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June 19, 2014

OAS Ambassador to SKN gets official farewell from Nevis

NIA Charlestown Nevis– Outgoing Organisation of American States (OAS) Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency Starret Greene, got an official farewell from the island of Nevis during a special service held in his honour at the St.…

Division C Commissioner of Police Parade and Route March

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- On Tuesday 17th June 2014 the Division C held a Commissioner of Police Parade and Route which commenced at 4:00 pm at the Elquemedo Willett Park. The purpose of the parade and route march is to sharpen the drill…

Cameroon crash out of World Cup after Croatia rout

MANAUS, Brazil (AFP) - Croatia sent 10-man Cameroon packing from the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of the Africans in Manaus on Wednesday. Goals from Ivic Olic, Ivan Perisic and a Mario Mandzukic brace helped the Croatians coast to…

Shiv, Blackwood shine but match even

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Rookie Jermaine Blackwood struck a half-century on debut while veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul achieved another personal milestone, as West Indies batted themselves into a commanding position on the…

Watch out for the newcomers

(Sports Page)— Word on the street is that brand new entrants into the upcoming Primary Schools’ Cricket league which bowls off tomorrow Friday—20th June, Maude Cross Preparatory School must not be taken lightly. It is understood that the…

Veteran scorer to host Scorers’ Workshop

(Sports Page)— Veteran Cricket Scorer, Trevor Parry is set to conduct a Scorers’ workshop today –Thursday 19th June. The workshop which starts at 9.30 am will be conducted at the conference room of the Sports Department, located upstairs…

Nevis ahead in Under 17 trials

(Sports Page)— The Nevis under 17 Cricket team has so far gotten the better of their Kittitian counterparts in the first two matches in what effectively will serve as trial matches towards the eventual selection of the Leeward Islands under…

Second boat in 2 days sinks off Malaysia

(CNN) -- A small overcrowded boat sank off the coast of Malaysia early Thursday, a maritime official said. It's the second boat to go down in two days. Eighteen passengers have been rescued, and the search continues for nine others who are…

Former Jamaica boxer ‘Kid Bassey’ dies

ST MARY, Jamaica — Former Jamaican boxer Stanley Campbell is dead. Campbell, who boxed under the name ‘Kid Bassey’ died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday morning. He died at the Port Maria Hospital while plans were being made for…