July 2014

(Sports Page)— Kane Williamson, the part-time New Zealand offspinner, has been suspended from bowling in international cricket after his action was found to be illegal. Williamson was reported for a suspect action following the second Test…

ROSEAU, Dominica, (CMC) – Dominica’s former national cricketer Gifford Walsh has died following a vehicular accident here on Saturday evening. Walsh was driving a vehicle in a southerly direction when it collided with another vehicle…

(Sports Page)— Guyana under 19’s batting first on day one, managed a formidable total versus the Leewards under 19’s as the West indies Cricket Board’s under 19 tournament commenced on Tuesday 22nd July. The Guyanese team lost their first…

(Sports Page)— As part of the ongoing summer camp, coordinated by the Department of Youth and Sports, the Tennis segment of the camp got underway at the prestigious Four Seasons Resort on Monday 21st July. The Tennis clinic which will run…

(CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II cheered Estimate on to success at the Gold Cup in 2013 but now her her five-year old filly is in the dock. Buckingham Palace confirmed to CNN Tuesday Estimate had tested positive for banned substance…

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Malaysian flight MH17 may have been shot down by "mistake" by ill-trained pro-Russian separatists, US intelligence officials said Tuesday, while dismissing Moscow's accounts of the incident as propaganda. Evidence…

ROSEAU, Dominica -- Ahead of delivering the national budget for the 2014/2015 financial year on Wednesday, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said that government will not introduce new taxes or increase on taxes. Skerrit told DBS…

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister of Tourism, Dr Wykeham McNeill says he is anxiously awaiting completion of renovation work on the Hyatt Ziva Hotel, in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, which is the former Ritz Carlton Rose Hall. That resort, which…

NIA Charlestown Nevis --“It is not the gift that counts but the thought behind it.” Those were the words of the Republic of China (Taiwan)’s Resident Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency Miguel Tsao as he handed over a waste…

NIA Charlestown Nevis– Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory encouraged Nevisians and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis to value and appreciate the Culturama celebrations and to see the activities as an avenue to revitalise the Nevisian Culture.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- The Children’s Dance Theatre (CDT) in partnership with the Fireflies Dance School, Creative Sole Dance Company, Anjolique Dance Company, the CFBC Dance Ensemble and the Department of Marine Resources is delighted to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has welcomed the Training and Certification Programme for Drug Violence Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation (PROCCER) noting that it complements its own efforts to…

Kharkiv, Ukraine (AP) -- The remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in territory held by the Ukrainian government on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, after delays and haphazard treatment of the bodies that put…

Colombo (AFP) -- Sri Lankan police were Tuesday investigating the gang-rape of an 11-year-old girl allegedly by seven sailors in the island's former war zone, a spokesman said. The victim, who cannot be identified according to Sri Lankan…

Miami (AP) -- A tropical depression is moving west in the Atlantic and is expected to degenerate over the next few days. The depression's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday were 35 mph (55 kph). Little change in strength is expected…