November 2013

NATCOM (SKN) - The Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis has been elected to UNESCO’s Executive Board for the second time in ten years. The Federation was elected by Member States to the leading UNESCO decision making body at the sitting…

(CUOPM) – Final designs for the Park Hyatt St. Kitts have been approved at meeting in Chicago. St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Sen. the Hon. Richard “Ricky” Skerritt said the project is vital to the…

(BBC)--Iran's Supreme Leader has warned his country will not step back "one iota" from its nuclear rights, as it resumes talks with world powers in Geneva. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he would not intervene directly in the negotiations,…

(BBC)--A US white supremacist who targeted black and Jewish people in a nationwide killing spree has been put to death in the US state of Missouri. Joseph Franklin was executed for shooting dead a man and wounding two others outside a…

(BBC)--Eleven Egyptian military personnel have been killed and dozens more wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of el-Arish. Al-Masri al-Youm newspaper said a convoy of buses carrying infantry soldiers was hit by a…

Digicel Premier Division At Newtown Playing Field Winners Circle Newtown United 1          vs            SPD United 1 (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Winners Circle Newtown United Ian "Rompy" Lake 5th minute Scoring for SPD United…

It was billed to be the proverbial ‘clash of the ants’ but the impressive crowd that showed up for the matchup between the Gingerland Secondary School and the Charlestown Secondary School teams, witnessed one of the more keenly contested…

With the local Football season already creating much excitement, Football fans who turned up at the ET Willet Park on Wednesday night would have been sorely disappointed as the hitherto unbeaten SL Horsfords Highlights, showed up for their…

Mr. Marc Mercadante, Regional Director of Special Olympics in Connecticut, visited Nevis on Friday 15th November to conduct a training seminar. The seminar which was conducted at the Nevis Sports Department which is located at the Reliable…

A recent release from President of the Leeward Islands Masters Association, Mr. Alkins Rogers, has indicated that the St.Maarten Masters club now has a new president. The email alert from President Rogers read: “On behalf of the Leeward…

The following players have been selected to represent St. Kitts in the Luther "Shot Gun" Kelly Over 35 Cricket Tournament that will be held in St. Maarten from November 29 to Dec 1st, 2013. Codville Rogers (Capt) Greg Stanley (V. Capt)…

--St. Kitts and Nevis is a leading tourist destination in the Caribbean and must continue finding new ways of attracting more tourists. That's the opinion of Colm Lacy, British Airways Head of Gatwick Commercial. Speaking at the 2013…

ZIZ--St Kitts and Nevis has begun its thrust to become a fully technological society. And this has been helped by the signing of the new 2013 – 2018 Information Communication Technology Agreement between the local government and the…

ZIZ--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…

--Two authors are bringing a message of teamwork and unity with their new book "Everybody Paddles". Ted Hanley and Charles A. Archer are on a Caribbean tour promoting the book which looks at what it takes for a business to grow and…