January 2014

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica -- The police have confirmed that over a ton of ganja along with other high-value items were seized in a two-day drug bust in Westmoreland earlier this week. Five Costa Ricans and six Jamaicans, including an ex-cop,…

(CNN) -- Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone will stand trial on bribery charges over a multi-billion dollar deal, a German court said Thursday. The 83-year-old is accused of making a corrupt payment to Gerhard Gribkowsky, a banker who…

(CNN) -- Nine years after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the trial of four men accused of his killing opened Thursday in an unprecedented tribunal. However, the stand at the United Nations-backed Special…

Hong Kong (CNN) -- Farmers from a village in southwest China literally turned a multimillion dollar windfall into a wall of cash. This week, residents of Jianshe village in Sichuan Province took delivery of blocks of money worth 13 million…

CHICAGO, USA (AP) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago will on Wednesday hand over thousands of pages documenting clergy sex abuse allegations to victims' attorneys who have fought for years to hold the Catholic Church accountable for its handling…

The Alex Stars female Cricket team or the Nurses, have indicated that they will be forwarding a letter of protest, ‘first thing this morning,’ to the Sports Department, after their match versus Rozel’s team ended in controversy on Wednesday…

Luke Ronchi played a second consecutive match-winning innings to not only win the Twenty20 series for New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium but also indicate that his flagging international career might have turned a corner. His 51 off 28…

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Newly-elected President of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA), Auckland Hector has identified laying the foundation for future development of cricket as one of his targets during his tenure. Hector, a…

At Newtown Playing Field Rivers of Living Water 2         vs         Sandy Point A.F.A 1 (Half Time 0 - 1) Scoring for Rivers of Living Water Evansley Fahie 72nd minute Tomil Oshorn 80th minute Scoring for Sandy Point A.F.A Jacquille…

The Nevis Drag Racing Unit on Wednesday 15th January, released the full list of placements at the last Drag race meet held on Sunday 12th January. The meet which was referred to as the GRUDGES meet featured mainly vehicles and drivers from…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The National Housing Corporation (NHC) has launched two programmes that will put more money in the pockets of land and homeowners through the lowering of interest rates and waiver of interest arrears, while at the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has received some EC$280 million (75 million Euros) from the European Union (EU) since 2007. This was disclosed Tuesday by the Head of Delegation to Barbados and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – Head of the European Delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, His Excellency Ambassador Mikael Barford has welcomed signs that the St. Kitts and Nevis economy is improving under the leadership of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – San Juan, Puerto Rico--based Seaborne Airlines, made its first scheduled flight to St. Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport Wednesday afternoon, ahead of an official welcome ceremony planned for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis will highlight the 30th Anniversary of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) with the release of a set of postage stamps. Postmaster General, Ms.…