July 2014

Sports Page-- As the Sports Museum week 2014 edition continued, the students from the Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School were the privileged ones to meet with some of this year’s honourees. The two outstanding sporting figures present at…

(CNN) -- Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday where he plans to encourage a resolution to the presidential election that the United States insists must include a thorough review of "reasonable…

NEW YORK, (AFP) - Eileen Ford, whose Ford Models agency grew into an international powerhouse and fostered the careers of a plethora of super models including Naomi Campbell, has died. She was 92. She died Wednesday night, a spokeswoman…

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The prime minister of Haiti says his government will soon launch a programme to help its citizens acquire documents needed to secure legal residency in the neighbouring Dominican Republic. Prime…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Having “tempered” gang violence in west Kingston, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Steve McGregor says he is now turning his attention to stemming the tide of domestic violence in the volatile community. SSP…

ST JOHN’S Antigua (CMC) – Two people, including a 41-year-old Guyanese-born woman, are due to appear in Antigua court on Friday after the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) said it had seized more than EC$17…

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- The Association of National Olympic Committees of the OECS (ANOCES) held the 2014 Edition of its General Assembly on Saturday 5th July between 9:00am and 1:45pm at the Marriott Hotel Resort and Casino Frigate Bay, St…

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- In welcoming Sir K. Dwight Venner to the podium at the 2014 General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees of the OECS (ANOCES), at the Marriott Hotel Resort and Casino, the Secretary-General of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- President Bridgewater (of the ANOCES and the SKNOC) was invited to address the meeting of the OECS Athletic Congress (OAC) on the morning of Sunday 6th July, 2014. Following his chairing of the 2014 edition of…

(ZIZ)-- Federal Parliamentarian for the constituency of Nevis 11, the Honourable Patrice Nisbett has said the time has come for Nevisians to strengthen the hand of the Nevis Reformation Party . Nisbett told attendees to Tuesday’s town hall…

(ZIZ)-- Prime Minister of St. Kitts-Nevis, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas has stated that the advisory issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) on May 20th, 2014 is misleading. The advisory was issued to alert…

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- Javon Liburd is set to represent the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis at the 33FIFTY Commonwealth Youth Workshop in Scotland this month. Mr. Liburd, who was chosen from amongst 900 applicants across the commonwealth…

(ZIZ)-- Following a recent string of robberies on the island of Nevis, that island’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Culture, the Honourable Mark Brantley, has said that this year, the committee is ensuring a safe Culturama. In a press…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The multi-million dollar Kittitian Hill project in the Whitegate area of St. Kitts has pumped millions of dollars into the pockets of local contractors, workers and local suppliers. Prime Minister Douglas…

Basseterre, St. Kitts - Well-known community activist and past student of the Deane-Glasford Primary (formerly St. Peter's Primary), Dr. Terrance Drew, has launched a new scholarship award geared towards helping students reach their full…