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August 2014

Four Windies players are co-owners in Canada T20 league

TORONTO, Canada (CMC) -- Four of the biggest names from the West Indies cricket team have signed a deal making them co-owners in the new Canadian Premier League T20 set for next year. The four are one-day captain Dwayne Bravo, Test captain…

Teachers prepped for upcoming school year

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): With the 2014-2015 school-year fast approaching, teachers are being equipped with the proper tools to stimulate young minds through annual summer workshops. The August 26 to 28 workshops are held every year…

Government discusses technical school to boost I.C.T.

(ZIZ)-- Education and training are two priority areas for the government of St. Kitts-Nevis and the country's Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas has said that his team is constantly exploring ways of facilitating both.…

Defence Force seizes drugs

(ZIZ)-- A large quantity of marijuana plants have been removed from the streets of St. Kitts. While conducting a routine security operation in the Phillips’ Mountain area, members of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force stumbled onto a…

Government seeks to diversify economy

(ZIZ)-- Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas and his cabinet continue to find ways of diversifying the economy to further stimulate growth. Speaking recently, the Federation's Prime Minister…

Sony network hacked, exec’s flight diverted

DALLAS (AP) — Hackers attacked Sony's PlayStation Network and apparently disrupted the travel plans of a top company executive by going on Twitter to suggest that there was a bomb on his American Airlines plane. American cut short the Sony…

Small arms control training workshop opens in Port of Spain

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) is hosting a three-day regional training of trainers workshop on the International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) and…

Ocho Rios roadways flooded in afternoon showers

ST ANN, Jamaica -- Roads in the resort town of Ocho Rios were flooded following heavy rains on Monday afternoon. Several other areas of the north coast parish also received heavy rainfall. The Meteorological Service of Jamaica forecast…