Yearly Archives

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…

Premier Amory welcomes Fly Montserrat to Nevis

(NIA) Charlestown Nevis -- Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory, described December 16, 2013, as an important day for Nevis where air travel was concerned.  The comment came when he delivered remarks at a press briefing with members of the…

Health Care given prominence in 2014 budget

(SKNIS): The health of residents of St. Kitts and Nevis as well as visitors in need of medical attention was once again given deserved importance with the allocation of just under $38,000,000 in the St. Kitts and Nevis 2014 Budget. As…

Tessanne holding firm in number one spot on iTunes

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Tessanne Chin is again in the number one spot on the USA's iTunes top 100 songs chart. Her performance of Whitney Houston's ‘I have nothing’ on The Voice Monday night sits atop the hugely competitive chart. In fact,…