December 12, 2013

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 12, 2013) -- Minister responsible for Social Development, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs on Nevis Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams admonished the youth of Nevis to follow the example of Ms. Amica Liburd, a…

(CUOPM) -  The excuse given by the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Mark Brantley for the absence of opposition members from the Budget Session of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly has been dubbed as “disrespectful” “arrogant”…

(BBC)--South Africa's deputy disability minister says the government is investigating how a man who faked sign language at the Mandela memorial was given security clearance. Thamsanqa Dyantyi, who stood alongside national and international…

(BBC)--The Spanish government has vowed to block plans by parties in Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence on 9 November of next year. "The poll will not be held," Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon told journalists moments…

(BBC)--One of the seriously injured survivors of the Glasgow helicopter crash has died in hospital, bringing the death toll from the tragedy to 10. Joe Cusker, 59, of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, died on Thursday in Glasgow Royal…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Minister of Agriculture Alfred Gray said on Tuesday he wants public hangings in The Bahamas. Gray also said the invasion of the home of acting prime minister Philip Brave Davis shows that the country’s leaders need…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the government of Barbados convened a meeting on the financial services sector in CARIFORUM on Monday. The meeting of ministers with…

The Virgin Islands are known as a hot spot for tourism – snorkeling, diving, deep sea fishing, sailing and cruise ship visits. Unfortunately, say researchers at the University of the Virgin Islands, the territory is also a hotspot for coral…

(CUOPM) –St. Kitts and Nevis expects to report an overall surplus of over EC$240 million in 2013. Based on information, St. Kitts and Nevis anticipates that Revenue and Grants will be $731.7 million; 38.2% higher than the target.…

(CUOPM) – With a recent Debt to GDP ratio of nearly 200 percent, St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to reduce it to 80 percent of GDP by 2016. This was disclosed Tuesday by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the…

The West Indies team was dicely placed at the end of day two in the second test match versus New Zealand . The New Zealand tail wagged stoutly under the  guidance of the more sedate wicket keeper/batsman Watling who was the last man out,…

Twenty year old Quinton de Kock broke the record for most runs in a bilateral three-match series, following which de Villiers brought up his own hundred. Looking at the ease with which they punished the Indian bowling in that 171-run stand,…

Coaches, Mr. Craig Connor and Ms Roatter Johnson have been extremely busy as they coach and monitor the potential coaches on Nevis as the IAAF level one course heads to its conclusion on Thursday 12th December. On Wednesday 11th the…

Basseterre (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis is reporting surpluses on the Recurrent and Primary Accounts as well as an Overall Surplus for fiscal 2012. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in reviewing…

ZIZ News -- The Republic of China (Taiwan) has committed itself to assisting agricultural development in St. Kitts with the signing of an agricultural technical agreement for the next five years. Minister of Agriculture, The Hon Nigel…