January 18, 2014

(BBC) President Obama; ''We will not monitor the communications of... our close friends and allies'' President Barack Obama has ordered curbs on the use of bulk data collected by US intelligence agencies, saying civil liberties must be…

(BBC)  Egypt's referendum on a new constitution has been backed by 98.1% of people who voted, officials say. Turnout was 38.6% of the more than 50-million eligible voters, the election committee said. The draft constitution replaces one…

(BBC) Aid has reached the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk in the Syrian capital Damascus for the first time in months, Palestinian officials say. Some 18,000 Palestinian refugees in the camp have not seen an aid delivery since July.…

(CNN) A group of passengers who were aboard an Asiana Airlines flight that crash-landed last summer has sued aircraft manufacturer Boeing, according to a lawsuit filed in an Illinois court. "We are asking for damages to be paid to the…

(CNN) Security forces killed seven militants in a counterterrorism operation in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, security officials said Saturday, according to the country's state news agency RIA Novosti. The six men and one woman…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- Jamaican all-rounder Ramaal Lewis will lead a 15-member West Indies team to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Lewis will be assisted by Nicholas…

(CNN) -- The Ganja Law Reform Coalition (GLRC) says it is expecting a large number of growers, smokers, other users and sympathisers with the cause from the United States at today's Cannabis Stakeholders Forum at the University of the West…

Trinidad -- For the second time in two months a drink produced by local manufacturing company SM Jaleel and Company Ltd has been associated internationally with the illegal drug trade. In the latest incident, Customs and Border Protection…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Four men, including two police officers, were remanded in custody until Tuesday, January 21, when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday, for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is expected to join his Cabinet colleague, the Hon. Marcella Liburd, at a number of events marking a week of activities organised by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Residents of New Road and the Pine Gardens/Shadwell area were given the opportunity to have their say about park projects to be implemented in their area. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Social and…

ZIZ News -- The Organization of American States (OAS) will be helping teachers in St Kitts and Nevis move from the old chalk and talk method of teaching to a technological method. The organization will be hosting a training workshop next…

ZIZ News -- Constituency Representative for Charlestown in the Nevis Island Administration, the honourable Robelto Hector is calling on his constituents to let the police do their investigation into the early morning fire that destroyed the…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- “We are damaged but not destroyed.” Those were the words of Treasurer in the Nevis Island Administration Mr. Colin Dore when he spoke to more than 40 staff members combined of the Treasury, Inland Revenue and Value…

ZIZ News -- The winning teams and individual players who competed in the St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Basketball Association's leagues are to be duly awarded this weekend. The association will be hosting its first prize giving ceremony in…