February 2014

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- UNAIDS Caribbean said Monday that eight regional countries have finalised specific strategies aimed at strengthening their HIV programmes by making them more responsive to human rights. It said that the…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- The Dominica Government has broken its silence regarding the deportation of a Jamaican dancehall artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta, saying the action had been taken in the interest of public safety. The singer and two…

ZIZ News -- Throughout the entire world, bullying in schools continues to be a major problem faced by school administrators, Ministries of Education and governments. Here in St. Kitts, the Minister of Education, hon. Nigel Carty…

ZIZ News -- Some good news came last week for persons interested in the area of performing arts in St. Kitts. During the Joint Cabinet Press Conference, Minister responsible for Culture, hon. Marcella Liburd said there are plans for the…

ZIZ News -- On Wednesday, agricultural stakeholders will come together to look back at the past year and chart the way forward for the sector. This will be done at the Department of Agriculture's Annual Review and Planning Meeting.…

Basseterre St. Kitts -- On Friday 21st February 2014, Detectives of the Violent Crime Unit (VCU) and Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the K9 Unit, and other police officers visited the Nevis Island Government Quarry as a result of…

Basseterre St. Kitts -- Sunday 23rd February 2014, the St Kitts Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) staged its 13th Annual Fun Biking around the Island. The fun bike ride commenced at Camp Springfield at 7am with rest and refreshment stops in…

We already know that they are a determined human beings who strive to overcome on a daily basis  and this resolve was even more evident as the athletes at the Special Education Unit, braved the inclement weather to complete the various…

Royston Queeley, one of Nevis’ finest athletes, left the Federation on Monday 24th for Jamaica where he will be engaged in his second training stint with the prestigious Racers Track Club.  This is the club which has helped to make athletes…

The excitement continues to mount at the Charlestown Secondary School, as the athletes prepare for their grand sports day scheduled for March 12th. On Friday 21st February, the entire school showed up in their numbers to witness the cross…

The Vern ‘N’ Llew Pre School hosted its annual road runs on Monday 24th February. The children were as per usual enthusiastic and totally enjoyed themselves.  The parents who were forced to wait at the finish line, screamed their support…

Former top cricketer on Nevis, Vill Stapleton received a surprise visit from members of the Calypso Cricket Club on Friday 21st February. Last week the club had organized a fund raiser geared to assist Stapleton with dealing with his…

Despite concerns in some quarters about the arrangements inn place for second division cricket this year, Cricket chief on Nevis, Keith Scarborough has indicated that the second division tournament will bowl off this coming Thursday 28th…

Lincoln, New Zealand -- West Indies Women bid to level their One-day International series with New Zealand Women was scuppered by a career-best spell from Holly Huddleston that propelled the hosts to a 94-run victory in the second match on…

Sports Page -- As the High Schools’ Basketball tournament continued on Saturday 22nd February, CSS defeated BHS in a close and thrilling encounter at the Brown Hill hard court. The summary of the match is as follows: First Quarter CSS 12…