Daily Archives

February 12, 2014

Haiti to register overseas nationals

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti is launching a programme to register its migrants who live without documentation abroad, including in the Dominican Republic, where thousands of people of Haitian origin are in danger of being left…

PM says she took 25 trips in two years

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller revealed in Parliament Tuesday afternoon that between 2012 and 2013, she embarked on 25 trips to deal with matters relating to the country's affairs. The Prime Minister said she took…

Floods hit homes in England as wild weather batters Europe

Moorland, Somerset (CNN) -- Like a modern-day King Canute, Sam Notaro is determined not to let rising waters flood his home. He lives in Moorland village in Somerset, southwest England, which has been hit hard by weeks of flooding.…

USGS: Strong earthquake hits China’s Xinjiang region

Hong Kong (CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit about 270 kilometers (170 miles) southeast of the city of Hotan at a depth…

Tourism Industry holding its own

(ZIZ)--Prime Minister, The Right Hon Dr Denzil Douglas says tourism continues to be the driving force behind St Kitts and Nevis' economy. During this week's edition of Ask The PM, Prime Minister Douglas says the Tourism Industry was able…

Nevis’ first premier in CSS hall of fame

(ZIZ)--Nevisians, Sir Dr. Simeon Daniel, Sir Joseph N. France and Elquemedo Willett were among 11 persons listed in the Charlestown secondary school library and media centre’s hall of fame which was unveiled at the school last week.…