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June 25, 2014

Jr. Minister Liburd issues call to conserve Nevis’ water

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Junior Minister in the Ministry of Communication, Works, and Public Utilities on Nevis Hon. Troy Liburd issued a call to the people of Nevis to take care of their environment and conserve one of the island’s…

World Cup: Luis Suarez embroiled in new ‘biting’ storm

(CNN) -- Luis Suarez may have bitten off more than he can chew this time. Already banned twice in his career for biting an opponent, the Uruguay striker was seemingly at it again in his country's key World Cup victory over Italy. Just…

Gibson: We have momentum and confidence

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Having achieved a hard-fought, series-levelling win in the second Test match, West Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson is urging his team continue the good work against New Zealand in the third and final match. Gibson…

SL snatch victory after defiant Moeen ton

(Sports Page)-- Sri Lanka won when they had almost abandoned hope. From the penultimate ball of a gripping final day, Shaminda Eranga found a hostile delivery to bring their first series win in England. James Anderson, who could only fend…

Nevis Under 17’s complete clean sweep

(Sports Page)-- The Nevis under 17 team completed a clean sweep of the exchanges versus their Kittitian counterparts on Sunday 22nd June. The final of the four trial matches which will serve to select players to the Leeward Islands under…

Bronx Crisis pulls off a stunner to force game three

(Sports Page)-- Who say that miracles don’t happen anymore? It was game two in the best of three finals in the NABA local Basketball championship on Nevis. The game was played on the evening of Tuesday 24th June in front of the largest…

Washington prepares for marijuana retail sales

OLYMPIA, Washington (AP) -- As Washington State prepares to issue the first licences for marijuana retail stores, Governor Jay Inslee and other state leaders on Tuesday announced a coordinated campaign to make sure pot stays out of the…

Jamaican in US sex-trafficking trial denies being global pimp

MIAMI (CMC) -- A Jamaican standing trial in Miami on sex-trafficking charges of pimping women around the world has denied the allegations. Damion St Patrick Baston, 37, who is also accused of beating a string of women from South Florida to…

Huge economic challenge ahead, says Cuban president

HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- President Raul Castro headed a meeting of Cuba's Council of Ministers last Saturday in which he called for deeper analysis of the challenges that continue to affect the country’s economic growth. "We have a huge…

Education Ministry launches online jobs board

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Organisations wishing to employ individuals with trained-teacher qualification now have access to a database containing over 800 resumes, the Ministry of Education has reported The web application at…