December 2, 2013

(BBC)--The UN's human rights chief has said an inquiry has produced evidence that war crimes were authorised in Syria at the "highest level", including by President Bashar al-Assad. It is the first time the UN's human rights office has so…

(BBC)--No mayday call was made from the police helicopter that crashed into a busy Glasgow pub, killing nine people. Air accident investigators said the helicopter had made a "vertical descent" before it struck The Clutha at 22:25 on…

(BBC)--The US authorities have begun an investigation into the causes of Sunday's train crash in the Bronx area of New York in which four people were killed and more than 60 injured. The 05:54 from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Station…

Port Of Spain, Trinidad -- A civil society group in Trinidad and Tobago has described as “social genocide” the recent court ruling in the Dominican Republic, which has left over 200,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent potentially stateless.…

Fifty -four students from St. Kitts and Nevis will be awarded Certificates of Recognition for their outstanding performance in the 2013 overseas examinations during the 27th Academic Excellence Recognition Awards Ceremony to be held on…

(CUOPM) - Despite vigorous consultation, the general consensus at the end of the second PANCAP Justice For All consultation at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort, decisive actions must be taken, quickly to change several key pieces of …

(CUOPM) – After what has been described as the most keenly contested competition ever, four students of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), have obtained Grade One passes in all seven qualifying units. Two have been named joint…

(NIA) Charlestown Nevis -- Nevis joined the rest of the world in the observance of World AIDS Day with a march through Charlestown, two days before December 1st, the day set aside by the World Health Organization (WHO) to mark the…

Junior Minister of Sports on Nevis, the Hon. Hazel Brandy –Williams on Thursday 28th November indicated that she shared the vision that one day, Nevis will place its first player on the West Indies female cricket team. She was speaking at…

The excitement reached fever pitched at the ET Willet Park on the evening of Thursday 28th November.  It was the start of the tape ball cricket tournament hosted by the Nevis Sports Department and sponsored by the Development Bank of St.…

Otis Gibson the West Indies coach, is optimistic that Shane Shillingford and Marlon Samuels will receive positive news on their bowling actions following tests conducted in Perth, but it is not yet certain whether Shillingford will play in…

At Garden Playing Field Hobson Enterprises Garden Hotspurs 5         vs         KFC Trinity/Challengers United 0 (Half Time 3 - 0) Scoring for Hobson Garden Hotspurs Tahir Hanley 8th minute Carlos Bertie 10th minute Kai Cabey 15th minute…

(CUOPM) - The recent statement by opposition elements in St. Kitts and Nevis concerning an alleged diplomatic row between St. Kitts and Nevis and Canada is erroneous and misleading, and is intended to bring the Federation’s very successful…

Arrests Leroy Martin of Conaree Village was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Crack Cocaine With Intent to Supply, which were committed on 26th November 2013 at the Ferry Terminal. Chris Brown of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- In a fast and exciting game played at the Old Recreation Grounds in Sandy Point Sunday December 1, ‘visitors’ Glen ‘Ghost’ Philip Half Way Tree United FC overcame ‘home team’ Dr Norgen Wilson Soho United FC 2-0 to…