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June 16, 2014

Sir Ian Botham praises vision of St. Kitts-Nevis Government

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Legendary English cricketer Sir Ian Botham has “tipped his hat” to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis for its involvement with the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 tournament. “It’s a…

Child Month Food Fair nourishes young minds

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): There was much fun and excitement at the annual Child Month Food Fair on June 12 as children and adults gathered around to get their fill of what patrons called nourishment for young minds and even adults.…

U.S., Iran to resume nuclear talks in Vienna

(CNN) -- The United States and Iran will start a new round of negotiations this week over the future of Iran's nuclear program. An interim six-month agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 nations-- the U.S. and the five other…

Eight suspected Islamic militants arrested in Spain

Madrid (CNN) -- Spanish police arrested eight suspected Islamic militants in Madrid in predawn raids Monday, for allegedly recruiting and sending radical fighters to aid the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Interior…

Michael Schumacher out of coma and transferred to rehab

(CNN) -- Former F1 driver Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has been transferred from a hospital in Grenoble, France, where he had been admitted after a skiing accident last year, his management said in a statement Monday.…

Guyana working to contain chikungunya outbreak

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Since the alert for the chikungunya disease began some weeks ago, the ministry of health in Guyana has sent over 1,000 samples to be tested at the regional laboratory run by Caribbean Public Health Agency…

St Lucia politician calls for term limits throughout the region

Castries, St Lucia -- In commenting on the outcome of last Thursday’s general election results in Antigua and Barbuda, the leader of the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM), Therold Prudent, said that regional constitutions should be changed to…

Firearm, 64 rounds seized in Portmore

St Catherine, Jamaica -- The police have reported the seizure of a 9mm pistol and 64 rounds of ammunition on Sunday in Portmore, St Catherine. Three people were taken into custody in connection with the seizure which occurred about 5:20pm,…

New Zealand batting on opening Day of 2nd Test

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval on Monday. The Black Caps have made one change to their XI from the first Test,…

Results of SKNFA Matches Played on Saturday 14th June, 2014

Sports Page – * St. Thomas/Trinity Strikers will remain in the SKNFA Premier Division for 2014 - 15 season after defeating Trafalgar Southstars, second in Division 1 in the one match playoff Played at Warner Park On Saturday. St.…