January 2014

(BBC) -- The Syrian government has been "deliberately and unlawfully" demolishing thousands of homes, a new report by Human Rights Watch says. Satellite images appear to show large-scale demolitions with explosives and bulldozers in…

(BBC) -- Malta has bowed to EU pressure over its controversial new passport scheme for non-EU nationals, saying applicants will now be required to spend at least a year in Malta in order to qualify. The new condition was announced by Malta…

(BBC) -- Russia has been accused by the US of breaching a key arms control treaty banning medium-range nuclear missiles. According to reports in the New York Times, citing US officials, Russia has been conducting flight tests since 2008 of…

(CNN) -- A McDonald's employee in Pittsburgh was arrested Wednesday after undercover police officers said they discovered her selling heroin in Happy Meal boxes, according to a criminal complaint. Shantia Dennis, 26, was arrested after…

The Jocelyn Liburd Primary school hosted the first in a series of cross country events when they  hosted the much anticipated cross country relay on Wednesday 28th January. There were two separate races for the boys and the girls. The…

Here are the W. A. H. S heats points standings after the long & high jump, 100m, 200m, 400m & 800m events. Red        371 Green     347 Orange   347 Blue        337 * Heat continues on Thursday with the 1500m. * Sports Day…

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Darren Sammy is backing the Windward Islands to repeat as champions in the NAGICO Super50 Tournament, which will be played in Trinidad and Tobago, starting Thursday. The allrounder was initially named as Windward…

At Cayon Playing Field Conaree Fireballs Int'l 6           vs          Keys United 0 (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Conaree Fireballs Int'l Jaquan Mills scored a hat trick in the 16th, 59th & 61st minute Stayvon Browne 71st minute…

The Nevis Masters’ Cricketers are kindly asked to note that the meeting previously scheduled for Thursday 30yj January has now been pushed back to next week Tuesday 4th February. Meeting will commence at 5 pm at the ET Willet Park. All…

NIA Charlestwon Nevis -- Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Hon. Mark Brantley described a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Vaccine Acceptability Study Workshop held of Nevis, as another demonstration of the Nevis Island Administration’s…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health on Nevis Nicole Slack-Liburd, said it was a proud moment for Nevis to be among the first islands to spearhead research into the cause and prevalence of cervical cancer.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas was expected to meet with the Presidents of Venezuela and Brazil during the margins of the Second Meeting of the Community of Latin…

(ZIZ)-- There’s a call going out for anyone who’s interested to take advantage of scholarships offered by the Taiwanese Government. The Republic of China (Taiwan) is offering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwanese ICDF…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – A Chinese New Year gift for the 21 million people of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is how, Resident Ambassador of the Asian nation to St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Miguel Tsao, described Wednesday’s…

(ZIZ)-- The 2013 Economic Growth for the ECCU - the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union is likely to be lower than expected according to the Governor of the ECCB - the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Sir k. Dwight Venner. Venner last evening…