Yearly Archives

2013

Artisans from the Federation begin training in Taiwan

TAIPEI -- Two artisans from the Federation of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis arrived in Taiwan on October 4, 2013, to attend training courses in pottery and leather craft, courtesy of the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the…

DEA agents train members of Security Forces

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Twenty-seven members of the security forces in St. Kitts and Nevis are better equipped to execute their duties, after completing a four-day Drug Enforcement Administration Training. Much of the hands-on…

Plans for Diversion Programme Underway

Basseterre, St. Kitts: The Department of Probation & Child Protection Services hosted a two-day informational workshop at the Ocean Terrance Inn on October 7th and 8th, 2013. The objective of this workshop was to facilitate information…

NNA Business League to commence in November

Charlestown, Nevis -- Following great reviews of last year’s Business League, the Executive Body of the Nevis Netball Association is making plans to host another business league. According to the association’s secretary Ms. Tricia…

Pooran to join West Indies Under-19 in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The WICB Selection Panel today announced that Nicolas Pooran has been drafted into the West Indies Under-19 team for the ongoing seven-match limited-overs series against Bangladesh Under-19 in Guyana. The 17-year-old…

WICB President reiterates policy to wide distribution of cricket

St John’s, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board Mr. Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron today explained that the WICB has taken a decision of seeking to ensure that tournaments which are commercially viable are staged in a manner which…

West Indies suffer at the hands of Indian Test Players

(Sports Page) The West Indies A team got a bit of a beating on day two of the third unofficial test match versus their Indian team counterparts. On day one, the Windies a team faltered to be bowled out for a paltry 268 in 77.4 overs. Test…

Combined Team selected for important match

(Sports Page) Sports Coordinator at the Department of Sports, Carl Tuckett, on Wednesday revealed that a youthful team from the Lycium Alpinum College out of England. The team will play against a combined youth team out of Nevis at the ET…

Police Updates – 10th October 2013

(ZIZ) Janiel Shane Thomas of Jamaica was formally arrested and charged for two (2) counts of False Pretences allegedly committed on 21st March, 2013 at Basseterre. Anna Lesbia Rameo of Crosses Alley was formally arrested and charged for…

Volunteers needed for Creative Youth Academy

NIA Charlestown Nevis – A two-day training session—to be facilitated by Operation Future in collaboration with the Nevis Island Administration’s Department of Youth and Sports—is slated to be held at the Cotton Ground Community Centre…

St. Kitts tourism bearing fruits, says Minister Ricky Skerritt

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – Air arrivals, a long-term, proactive approach to building and supporting airlift from key source markets has been bearing fruit. That’s according to St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Tourism, Sen. the Hon.…

PM Douglas leads Federal delegation to IMF/World Bank meetings

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister and Minister of Finance, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is in Washington, D.C. attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…