January 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM)  -- A call for the St. Kitts and Nevis Constitution to be changed to allow senators to actively participate in a Motion of No Confidence. The call by a private citizen during the recent “Ask the Prime…

The action commenced in the 2014 sports term as the Gingerland Secondary School hosted its first official competitive run with an exciting cross country relay on Thursday 23rd January. The junior and senior boys ran the same route together…

Ms Shawna Thomas of the Caribbean Sports and Development Agency conducted a one day workshop which focused on the Jump for heart program for Coaches and PE teachers across the island of Nevis. The workshop was conducted at the St. Paul’s…

In an effort to jump start the 2014 athletics season, the Youth and Sports Department in collaboration with the Education Department will host a relay festival on Friday 31st January at the ET Willet Park. The meet which will feature…

Heats has started at the Washington Archibald High School (W.A.H.S). Here are the Heats Points standing after the long and High Jump field events. Green House   211 Red House       190 Blue House      188 Orange House   184 * Heats…

The grand finals of the St. Kitts-Nevis Development Bank/Nevis Sports Department tape ball Cricket league took place at the ET Willet Park on Thursday night—23rd January. In game one Pennyless All stars females defeated Rozel’s team…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Under-19 team started their camp in Barbados on Wednesday as they get ready for next month's start of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The 15 players are under the…

Game 2 of the SKCA Nagico  Insurance  Limited  Overs (50)  Semi Final will be Played on Sunday 26th January at the Edgar Gilbert Cricket Complex in Molineaux at 10:00am. Eye Care Express Sandy Point vs Len Harris Cricket Academy Umpires:…

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – Grenada has thrown cold water on plans to decriminalise marijuana insisting that the cultivation and use of the drug on the island were illegal. “Government’s position on this issue is very clear. The…

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Britain has given Dominica its stamp of approval to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the island's final court of appeal. On Thursday, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit disclosed that he received a…

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- The St Catherine South Police have named 24-year-old Andre Love of Portmore Terrace, St Catherine as wanted. He is wanted in connection with the double murder of Franklin Robinson and Dane Cross in Washington Mews,…

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) -- The manager of a St Vincent radio station which last year paid Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves EC$206,000 for defamation, has apologised to him for a news item aired on the station on January 17. Manager of…

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) -- Ousted St Lucian Opposition leader, Stephenson King, says he feels betrayed but nevertheless humbled and inspired by the level of support from the public. On Thursday, one day after he was voted out of office by…

(CNN) -- A fire swept through an apartment complex for the elderly in the small Quebec town of L'Isle-Verte early Thursday, killing at least five and leaving roughly 30 others unaccounted for, police said. Frigid temperatures have made…

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- A Thai court ruled Friday that elections scheduled for next month in the Asian nation could be postponed, a decision likely to please anti-government demonstrators who've taken to the streets of Bangkok. The…