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April 2014

Geothermal Energy worth pursuing

(ZIZ)-- Minister of Energy, The Hon Dr Earl Asim Martin has outlined the benefits of pursuing geothermal energy as the Federation continues its push to become a “green nation”. He told ZIZ news that although the Federation is looking into…

Association for Retired Police Officers mooted

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- After having served their country honourably for a combined period of several hundreds of years, retired officers of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force have mooted the idea of forming a Retired Police…

Windwards win toss, fielding vs Jamaica in 4-Day final

GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) – Windward Islands won the toss and sent Jamaica in to bat on the opening day of the Regional Four-Day final for the Headley/Weekes Trophy, at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium in St Lucia Saturday morning. TEAMS:…

Quarter-finals of KSAFA Super League on

The quarter-finals of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association is scheduled to be contested with two double-headers today and tomorrow. The games are scheduled for two venues — the UWI Mona Bowl today, and Buttercup Park, Mona,…

Edwin Allen land 2 Championships of America titles

PHILADELPHIA, USA — Edwin Allen High sparkled on yesterday’s second day of the 120th Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field here in Philadelphia, winning two of three Championships of Americas titles, the 4x100m and 4x400m to fly the…

Chikungunya virus recorded in Antigua

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Less than 24 hours after St Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed an outbreak of the chikungunya virus, another Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country is reporting its first case of the mosquito-borne disease.…

Caribbean cultural delegation for China

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – A cultural delegation from the Caribbean leaves Barbados on Sunday to participate in the Beijing Arts Festival. Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, Wang Ke, said that the artistes from Barbados will be among those…

Anti-cancer screening lab to be launched at UWI

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Natural Products Institute will on Tuesday, April 29, launch its Anti-Cancer Screening Laboratory at the Biology Lecture Theatre at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus in Kingston. An advisory from the…

Bride kills niece after wedding reception

NEW BRIGHTON, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A Pennsylvania bride fatally shot her niece with her new husband's handgun during an argument over who would be the designated driver after their wedding party, police said. Police said 30-year-old…

CARIRI pleased with work done by Ministry of Education

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): A two member team from the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) conducted a fact finding mission at the Basseterre High School (BHS) earlier this week to assess further plans to increase the safety…

ROC and SKN Governments deliver new Day Care Centre

(ZIZ)-- The Republic of China on Taiwan's Ambassador to St. Kitts-Nevis, His Excellency Miguel Tsao has come in for high praise as he has delivered on a promise made several years ago by that country's former president. It was during…

PM criticizes Amory on late notice about salary difficulties

(ZIZ)-- Prime Minister the Right Hon Dr Denzil Douglas has criticized Nevis’ Premier the Hon Vance Amory for not coming to him earlier to state any difficulties in paying civil servants salaries on time. The Prime Minister said he only…