June 9, 2014

KINGSTON, Jamaica – New Zealand, winning the toss and choosing to bat, reached 240 for two at the close on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies at Sabina Park on Sunday. Scores: NEW ZEALAND 240 for two (Kane Williamson…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- No cramps, no problems for LeBron James. And with their superstar making it to the finish this time, the Miami Heat won Game 2, just as they always do when they drop an opener. James had 35 points and 10 rebounds in a…

(CNN) -- South African President Jacob Zuma was discharged from the hospital Sunday and will rest at home for a few days, state media reported. Doctors hospitalized Zuma, 72, for a "thorough checkup following a demanding schedule" and "are…

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A man and a woman ambushed two police officers eating lunch at a Las Vegas restaurant, fatally shooting them at point-blank range before fleeing to a nearby Wal-Mart where they killed a third person and then themselves in…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- With some $28 million owed to the Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF), Barbados minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, told defaulters at a press conference on Friday: pay back…

PORTLAND, Jamaica – Fifty-year-old Junior Johnson, a contractor of Harbour Heights in St Andrew, on Sunday became the second drowning victim in Portland within a week. Johnson drowned at Panton’s Hope where he went swimming and encountered…

(ZIZ)-- Garfield Jeffers of Cotton Ground was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis, which was committed on 6th June 2014. Meanwhile, Loretta Herbert of St. Paul Village was convicted for failing to comply with Traffic…

(ZIZ)-- College and university students returning home on summer vacation will have the opportunity to work as interns in various fields. The Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) has launched its Student Internship Program…

(ZIZ)-- The Frigate Bay Police are investigating a near drowning incident that occurred around 11:45 A.M. at the Frigate Bay Strip on Saturday. Initial investigations revealed that a father and his two daughters, ages 11 and 15, were…

(ZIZ)-- The White Sands Music Festival after party was launched Friday at the elite Carambola Restaurant on the South East Peninsula. The event will be held under a Las Vegas type theme, which organizers are promising will be spectacular,…

(ZIZ)-- The owner of Ram's Trading Company Limited in St. Kitts and Nevis, Mr. Kishu Chandiramani, died on Sunday morning. The cause of Mr. Chandiramani’s death is unknown at this time. Chandiramani transformed and diversified the family…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Renowned entrepreneur and member of the People Employment Programme’s (PEP) Management Committee, Mr Peter Jenkins, has said that the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) is a national treasure and is…

(ZIZ)-- The St. Kitts And Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce held its 31st Annual Private Sector Banquet at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort on Saturday. At the banquet, leading businessmen and women discussed and shared their…