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March 2014

St. Mary’s MAB reserve residents air views

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Residents of the St. Mary’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Reserve made full use of the opportunity to air their views pertaining to the economic prospects and environmental sustainability of the area at a town…

Beenie Man set to Return to St. Kitts

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Grammy-winning recording artist Beenie Man, will perform at the 18th annual St Kitts Music Festival, Thursday, June 26 to Saturday, June 28, 2014. One of Beenie Man’s biggest local fans, St. Kitts Minister of…

Nevis Youth Parliamentarians observe Commonwealth Day 2014

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS --A number of third and fourth form students from the Charlestown and Gingerland Secondary schools, took part in a special sitting at the Nevis Island Assembly in a Youth Parliament on March 10, 2014, to debate a bill…

PEP’s WICT trainees complete first commercial assignment

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS -- Six members of the Women in Construction Trades (WICT), which is a component of the People Employment Programme (PEP), have recently completed their first commercial assignment in joinery, assembling a kitchen. “I…

CARICOM defends silence in St. Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is defending its “silence” on the ongoing political situation in St. Kitts and Nevis where opposition legislators are seeking to force the Parliament to debate a motion of…

Libyan PM dismissed after tanker escapes with rebel oil

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's parliament voted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan out of office on Tuesday after months of political infighting that has crippled the North African country. The vote of no-confidence came after rebels in eastern…

Red House dominates at SJPS

The St. James’ Primary School held its annual sports meet on Tuesday 1th March at the school’s grounds.  The meet was held under the distinguished patronage of former top athlete at the school, Adrian Douglas. The meet got off to an…

Sammy, Santokie set up series victory

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A blistering knock from Captain Darren Sammy led west Indies to a five wicket win over England in the second T20 International at Kensington Over here on Tuesday. The win ensures West Indies have secured the…

Swedish journalist shot dead in Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Gunmen shot dead a Swedish journalist in broad daylight in the Afghan capital Tuesday, underscoring a growing insecurity threatening the country's elections next month. The Swedish embassy identified the victim…

Official Points Standings after Round 2

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings after the second round of matches in the Regional 4-Day Tournament ended on Monday. Jamaica—35 points—2 matches; 2 wins Leewards-20 points—2 matches; 1 win; 1 loss…