Project Training Conference yesterday…