July 2014

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — A 27-year-old man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter more than a year after he hugged a 14-month-old child so tightly that the boy stopped breathing and died, Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan will visit Trinidad on July 27 and 28 as part of a Latin American tour for talks with regional leaders. Abe will meet 14 regional heads in Trinidad to discuss ways to…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Six police officers charged with setting a teenager on fire, were granted bail when they appeared in court on Wednesday. The six were charged with misbehaviour in public office by unlawfully and maliciously…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Prime Minister the Right Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas pledged his support to fishermen in Old Road today (July 16) noting the importance of this sector to the country’s economic goals. As part of his special…

NIA Charlestown Nevis– The University of Roehampton, Walden University and the University of Liverpool have made a variety of special offers available to persons in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis who are interested in obtaining their…

(ZIZ)-- A number of recommendations for addressing issues identified have been made in the CARPHA report. Among the issues listed in the report, which was made available to the public on Tuesday, are the need for repairs to the flat roofs…

(ZIZ)-- Representatives from various sectors came together on Wednesday morning to take part in a Drug Abuse Treatment and Prevention Course at Customs Headquarters. The sessions, which focused on prevention of drug abuse, will be followed…

(ZIZ)-- Four students have been given a helping hand in their studies overseas after being named recipients of Michael L. King scholarship grants. Camech Emanuel, represented by her uncle, Stephon Duggins, Stedroy Brand, and Akela Huggins…

(ZIZ)-- Former member of the People's Action Movement, now leader of the National Integrity Party Glenroy Blanchette, has added his voice to the debate on the recently issued report on health and environmental conditions at the Basseterre…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has been providing details of discussions held with stakeholders following the U.S. Treasury Department Advisory. Speaking at the first…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- A prominent local businessman says the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme has evolved as a well-crafted citizenship programme, and has placed the twin-island federation as a leader on…

ZIZ News -- Arrests Istan Mitcham of Upper Market Street was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis, which was committed on 12th July 2014. Joshua Dedier of Main Street Saddlers and Olanzo Alexander of New Road Housing…

Moscow (CNN) -- Two people have been arrested in connection with a metro train derailment in Moscow which left more than 20 people deadand injured scores more, Russia's Investigative Committee said Wednesday. The pair held on suspicion of…

(CNN) -- UK police have arrested 660 suspected pedophiles -- including doctors, teachers and scout leaders -- in a six-month operation spanning the country, the National Crime Agency said Wednesday. The operation -- which targeted people…

(CNN) -- The Netherlands is liable for the deaths of more than 300 men who were taken from a Dutch compound in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in July 1995, during the Bosnian war, a Dutch court ruled Wednesday. The Dutch peacekeepers…