Daily Archives

December 18, 2013

AGM rescheduled

The annual general meeting of the Nevis Cricket Association has been rescheduled. The meeting was previously slated for Monday 16th December but President Keith Scarborough noted that there was a poor showing by the teams and clubs on the…

Richie – Let’s win for Shane and fans

Hamilton, New Zealand – West Indies manager Richie Richardson said he wants his side to win the third Test against New Zealand for Shane Shillingford and the millions of supporters around the World. The Test starts on Thursday at Seddon…

Simmons shines for HPC in warm-up

Bridgetown, Barbados - A Sagicor West Indies High Performance (HPC) XI beat a Barbados trials XI by 61 runs in a 50-over practice match at Desmond Haynes Oval today. Chasing 312 to win, the Barbados XI were bowled out for 250 in 43.3…

Minister outlines government’s green economy vision

ZIZ News -- St Kitts and Nevis will continue its thrust of becoming a fully green economy in the near future. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Of Energy, Hon Dr Earl Asim Martin says the installation of solar powered lights along certain…

Motion of No Confidence verdict to be delivered soon

ZIZ News -- Justice Darshan Ramdhani has announced that he will deliver his verdict soon in the ongoing Motion of No Confidence Case. On Monday lawyers for both sides presented their cases surrounding the motion behind heard before…

Commissioner awards police officers

ZIZ News -- Dozens of police officers were awarded on Tuesday morning for their service and commitment to the job in 2013. Commissioner of Police, Celvin Walwyn, saluted and awarded the men and women of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis…

Three men convicted in gang rape of American tourist in India

New Delhi (CNN) -- Three men were convicted Tuesday in the gang rape of an American tourist in India. All Nepali men in their 20s, they were convicted of sexual assault and robbery, police said. They were sentenced to 20 years in prison.…

Turkish ministers’ sons detained in bribery probe

One of Turkey's largest banks was among premises targeted in the raids Turkish police have arrested the sons of three cabinet ministers as part of an investigation into alleged bribery relating to public tenders. The sons of the interior…

Six U.S. troops killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

(CNN) -- Six U.S. troops were killed Tuesday in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan after what appears to be an engine failure, a U.S. defense official said. There was one survivor in the crash. The crash is the deadliest single…