September 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – A warning from the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to the Caribbean, to be prepared for the “full impact” of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. It is eight months now since the first…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The following is the full text of a press release from the Nevis Renewable Energy International Inc. (NREI) dated September 02, 2014, regarding an agreement with the Nevis Island Administration for geothermal energy…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Educators of the Seventh-Day Adventist School recently came together for a Professional Development Workshop to increase their efficiency, deepen their dedication and explore the theme, “The Gold in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has joined its CARICOM fellow member states in signing the Statute for the establishment of the SIDS DOCK facility. In his remarks after signing on behalf of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- A 27-person National Advisory Committee on Minimum Wage has completed its task and has submitted an Executive Summary to Minister of Labour, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett. Commissioner of Labour, Mr. Spencer…

(ZIZ) -- Marcus Charles of Upper Cayon was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Cannabis with intent to supply, battery on police, resisting arrest and obstruction under the drug act, which…

(CNN) -- China's population may be in excess of 1.3 billion inhabitants but only two of its players had ever reached a grand slam semifinal -- until Tuesday. That was when unseeded Peng Shuai put years of frustration, thoughts of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- After two months of training and conditioning, the final team for this week’s Caribbean Cup has been announced for Team St. Kitts and Nevis. The final cut for the team, according to senior officials of the St.…

Sports Page -- Mitchell Marsh almost single-handedly took Australia into the tri-series final, first by plundering 86 off 51 balls, including 21 off a single Dale Steyn over, and then with two wickets to dent South Africa's chase. The…

Sports Page -- President of the Nevis Cricket Association Keith Scarborough, has indicated that he is absolutely shocked that more cricketers from Nevis were not included in the St.Kitts –Nevis team that represented the Federation in a…

Sports Page -- Manager of the West Indies women’s Cricket team, Mrs. Anne Browne-John is confident that the women in maroon will give a top level performance at the Warner Park Cricket stadium in their upcoming matches versus the touring…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Ministry of Education on Nevis has reassigned the date for the reopening of school at the Charlestown and Gingerland Secondary Schools and apologised for any inconvenience the change may have caused. In a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Plant importers in St. Kitts and Nevis are being urged to get the correct documentation before bringing in plants, seeds and other plant parts such as cut flowers into the Federation. Department of…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Brianna Brantley of the Charlestown Secondary School (CSS) topped the 2014 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations among Nevis’ three secondary schools with 11 subject passes among them nine…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The experience of St. Kitts and Nevis in adopting an effective debt reduction strategy received international attention at the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) now…