January 3, 2014

Basseterre St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has urged nationals and residents of the twin-island Federation to continue to work with his administration. “We are well placed to…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- My fellow Citizens, Residents and Friends, I greet you at the dawn of this New Year and I do so trusting that you have a new perspective on what is possible during this year of our Lord 2014, recognizing that there…

(ZIZ)-- Four nationals have been awarded for their contribution to the nation in various fields. They have been appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on advice of the Federal Government. Joseph Llewellyn Edmeade has been awarded the Commander…

NELSON, New Zealand (CMC) -- West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has brushed aside speculation that flamboyant opener Chris Gayle will be back in the side in time for the two T20 matches to end their tour of New Zealand. Coach Ottis Gibson…

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rapper 50 Cent has lost a bid to end a Florida woman's lawsuit over a sex video posted online with him edited into it as a wig-wearing narrator. A New York judge rebuffed the rapper's request to dismiss Lastonia Leviston's…

KOLKATA (AFP) — An Indian teenager was gang-raped in two separate attacks and then died after being set on fire, sparking protests in the eastern city of Kolkata and the capital, police said Thursday. The 16-year-old was first assaulted on…

DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- Long lines and blustery winter weather greeted Colorado marijuana shoppers testing the nation's first legal recreational ganja shops Wednesday. It was hard to tell from talking to the shoppers, however, that they…

OTTAWA (AFP) — Toronto's larger-than-life mayor, Rob Ford, who was stripped of most of his powers in November after admitting he had smoked crack, launched his bid for re-election Thursday. "Just filed my paperwork for the 2014 election.…

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Four people were taken into custody on ganja and lottery scam charges after lawmen conducted several raids in St Elizabeth on Thursday. Reports are that about 4:30 am the team of officers searched premises in New…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican Vanessa Forrest, a sophomore at Coral Reef Senior High of Miami has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, DC, USA from February 14 to 16, 2014. The Congress is said to…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Britain is providing £200,000 (One British pound =US$1.64 cents) for vital emergency humanitarian support to St Vincent and the Grenadines and St Lucia following the widespread destruction and deaths caused by a…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has called on all stakeholders including non-government organisations to join in finding a solution to the high level of murders in the country,…

The tape ball cricket tournament hosted by the Nevis Sports Department and sponsored by the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, has reached an interesting phase. There was a slight break as the cricketers relaxed for the couple of…

President of the Leeward Islands Masters Association, Alkin Rogers, has taken time out to congratulate two of the outstanding Leeward Islands masters on their new appointment. Livingstone Harris who is originally of St. Kitts but who…

A record that stood for more than 17 years was finally broken on New Year's Day in 2014. Corey Anderson bludgeoned the West Indies bowlers to score the fastest ODI century, off just 36 balls, eclipsing the record of 37 set by a 16-year-old…