May 2014

(FIFA WEBSITE)-- Veteran Mark Bresciano said Australia plan to "shock the world" as they departed for Brazil to headlines asking: "Will Australia be the worst team at the World Cup?" The inexperienced Australians, the lowest ranked team in…

(Sports Page)— Ag. Director of Sports on Nevis, Jamir Claxton indicated on Tuesday 27th May that the programs that have been implemented by his department, are reaping rewards. This he stated as he pointed to the fact that four young…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Head Coach of the West Indies team Ottis Gibson says he is happy to have West Indies cricket legends Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Curtly Ambrose on board with the team as they continue their preparation camp ahead of…

Lucas Sreet, Barbados, (CMC) – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite was closing in on his sixth first class hundred while seamer Carlos Brathwaite nudged the senior selectors with another incisive display, as West Indies High Performance Centre took…

Cave Hill, Barbados, (CMC) – West Indies batsmen struggled in the second innings of their three-day warm up match against a Barbados Select XI here Tuesday. They finished the day at 3Ws Oval on 113 for six, with newly appointed captain…

(CNN) -- Two Americans were injured Wednesday in Afghanistan when a U.S. Consulate vehicle was attacked while traveling through the western city of Herat, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said. The Americans were "lightly injured" and are being…

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A fire broke out at a South Korean hospital for the elderly early Wednesday, killing 21 people -- most of them patients in their 70s and 80s who had difficulty walking. Police said that after examining video…

AP -- The Nigerian government knows where nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls are being held by Islamic extremists but is incapable of using force to rescue them, the country's defence chief said Monday. Air Marshal Alex Barde made the comment…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haiti's prime minister announced on Tuesday a series of measures to reduce government spending in an effort to further streamline the Caribbean country's macroeconomic governance, as the International…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr Wykeham McNeill, says that the government plans to lead a collaborative effort to deal with the harassment of tourists. “Complaints about harassment are widespread, from both…

(ZIZ)-- St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party constituency #7 candidate, Dr. Vance Gilbert, recently made a donation of new football jerseys and gloves to the St. Kitts/Nevis National Women’s Football Team. Dr. Gilbert said he was approached by the…

(ZIZ)-- “You can’t run the government from Facebook” is the message being sent to Nevis’ Deputy Premier, Honourable Mark Brantley by parliamentary representative for Nevis 11, Honourable Patrice Nisbett, who also serves as the country’s…

(ZIZ)-- Stakeholders from St.Kitts and Nevis have been meeting this week at the Marriott Resort to look at new ways of dealing with teenagers who break the law. The OECS and USAID have teamed up with the government of St.Kitts and Nevis to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – Cabinet has approved over EC$9 million for the construction and improvement of just over 100 homes under a new phase of the Ex-SSMC Workers Housing Assistance Programme. Minister of Housing and Deputy Prime…

Castries, Saint Lucia -- The OECS Commission is to facilitate discussions among Early Childhood Coordinators/Directors/Education Officers towards adopting a proposed instrument for routine monitoring of Early Childhood Development (ECD)…