December 19, 2013

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): A number of Latin American countries will play a more active role in training law enforcement personnel in St. Kitts and Nevis. At the Commissioner’s Award and Lecture Presentation on Tuesday, (December 17)…

Bridgetown, Barbados --The Board of Directors of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank has announced the appointment of Mr. David Ritch as its new non-executive Chairman. The appointment took effect from 13th December 2013. An…

Basseterre -- The Organization of American States (OAS) through its Department of Human Development, Education and Employment (DHDEE) has selected three (3) Nationals of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis to receive OAS Scholarships…

Basseterre -- The UWI Open Campus Country Site, at Fortlands now has a fully re-furbished computer lab, thanks to CIBC FirstCaribbean. Officially handing over the refurbished CIBC FirstCaribbean UWI Computer Lab, Country Manager, Mrs Ladesa…

(BBC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will soon pardon jailed former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Mr Putin told reporters he had received a request from Khodorkovsky, who has been in custody for a decade, to pardon him on…

Hong Kong (AP) — President Barack Obama's half-brother is publishing an autobiography that details the domestic abuse that served as the theme for his earlier semi-autobiographical novel, which featured an abusive parent patterned on their…

Los Angeles (AP) — Investigators have found no evidence that the Porsche carrying ‘Fast & Furious’ actor Paul Walker had mechanical problems before it crashed. A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation tells The…

(New York) - A senior executive of a leading global hospitality chain is reaffirming his faith in the Caribbean as a region for sustained growth and development. Bill Clegg, regional vice president of franchise service and programs with…

(Barbados) - A Caribbean hotelier has issued a call for strengthening the hotel sector's ties to local food producers. Such local linkages asserted Barbadian hotelier Ralph Taylor generate several benefits: "First, tourists want to savor…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago economy is now projected to grow by 1.5 per cent this year as against earlier predictions of 2.5 per cent, the Central Bank has said. It said that the local economy had grown by 1.3…

Caracas, Venezuela (HCNN) -- The leaders of Haiti and the Dominican Republic agreed on Tuesday to set up a joint commission to discuss and find a final solution to the migration problem caused by a recent Dominican Constitutional court…

Willemstad, Curacao -- Two of the four suspects charged with the murder of Curacao politician Helmin Wiels, who was shot dead on May 5, have denied having anything to do with the murder. “I’m innocent; I have nothing to do with it. I have…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana has recorded the highest ever gold declaration of 458,105 ounces as at December 16, 2013 surpassing the previous highest level of 455, 918 ounces in 2001; which included the declarations of both Omai and…

(ZIZ)--R and B Songstress Mya is on island preparing for her performance at international night...part of Sugar Mas 42. While here, Mya and part of her team visited ZIZ studios to chat with on air DJ G-Cue where she spoke about her current…

(ZIZ)-- The Ministry of Social and Community Development gets an eight percent increase in its Budget, thus securing the safety and well being of our nation’s young people The ministry has been allocated an eight percent increase to…