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November 2013

Securing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

(ZIZ)--Caregivers of persons living with disabilities are gathering this week to look at how they, along with government and social partners can improve the lives of people with disabilities. In December of 2012, UNESCO granted the…

Reflections of a Remarkable Teen

(ZIZ)--The 25 Most Remarkable Teens Awards are changing the lives of teenagers in St Kitts and Nevis. Past recipients have gone on to greater accomplishments and continue their community involvement work. One such teen is Christian…

Nevis Over 35’s defeats England Forties Club

The Nevis over 35’s team set to play in the Luther Kelly over 35’s tournament this coming weekend, had another great practice match versus the England forties club on Sunday 24th November. The match was played at the ET Willet Park and was…

Pope Francis calls for power to move away from Vatican

(BBC)--Pope Francis has called for power in the Catholic Church to be devolved away from the Vatican, in the first major work he has written in the role. In the document, he says he is open to suggestions to changes in the power of the…

Newtown gunman Adam Lanza

(BBC)--Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has launched his government's independence blueprint, calling it a "mission statement" for the future. The 649-page White Paper promised a "revolution" in social policy, with childcare at its…

Newtown gunman Adam Lanza had ‘obsession’ with Columbine

(BBC)--The gunman who killed 26 people at a Connecticut school last year had "an obsession" with the 1999 Columbine massacre, an official report has found. Police said there was evidence Adam Lanza, 20, had planned the shooting, which took…