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June 11, 2014

St. Kitts and Nevis Represented at OECS Media Clinic

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Four representatives from St. Kitts and Nevis are presently in St. Lucia attending a media clinic, to sensitize themselves and the public at large on the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States’ (OECS)…

Sir Ian Botham hyped for CPL Charity Match

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Legendary cricketer Sir Ian Botham is excited about a charity match to be held in St. Kitts and Nevis during the Limacol Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament in August. The proceeds of the match, being…

Results of SKNFA Matches Played On Tuesday 10th June, 2014

(Sports Page)— Division 1 Playoffs Game 5 At Warner Park Trafalgar Southstars 3 vs C.C.C. Bath United 2                          (Half Time 1 - 1) Scoring for Trafalgar Southstars Michael Thompson 10th minute Dwayne Archibald 66th…

Russell wrecks Tigers as HPC seal series

LUCAS STREET, Barbados, (CMC) - Jamaican allrounder Andre Russell wrecked Bangladesh A with a six wicket haul to once again inspire West Indies High Performance Centre to a three wicket win and an unassailable two- nil lead in the…

Gary Gilmour dies at 62

(Sports Page)— Gary Gilmour, the fast bowler who played 15 Tests for Australia and famously demolished England in the 1975 World Cup semi-final, has died at the age of 62. Gilmour, who had undergone a life-saving liver transplant in 2005,…

Southee and Craig secure huge lead

(Sports Page)— The pitch at Sabina Park did not behave too differently on the third day. The pace, turn and bounce on offer was not significantly more than when New Zealand had batted in their first innings. The West Indian batsmen were…

Bronx Crisis edges out PJ’s

(Sports Page)— It was a ding-dong battle at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball Complex on Tuesday night as neighbours PJ’S and Bronx Crisis battled for honours in the local Basketball playoffs. It was a ‘must win’ game for both teams as they…

Overseas Racers Perform Credibly

(Sports Page)— The WINFES’ Invasion race meet held at the St. James’ Raceway on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June, attracted a sizeable crowd on both days. The overseas competitors had their day in the sun and dominated most of the classes.…

Fatal Oregon high school shooting: ‘This is not a drill’

(CNN) -- When the shooting started at her high school near Portland, Oregon, early Tuesday, student Jaimie Infante didn't recognize the sound of a gunshot. She thought maybe somebody had dropped a book. In reality, a lone gunman had…

US man accused of killing woman, eating her body

MANCHESTER, Tennessee (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee man is accused of killing a woman, dismembering her body and eating part of her corpse. Coffee County District Attorney Mickey Layne tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that…

AMCHAM launches reward programme to benefit Caribbean members

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM) in conjunction with ADS Global is to formally launch what they call a “game-changing” international ‘Amcham Rewards’ on June 18 in Kingston. “Given the challenging…

Guyana, St Vincent to promote as joint tourism destination

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Guyana and St Vincent and the Grenadines have began talks aimed at formalising a joint initiative to market the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries as a common tourism package. A government statement said…

Classmates deny T&T police report of student’s killing

TRINIDAD EXPRESS -- Despite the police’s claim that 15-year-old Tevin Alexander was brandishing a firearm when he was shot and killed by lawmen on Monday afternoon, pupils of Belmont Secondary School yesterday said they could not bring…