July 2014

Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- A 36-year-old paraplegic man, who was arrested at Piarco International Airport more than two years ago after trying to conceal a large quantity of marijuana in his wheelchair, has been sentenced to four years’…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- A nine-year-old boy drowned on Monday, July 7 after he and his twin brother went swimming with relatives in St Catherine. He is Timani Riley of Victoria district, Linstead in the parish. According to reports from…

Sports Page -- Brazilian police say they have identified a FIFA official who they believe could be at the center of a ticket-tout scandal worth $100 million. Eleven suspects have been arrested after their mobile phones were tapped as part…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago will start their West Indies Cricket Board/ Tobago House of Assembly Regional Under-17 title defence against Barbados from 10 a.m. today at Louidore in Tobago confident of continuing their good…

Sports Page -- The grand finals in the 2014 edition of the TDC sponsored Primary School Cricket league, is set for later today at 2pm. The two teams in the finals are the Charlestown Primary School and the combined Maude Cross Preparatory…

Sports Page -- The fourth edition of the Nevis Sports Museum week got on the way with a brief but impressive opening ceremony at the Museum on Monday 7th July. The ceremony was chaired by Curtis Morton, Communications Officer within the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- Cabinet’s approval of the Heldens Estate Condo Resort & Residences will see the construction of over 200 condos, apartments and villas in the Parish of St. Paul’s, St. Kitts. Consistent with the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The Tucker Clarke Primary School in Newtown on St. Kitts has received so much blessings from the People Employment Programme (PEP), the principal Mr Sylvester Charles now calls it a ‘PEP School’. By the time the…

ZIZ News -- New Zealand’s High Commissioner-Designate to St. Kitts and Nevis says she is ready to foster a better working relationship between the two countries. Mrs. Jan Henderson presented her credentials to Prime Minister, the Right…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- With the rapid growth in the domestic, commercial and agricultural sectors in St. Kitts, measures are being taken to increase the water supply to two million gallons daily. Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon.…

ZIZ News -- Construction is continuing on the South East Peninsula Road Project, with work currently being done on Timothy Hill, the round-a-bout and the storm drains at Pond’s Pasture. In a recent interview, Managing Director of ADeB…

ZIZ News -- The newly built Hamilton Road Project is now immersed in further confusion and controversy as the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) led Nevis Island Administration appears to have restarted construction of the road. On Sunday,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- Establishment of a new Land Registry in St. Kitts and Nevis will result in significant benefits deriving from a more informed base for the identification of properties and the creation of a platform for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- As the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party celebrates 19 years in government, Minister of Health, Community and Social Development, the Hon. Marcella Liburd says the 82-year old party is the only political…

ZIZ News -- Arrests Shane Degrasse of West Street, Newtown was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Supply. Dwight Dore of Downing Street, Sandy Point was formally arrested and…