January 2014

NEW YORK (AP) -- A plane from Toronto slid into snow as it turned onto a taxiway after landing at John F Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, leading the airport to temporarily suspend flights from taking off and landing because of icy…

BERLIN, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel cracked her pelvis during a skiing accident in the Swiss Alps and will have to cut back on her work schedule for the next three weeks, her spokesman said Monday. Merkel's spokesman…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Eusebio, the Portuguese soccer star who was born into poverty in Africa but became an international sporting icon and was voted one of the 10 best players of all time, has died aged 71, his long time club Benfica…

It was the second of two back to back race meets held by the Nevis Turf and Jockey Club and this one was held on Sunday 5th January 2014. The crowd was not as large as it was for the previous week but the persons present were equally…

Worries over the weather spoiling the first ever ODI in Nelson were eased when the sell-out crowd was greeted by blue skies and bright sunshine on Saturday morning. The rain did arrive, but only after the match was well out of West Indies'…

Michael Clarke was asked at the toss if he knew which two captains had led Australia to 5-0 Ashes clean sweeps. Yes, Warwick Armstrong and Ricky Ponting, he replied. Now there are three. Fittingly, it all ended in Clarke's hands. England's…

Couva, Trinidad - The Jason Mohammed XI completed an easy 213-run victory over the Justin Guillen XI on the final day of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board three-day trial match at the National Cricket Centre, Balmain Couva yesterday.…

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies women’s team will have a full camp in New Zealand ahead of their eight-match series next month. The World Cup runners-up will arrive in New Zealand on Monday, February 10 and will have a one-week camp as…

(ZIZ)--Public safety in Nevis is a Federal responsibility which has been met by my office through manpower, resources, and training. Nevis had an 8 percent increase in crime in 2013. While no one likes increases in crime, Nevis can be proud…

Name: TIANAE FRANCIS ALIAS: CHAMIQUA Date of Birth: 29TH MARCH, 1998 AGE: 15 Place of Birth: ST. KITTS Last Address: NEWTON GROUND Height: 5’10” Complexion: BROWN Hair: BLACK EYES: BROWN Weight: 150 LBS SEX: FEMALE TIANAE WAS…

(ZIZ)--On Saturday 4th January 2014,  Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Stephen Jones performed a post mortem examination on the body of 65yrs old Cedric Rondolph Butler of Hickman’s Village Gingerland who was found dead at his residence on Friday…

(ZIZ) Prime Minister, The Right Hon Dr Denzil Douglas says St Kitts and Nevis must continue to build on the successes it recorded in 2013. Speaking at the 13th Prime Minister's New Year's Grand Gala on Saturday, Prime Minister Douglas…

(ZIZ) American television personality Tavis Smiley has Credited Prime Minister the Right Hon Dr Denzil Douglas as embodying the definition of a leader. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s New Year’s Gala smiley said there is growing change in…

(ZIZ) As carnival activities officially end culture enthusiast, Winston “Zack” Nisbett, is confident that all of our Kittitian folklore can be revived. Nisbett says that he hopes to bring back our dying cultural art forms because it is…

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…