June 3, 2014

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Director of the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD) in the Premier’s Ministry Lester Blackett says predictions for a near-normal or below-average 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season, is no reason for residents of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has achieved another accolade. Caribbean Journal reports St. Kitts and Nevis easily leads the rest of the Caribbean in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) per capita.. “On…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Law enforcement officials in St. Kitts and Nevis have stated that personnel from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are here to conduct training of security personnel and not…

NIA Charlestown Nevis– The University of Virginia and other donors from the United States donated reading books and teaching supplies to the Ivor Walters Primary School at Prospect, on May 27, 2014 on the school compounds. During brief…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Curtains came down spectacularly for Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis 33rd Anniversary celebrations with a fun day for staff, their families and friends, that was held on Saturday May 31 on the green pasture…

(Sports Page) — Tuesday 3rd June Junior League At Gardens Playing Field 5:00pm - Hobson Enterprises Garden Hotspurs vs. Winners Circle Newtown United Officials: Travester Richards, Delroy Jeffers & Jason Rouse Division 1 At St.…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today advised that the Third Test between West Indies and New Zealand will be played at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The dates of the Test – June 26 to 30 – remain. The WICB thanks the…

CAVE HILL, Barbados, (CMC) – Stroke-maker Marlon Samuels and veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul both struck form on the first day of the West Indies’ two-day practice match against a Barbados Select XI here Monday. The right-handed…

FALMOUTH, Trelawny, (CMC) – New Zealand’s batsmen had a disappointing outing on the opening day of their final three-day warm-up match as they struggled against leg-spinner Damion Jacobs here Monday. The visitors were reduced to 203 for…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC )– Half-centuries from left-handers Leon Johnson and Jonathan Carter helped West Indies High Performance Centre to a challenging total on the opening day of their second four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A here…

(Sports Page) — The Nevis Masters’ team, the current defending champions of the Leeward Islands Masters’ Cricket title, warmed up for the big annual tournament which bowls off in Nevis, this coming weekend with another practice match at the…

(Sports Page) — The Customs and Excise Department held its inaugural inter Department road relay on Friday 30th May. The run commenced in the vicinity of the Horsfords Valu Mart Supermarket and continued along the Long point Road and…

(Sports Page) — CJ Bartlette of the Nevis Drag Race Office has indicated that the now annual WINFES’ Drag race meet is well and truly on. The race meet will be held at the St.James’ Raceway, this coming weekend, Saturday June 7th and…

Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN) -- Five militants were killed in the volatile eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk on Monday after they took part in a large coordinated assault on a border guard base, an official at the Ukrainian State Border Guard…

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has sentenced the son of soccer legend Pele to 33 years in prison after finding him guilty of laundering money for a drug gang. Judge Suzana Pereira says Edson Cholbi do Nascimento must surrender his…