Monthly Archives

July 2014

Hurricane Arthur gives Bermuda tourism surprise

Hamilton, Bermuda (CMC) -- Bermuda is set to get a timely tourism tonic -- thanks to Hurricane Arthur. Dockyard, at the island's west end, will welcome an unexpected extra cruise ship this weekend as the hurricane continues to barrel up…

36-y-o man gets five years for lottery scamming

Kingston, Jamaica -- A 36-year-old man was sentenced to five years hard labour after he pleaded guilty to lottery scamming charges when he appeared in the St. Elizabeth Circuit Court on Thursday, July 3. Greg Williams of a Mandeville,…

SIDF and SKNANB Launch Programmes for College Graduates

ZIZ News -- Recent university graduates stand to benefit from new programmes launched by the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) and the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank (SKNANB). In a brief opening ceremony held on…

Minister Liburd Refutes Richards’ Claims

ZIZ News -- Minister of Health, the Honourable Marcella Liburd has said that media reports of most chikungunya patients being from the Sandy Point community are totally false. An article on WINNFM’s website dated June 3rd stated that 90…

St. Kitts and Nevis to host Inaugural MOAS General Assembly

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The Model Organization of American States (MOAS) General Assembly, will prepare youth of the Americas for leadership roles, whilst signaling another first for St. Kitts and Nevis. According to the Deputy…

And the World Cup semifinalists will be…

CNN -- We've had octopuses, camels and turtles providing World Cup predictions, but now a computer software program has got in on the act of forecasting football matches. And, according to Microsoft, their recently released software…

Maude Cross Prep/Nevis Academy Team Makes It 3 And 0

Sports Page -- Despite a poor batting performance on Thursday 3rd July at the ET Willet Park, the combined forces of the Maude Cross Prep School and the Nevis Academy fought back stoutly to eventually overpower the St. Thomas’ Primary…

Man killed 2-y-o to torture her father –police

INKSTER, Michigan (AP) — A man accused of killing a 2-year-old Detroit-area girl shot her in front of her father to torture him, state police said Thursday. The comments from Lieutenant Michael Shaw came after Raymone Jackson, 24, of…

Freddie McGregor rediscovered by a new generation

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- In an age when tech-savvy music fans can access the most obscure songs, veteran artistes like Freddie McGregor are being discovered by a new generation. McGregor, who recently turned 58, has been around since the early…