December 2013

Basseterre, St. Kitts - Award winning Carnival costume designer Keeshan ‘Banker’ Walwyn Maillard, leader of Banker Mas Camp is set to launch his Grand Carnival Parade troupe for Sugar Mas 42. The young artist will present another colourful…

Basseterre, St. Kitts:   It was a rainy evening when on Saturday, 30 November 2013, the Jamaican Kittitian (JamKit) Association hosted its JamKit Non Nationals Domino Tournament 2013 at the Ezee Eats Restaurant & Bar operated by Dennis…

Bridgetown, Barbados– Next Friday CIBC FirstCaribbean will throw open the doors of its newest state-of-the-art branch, a stone’s throw from its Headquarters at Warrens in Barbados, to its customers. Employing 39 staff, the 13,700…

Charlestown, Nevis -- Forty Nevisian businesswomen are the latest beneficiaries of the Women in Small Enterprise (WISE) programme, a component of the Federal Government’s People Employment Programme (PEP) that has funding from the Sugar…

(ZIZ) -- Prime Minister, the Right Honorable Dr. Denzil Douglas toured the newly reconstructed facilities of the Warner Park Cricket Stadium on Thursday, assessing the progress that has been made. Prime Minister Douglas states that the…

(ZIZ) -- An expansion plan at Jaro Electronics is expected to provide hundreds of new jobs for locals over the next few years. During a site visit by Labour Minister, the Hon Patrice Nisbett, General Manager, Doris Archibald told ZIZ that…

(ZIZ) -- Hundreds of shoppers on Thursday flocked to major food and retail outlets to take advantage of the reduced VAT rates that were being offered. The government initiative saw businesses offering their goods at a reduced VAT rate of…

(ZIZ)-- Local officials are now in a better position to respond and coordinate response in the event of a major oil spill in the federation's territorial waters. Officials directly linked to the protection of the federation's marine…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) - The first of two – five-apartments - town houses at Taylors East Housing Development, Phase Four, will be officially opened this afternoon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Housing, the Hon. Dr. Earl…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) – The inaugural call of the 3,700-passenger Carnival Conquest is a testament to the quality of St. Kitts as a cruise ship destination and its expanding infrastructure. So says Acting Chief Executive Officer…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) – The St. Kitts Tourism Authority says that the 2013/2014 Cruise Ship Season is off to “an excellent start.” With over 8,000 passengers on the ground last week Thursday when four cruise ships were in port,…

President of the Nevis Basketball Association Wanda Parry, on Wednesday revealed that the inaugural SUGAR MAS cup tournament will be played this month between a St.Kitts team and a Nevis team. According to the schedule of matches, Nevis…

The now annual Basketball showdown between the Charlestown Secondary and Gingerland Secondary School teams, took place between the 2nd and 4th December with the CSS team completing victory in game two of the three match series, having won…

With all of two days remaining, the New Zealand team is still very much in the ascendancy in the first test match versus the West Indies. Having declared their innings closed at  609 for 9, New Zealand then bundled out the Windies team for…

Charlestown, Nevis -- St. Kitts- Nevis Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Security and Parliamentary Representative for Nevis 11, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett brought Christmas early to Nevisian first and second form students when he…