August 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts-- The St Kitts and Nevis contingent left on Tuesday 26th August 2014 for El Salvador to represent the Federation at the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Table Tennis Qualifiers from 28th – 31st August, 2014. The…

(ZIZ)-- The sustainability of the People’s Empowerment Programme, or PEP, was one of the issues up for debate when the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association held a mock parliament sitting last week. Members of the government side…

(ZIZ)-- St. Kitts and Nevis’ financial standing is strong, the national debt is decreasing and government is approaching expenditure responsibly. These were the themes of Federal Financial Secretary, Hilary Hazel’s discussion with Freedom…

(ZIZ)-- The 2014 edition of Latin Festival was launched during a ceremony on Wednesday morning at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. Chairman of Latin Festival, Jose Rosa, said one objective is to emphasize the similarities between Caribbean…

(ZIZ)-- Government officials from across the Caribbean are in St. Kitts taking part in a Regional Strategy Workshop focusing on juvenile justice reform. The sessions are being held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort and according to Lyndell…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) - The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) is refuting an erroneous statement issued by the Unity construct of the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris. SCASPA’s statement is in response to an article from…

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Group A in the Women's Caribbean Cup Finals concluded with St. Kitts defeating Antigua 2 - 1 and Host Trinidad & Tobago continuing their fine form beating Martinique 7 -0. Group A's early kick-off was a battle…

Sports Page— A recent release from the Department of Youth and Sports has indicated that the much talked about Street Football competition, is definitely on for this weekend. The competition was previously advertised for Saturday 23rd…

Sports Page— The Bangladesh Cricket Board has reduced Shakib Al Hasan's six-month suspension by three-and-a-half months, allowing him to be available for selection from September 15. However, the BCB's ban on No Objection Certificates,…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The results of the finals of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Barbados Tridents will not be reversed or declared null and void, organizers have announced. CPL’s Cricket…

Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has made a call for peace following one-to-one talks in Belarus with Russia's President Vladimir Putin over the conflict wracking eastern Ukraine. "Our main goal is peace. We…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Uzziah 'Sticky' Thompson, the veteran percussionist whose career covered ska to reggae, died Monday in Florida at age 78. Thompson died from a heart attack, his son Audley Shakespeare told the OBSERVER ONLINE. Born in…

Sports Page— A brief closing ceremony took place at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball complex on Tuesday 26th August. The ceremony effectively brought to an end a one week Basketball camp which was hosted by the Nevis Amateur Basketball…

MIAMI, Florida (AFP) — Strengthening Hurricane Cristobal killed at least four people in the Caribbean and then trained its deadly sights Tuesday on the holiday paradise of Bermuda, officials and meteorologists said. The storm dumped…

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Police were last night still trying to piece together the circumstances that led to the murder of Latore Mackey, the Bahamas Information Services (BIS) deputy director and Prime Minister Perry Christie’s press secretary,…