February 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts --  St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has been invited to attend a Creating Climate Wealth Summit on Necker Island & Moskito Island, home of  Sir Richard Branson in the British…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The Newtown Community Centre is home to two of People Employment Programme (PEP) training classes, and while the participants reported for classes on Tuesday (January 28) and Wednesday (January 29) as usual, little…

ZIZ News -- The Blue Bear Campaign initiated by the Department of Probation and Child Protection Services and towards breaking the silence and raising awareness of child sexual abuse, is soliciting the help of businesses and members of the…

ZIZ News -- Leroy Marlon Heath of Cardin Avenue was formally arrested and charged for Indecent Language, Disorderly conduct By Making Noise, Resisting Arrest, and Refusing To Give His Name, which were committed at the Basseterre Police…

Sochi, Russia (CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Sochi on Tuesday, state media reported, as the Black Sea resort city enters the final stages of preparations for hosting the Winter Olympics. Putin is on a "working visit"…

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Two soldiers were killed and 14 others were injured Tuesday when a bomb planted under a military bus exploded in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, authorities said. The soldiers were on their way to work from another…

(CNN) -- Spanish authorities went fishing for backpacks full of cocaine and netted nearly a ton of the drug after uncovering what they say was a sophisticated undersea smuggling operation. The ring used packs equipped with a flotation…

(CNN) -- Syria plans to send a large shipment of toxic agents out of the country this month, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Russian state-run news agency Ria Novosti. Syria intends to finish the process by March 1,…

(BBC) -- A French court has begun hearing the landmark trial of a former Rwandan intelligence chief charged with complicity in the 1994 genocide. Pascal Simbikangwa, who is paraplegic, was arrested in 2008 when he was living under an alias…

Sports Officer responsible for Athletics at the Nevis Sports Department, Shermon Caines has described the relay event which was held on Friday 31st January as a success. For one, the crowd attendance was definitely pleasing and the…

President of the Nevis Cricket Association Keith DIS AND DAT Scarborough has indicated that his Association is well into preparations for the commencement of the 2014 Cricket season on Nevis. He noted that the strategy that has been…

The Police Co - Operative Credit Union celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a Limited overs Competition at the Conaree Playing Field on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd February. Four teams participated: St. Kitts Police Team, Nevis Police…

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad -- Former West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor made an impressive return to regional first class cricket as Jamaica cruised to an easy six wicket win over Ireland in their NAGICO Super50 match at the Queen’s Park Oval…

NIA Charlestown Nevis-- Minister of Agriculture on Nevis Hon. Alexis Jeffers, thanked the Nevis Animal Humane Society-Friends of ARK for its partnership with the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) which will result in an expanded facility at…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has established diplomatic relations with Indonesia. St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative, His Excellency Ambassador Delano Bart, Q.C., and his Indonesian…