August 2014

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas government has revised controversial constitutional referendum questions and is set to table them in Parliament, The Nassau Guardian has confirmed. The questions no longer reference specific articles of the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The son of a convicted transnational drug trafficker, who was arrested on Thursday by the Major Organised Crime and Anti- Corruption Agency (MOCA) in the Kingston 6 area, has been formally charged for breaches of the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- The Integrity Commission has won its legal battle to have Google Inc provide information on three e-mail accounts, believed to be connected to Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Prime Minister…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Barbados, faced with an upsurge in gun related crimes, has stepped up surveillance and vigilance at ports of entry, Home Affairs Minister Adriel Brathwaite has said. He said the new initiative is based on…

ZIZ News -- Parliamentary Representative for Constituency two, the Honourable Marcella Liburd is ensuring that children within her constituency are able to engage in extracurricular activities through the construction of several family…

ZIZ News -- Extensive work continues at the Basseterre High School to meet the recommendations set out by the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute to ensure the health and safety of students and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- A call has been made by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis for the revision of the minimum wage which presently stands at eight dollars per hour. At a recently held consultation on the review of the…

Charlestown, Nevis -- Former deputy premier in the last Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) Nevis Island Administration, Mr. Hensley Daniel, told a packed audience at a recent Town Hall Meeting at the Barnes Ghaut Community Center that the…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance on Nevis Hon. Vance Amory, underscored the importance of tourism to the island’s economy at a town hall meeting hosted by the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) at the Red…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Two students from Windsor University are home safe, having been rescued by security personnel, after becoming lost during a hike to the volcanic crater of Mount Liamigua. Police reports indicate that Marco…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2014 (SKNIS): The Barbados Tridents won the 2014 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament on Saturday (August 16) but they weren’t the only ones in the Warner Park Cricket Stadium that scored big.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Various cultural aspects of St. Kitts and Nevis were showcased to the world during the Limacol Caribbean Premier league (CPL) tournament, which was also an attractive ground for families. The federation…

(CNN) -- Dozens of people have been killed in flooding in northern and eastern India, while the death toll in Nepal has passed 100, government officials in the two countries told CNN. At least 56 people have died in flooding and…

Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- One month after Malaysia Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine, government military forces there said they've made advances Sunday against pro-Russian separatists. Ukrainian forces regained control over the strategic…

(CNN) -- Ebola patients fled during an attack at a health care facility in Monrovia, Liberia, on Saturday, Liberian National Police spokesman Sam Collins told CNN on Sunday. All patients who ran away had Ebola, and some chose to stay at…