June 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is utilising electronic marking or e-marking for some of its scripts for the 2014 May/June examination sitting. The Council will be marking 11 papers in seven Caribbean…

(CNN) -- Rape by mop handle, smashed teeth, broken bones, lacerated faces, concussions and dislocations. That's a short list of sexual exploitation and physical maltreatment that teen boys suffered at a naval training school in Australia.…

(CNN) -- More than 30 people are missing after a boat carrying 97 Indonesians sank in waters off Malaysia's west coast, Indonesian authorities said. The vessel, reportedly carrying undocumented migrant workers heading for Aceh in…

Washington (CNN) -- The doubters have spoken. A group of independent experts -- who prodded authorities to release satellite data on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 -- says it thinks it knows the approximate location of the missing aircraft.…

Kano, Nigeria (CNN) -- Tuesday's explosion at a soccer viewing centerin northeastern Nigeria claimed the lives of several men and young boys watching the Brazil-Mexico World Cup match. There are conflicting reports of the number of people…

Castries, St Lucia (GIS) -- On Thursday, the government of Saint Lucia will host the first meeting of a high-level CARICOM task force on sustainable development. Saint Lucia’s minister for public service, sustainable development, energy,…

Nassau, Bahamas -- A lord justice of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Monday described as “completely extraordinary” the Bahamas government’s decision to grant a permit for an “expanded” dredging project to take place off…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Six murders involving the use of firearms this year have Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, vowing to crackdown on people trying to smuggle guns into the country. On Monday, Brathwaite said as of the end of…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) today announced that the Fort Clarence Beach in St Catherine will be opened to the public for longer hours during the summer. The corporation said that the beach will be…

Sports Page -- Elvis Star Browne Women's League Final Four Playoffs (Opening Matches) At Gardens Playing Field C.C.C Bath United 1 vs Gordon's St. Thomas/Trinity Strikers 0                          (Half Time 0 - 0) Scoring for C.C.C…

Sports Page -- Who would be interested in a hastily-organised, meaningless bilateral ODI series taking place in the shadow of the football World Cup, that too with several of the game's biggest stars being rested. Judging from the vast…

Sports Page -- West Indies' top order produced a commanding performance on an extended second day to take an 89-run lead in the Trinidad Test. Kraigg Brathwaite and Darren Bravo didn't let the hour-long rain break affect their concentration…

Sports Page -- Captain of the victorious Nevis Masters’ Cricket team, Carl Tuckett, on Tuesday 17th June took time out to say ‘Thanks.’ Tuckett noted that the entire Nevis team played as a unit and pointed out that there was camaraderie…

Sports Page -- History will be made on Friday 20th June, as the 2014 edition of the Primary Schools Cricket league on Nevis, bowls off. There will be no official ceremony, as according to Cricket Coordinator within the Ministry of Sports,…

Sports Page -- Defending local Basketball champions, CG Rebels have placed one foot squarely in the door towards taking yet another title in terms of their domination of Basketball on Nevis. The best of three finals for the 2014 edition of…