July 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – A Bermuda student at Windsor University School of Medicine here in St. Kitts is one of two awardees of the Bermuda Health Foundation. According to Bernews, she is Jacqueline Simons, who was recognized at the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – Japan’s Prime Minister His Excellency Shinzo Abe looks forward to meeting his St. Kitts and Nevis counterpart, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in Trinidad and Tobago this week. The personal invitation of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis and Japan hope to strengthen their bi-lateral relationship during the tenure of the new Ambassador accredited to the twin-island Federation, His Excellency Yoshimasa Tezuka. During a…

Beijing (CNN) -- A van carrying flammable liquid rammed into a bus in China early Saturday, sparking an explosion that left 43 people dead and state media reported. Both drivers were among the fatalities in the accident in Hunan Province,…

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Car bombs tore through four Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad on Saturday, killing 16 people and wounding dozens, police said. One bomb exploded near a mosque and two were placed near commercial markets. All four…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP) -- Coping with two disasters within a few months has left some Malaysia Airlines employees so shaken that they've been unable to function properly at work, a union official said Saturday. The airline suffered…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- A press release on Monday from the Barbados-based CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), quoting CEO Lorne McDonnough as referring to the “US$600 million” Argyle International Airport project in St Vincent and the…

Castries, St Lucia -- Following a formal complaint served on Richard Frederick, the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) member of parliament for Saint Lucia’s Castries Central constituency, by the party’s disciplinary committee, Frederick…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A Kingston man was slapped with a nine month prison sentence for stealing a gold chain from a house. Dwayne Williams was given the sentence when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.‎…

Georgetown, Guyana(CMC) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the first ever CARICOM-Japan Summit to be held in Trinidad and Tobago on July 28. Issues to be discussed…

ZIZ News -- Minister of Energy, the Hon. Dr. Earl Asim Martin said electricity was a great concern not just for him but for the community. He commended the government and SKELEC for their hard work in reducing the number of power outages…

ZIZ News -- Members of the St. Kitts Teachers’ Union held a press conference Friday to list their grievances with the situation at Basseterre High School. Among the concerns were the rationale behind the transfer of teachers and the way…

ZIZ News -- The countdown is on to this year’s Traditional Musical Instruments Workshop which is being organised by Cultural Preservation Consultant Winston “Zack” Nisbett. Nisbett spoke with ZIZ News on Friday and said he was eagerly…

Gingerland, Nevis -- If you and your family or friends are looking for a fun packed event, the Nevisian Heritage Village located at Fothergills in Gingerland is the place to go where Bits and Pieces is hosting a pre-C40 event today from 10…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The St. Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association is pleased to announce the athletes and officials selected to represent the federation at the 2014 World Junior Championship in Eugene, Oregon July 22nd –…