March 2014

Graeme Smith has announced he will retire from international cricket at the conclusion of the final Test against Australia in Cape Town. Smith, 33, is playing his 117th Test match - 109 of which have been as captain, a world record - and…

AMHERST, Mass. -- After a tough loss to Dartmouth on Wednesday, the UMass tennis team bounced back on Friday afternoon with a 5-2 win over Atlantic-10 conference opponent Fordham. The Minutewomen (5-4) bested the Rams (4-2) in five of six…

AMHERST, Mass. -- The UMass tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss to George Washington on Saturday, March 1 at 5 p.m. in the indoor Stadium Tennis Center. The Colonials (2-3) swept the Minutewomen (5-5) in doubles play and clinched four of six…

Nia Charlestown Nevis -- Police Constable 740 a nominee of the Violent Crimes Unit, walked away with the coveted title of the most outstanding Constable of the Year for 2013, when the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Nevis…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The Ministry of Health has not received a report from a medical doctor certifying a personal medical or population health problem at the Basseterre High School as of Friday 1st March, Chief Medical Officer,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Food crop production in St. Kitts increased by 15 percent last year, from 1,176 metric tonnes in 2012 to 1,356 metric tonnes in 2013. According to the Acting Director of Agriculture, Mr. Thomas Jackson, the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS) -- The 36 police officers that graduated last Thursday (February 27) will officially begin to serve the public this week, some as early as today (March 03). No. 814 Police Constable (PC) Akeem Hendrickson and…

Joint Inter Primary champions Charlestown Primary,, warmed up for the 2014 edition of the mini Olympics, with the hosting of their annual sports meet. This was held at the ET Willet Park on Friday 28th February under the auspices of Karen…

The Charlestown Secondary School, concluded its 2014 edition of the cross country events with the senior boys cross country held on Friday 28th February. There was the usual pomp and ceremony, as the supporters of the various houses,…

Just one week out from the World Indoor Championships Caribbean Sprint Legend and St. Kitts-Nevis Hero Kim Collins continues his blistering Indoor season with a 6.52 secs victory in Germany just days after his personal best and SKN National…

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, (CMC) - Disciplined bowling led by a five-wicket haul by left-arm experienced Vincentian seamer Kenroy Peters helped the Windward Islands to a nine-wicket victory over Barbados in the opening round of the Regional…

Kingston, Jamaica - Debutant, Vishal Singh, led Guyana's fightback on Day 3 but the visitors still have much work to do if they are to avoid an outright defeat against Jamaica. Guyana started Day 3 on 32/1 in their second innings, trailing…

Basseterre, St Kitts - Leeward Islands' Round 1 Regional 4-Day match against the Combined Campuses & Colleges is set up nicely with both teams still in the mix to go for an outright result. Day 3, however, will be pivotal after 13…

Saturday 1st March Premier Division At Warner Park Stadium St. Thomas/Trinity Strikers 1         vs          Island Auto Kactus Conaree FC 0 (Half Time 0 - 0) Scoring for St. Thomas/Trinity Strikers Daryll Caines 69th minute Yellow…

HARGEISA, Somalia (AP) — The 30 Somali teenagers — both boys and girls — all agreed: Female genital mutilation is harmful and the practice should be abandoned. But what they really meant, they revealed moments later, is that girls should…