July 2014

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Health, Dr Fenton Ferguson, says that there has been a decline in exclusive breastfeeding at six weeks of age, from 63.2 per cent in 1983 to 50.3 per cent in 2011. He said that although this is not a…

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (HCNN) -- The United Nations secretary general reiterated on Monday the UN’s strong commitment to help Haiti eradicate cholera through a $2.2 billion sanitation campaign, following a cholera epidemic that left more…

Port of Spain (Trinidad Express) -- A father appeared in court Monday on 20 charges of sexually assaulting his 12 year old daughter between September 2013 and last week. The matter was heard before Deputy Chief Magistrate Mark Wellington…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The first of a series of training sessions intended to heighten awareness of risk factors affecting mobile and migrant populations in Guyana was held in Georgetown on 24 and 25 June 2014. The participants of these…

Sports Page -- Former world record holder Asafa Powell clocked a slow 10.30 seconds (0.8m/s) for fourth place at a low-keyed meeting in Luzern, Switzerland, yesterday in his first race in 11 months on his return after a drug suspension. A…

St John’s, Antigua -- President of the West Indies Cricket Board Mr. Dave Cameron welcomed new director Mr. Azim Bassarath. Mr. Bassarath has joined the Board of Directors replacing Dr. Allen Sammy. Bassarath, president of the Trinidad and…

St George’s, Grenada, CMC -- West Indies cricket icons Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Vivian Richards have been appointed to key roles in the Caribbean Premier League. Sir Garry, widely considered the finest all-rounder in the game’s history,…

Scarborough, Tobago -- Results from the final round of matches in the Regional Under-17 Tournament on Tuesday here: At Shaw Park: Barbados Under-17s beat Jamaica Under-17s by seven wickets JAMAICA UNDER-17s 121 off 31.3 overs (Brad Barnes…

Sports Page -- The Nevis under 13 Football team recently returned from a tour to the British Virgin Islands where they drew three games and won one. Coaches Leroy JUN-JUN Sweeney and Aljay Newton, who both accompanied the team, reported…

Sports Page -- A release from the local Basketball Association (NABA) has indicated that the official closing ceremony of the 2014 Basketball league, will be held this coming Sunday-20th July. President of the Association Ms Wanda Parry…

ZIZ News -- Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin has issued a warning to local consumers about certain supplements, including male enhancement products being sold locally. Dr. Martin told ZIZ that these products are not regulated by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Sen. the Hon. Richard “Ricky” Skerritt is lauding the progress of the multi-million Kittitian Hill project despite severe criticism from opposition…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) says substantial strides have been made under St. Kitts and Nevis’ home-grown Fund-supported programme. In a statement Tuesday, the IMF’s Deputy…

ZIZ News -- Telecommunications Company, LIME, has solidified its commitment to Latin Festival St. Kitts and Latin Fiesta 2014 with a cheque of $25,000. During a brief handing over ceremony at LIME headquarters at Needsmust Estate on…

15 July 2014 Today the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education publish the findings of the Caribbean Public Health Agency
(CARPHA) on the Basseterre High School (BHS) of St Kitts and Nevis. The report, which encapsulates all previous…