March 2014

Dhaka, Bangladesh -- West Indies eased concerns about their defence of the World Twenty20 title when they shrugged off their lethargy, to stroll to a convincing 73-run victory over Bangladesh here Tuesday. Sent in, they tallied 171 for…

Sports Page -- The usual build up to the Commonwealth games is well and truly on the way with the traditional passing of the Queen’s baton. The Glasgow 2014 Queen’s baton relay officially started on October 9th 2013 and the baton is…

Sports Page -- Instead of focusing on the chances of his athletes at the upcoming Inter Primary sports meet set for April 2nd Coach of the joint champions school, the St.Thomas’ Primary school, Eddy Caines, seemed more bent on sending a…

Sports Page -- Coach at the Ivor Walters Primary School, Mrs. Govanie Manners-Hendrickson in a recent interview pertaining to her team’s preparations for the upcoming Inter Primary sports meet on April 2nd , appeared somewhat low keyed and…

Sports Page -- The much anticipated Inter Primary sports meet for 2014 which is hosted by the Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) and the Education Department was officially launched on Tuesday 25th March. The significant now annual…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell has appointed The Bahamas’ National Reparations Committee ahead of a formal push by CARICOM heads to get reparations, debt cancellation, and an apology from former…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in St Kitts and Nevis says it is making preparations to test the readiness of public and private sector entities, in the event of a tsunami in the Caribbean islands.…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Ministry of Health says that work is far advanced on phase one in the renovation of the Isaac Barrant Centre of Excellence in St Thomas which is scheduled to be officially opened soon. Junior Health Minister,…

(CNN) -- Three Secret Service agents were sent home after one of them was found passed out after a night of drinking in Amsterdam, an official familiar with the incident told CNN. The agents were in the Netherlands as part of a contingent…

(CNN) -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a German bishop who was under investigation for spending $42 million on the renovation of his residence. Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst is known as the "Bling Bishop" because of…

(CNN) -- A Danish zoo that made international headlines last month when it killed a healthy giraffe is once again in the news after it killed four lions to make way for a new male. The lions were killed Monday, said Tobias Stenbaek Bro, a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- A leading Caribbean management and development consultant says if a two-man opposition team from St. Lucia wanted to find out how to grow their economy, they should have visited St. Kitts and Nevis instead…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Sacked government minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris is seeking to disassociate himself from the recent malicious attacks against SKNLP members whose tires were slashed and a Labour supporter attacked and…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Environmental Work Programme and the Environmental Health Department in the Ministry of Health on the island of Nevis received 50 reflective vests on March 24, 2014. The vests were a donation made by the Hon.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Retired law enforcement officers in New York have expressed thanks to Commissioner of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Mr. C.G. Walwyn when they visited St. Kitts last week. In an email the…