April 2014

ZIZ News -- Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas has challenged officers of the Customs and Excise Department to display courage and integrity when carrying out their duties. The Prime Minister was at the time speaking at the…

ZIZ News -- Twenty-five (25) Junior Customs Officers from around the region are now better equipped to carry out their duties after taking part in 10th Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council Junior Officer Basic Training Course over the…

The Italian navy rescued 730 migrants from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily, it said Wednesday. The migrants are from North Africa and have been taken to the Sicilian port in Agrigento. Italy is a major gateway…

(CNN) -- An Egyptian police brigadier general was killed and five other people were injured Wednesday in what the Interior Ministry said was a twin bomb attack outside Cairo University. A third bomb later exploded in front of the…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) -- With no obvious explanation for what may have happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the inspector general of Malaysian police said Wednesday that authorities were redoubling their efforts, but pleaded for…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The motor vehicle examiner and two other men who were arrested in Kingston and St Thomas on Friday, March 28 were granted bail when they appeared in the Corporate Area Criminal Court on Tuesday, April 1. The three,…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The prime minister of The Bahamas, Perry Christie, has again come to the defence of international financial centres (IFCs) in the Caribbean, stating that the regimes are far more robust than the ones that exist in…

Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia has confirmed its first case of Chikungunya, a mosquito borne disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the same vector of dengue fever. Persons infected with the virus present symptoms after three…

Nevis will be represented at the Jean Pierre under 16 youth tournament which will be held in Antigua from Sunday 6th to Saturday 12th. April. The team will depart Nevis on Friday 4th and return home on Sunday 13th April This was confirmed…

President of the Nevis Amateur Basketball Association, Ms Wanda Parry has revealed that the annual Basketball league will commence this coming weekend. According to Ms Parry, the league will take place at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball…

Sylhet, Bangladesh -- West Indies Women forfeited the top position in Group B after suffering a crushing nine wicket defeat at the hands of India in the Women’s World T20 Tournament at Sylhet Stadium here on Tuesday. A powerful half…

If the destructive power brought to bear by Aaron Finch and David Warner allowed Australia to evade the ignominy of their worst-ever global tournament display, then it also underlined why the sometime favourites will fly home with an…

Premier Division At Warner Park Stadium Mantab 4       vs           SPD United 1 (Half Time 3 - 1) Scoring for Mantab Kenston Alford 23rd minute Kevin Taylor struck twice in the 27th & 44th minute Kirae Jarvis 67th minute Scoring…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The doors of the Newtown and McKnight Community Centres were opened to a large number of residents who were able to receive free chronic kidney disease testing courtesy of the Caribbean Health and Education…

(Sports Page) Tuesday 1st April Division I At Cayon Playing Field 5:00pm - Cayon vs. Security Forces United Officials: James Matthew, Len Harris & Jamaluh Lowry At Lime Kiln Playing Field 6:00pm - Trafalgar Southstars vs. Rivers of…