October 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS) -- The Office of the Prime Minister, the Department of Youth Empowerment and the Taiwanese Embassy are among a number of entities giving support to a charity event for the underprivileged in the town of Sandy…

(ZIZ News) -- The Violent Crime Unit is investigating a shooting incident that took place at Paul Southwell Industrial Park in the vicinity of the Fisheries Complex at around 8:03 am today (Tuesday 21st October). Initial investigation…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Minister of Agriculture on Nevis Hon. Alexis Jeffers says the Nevis Island Administration continues in its thrust to expand crop production. Mr. Jeffers made the comment during his presentation at the 8th…

(ZIZ News) -- Shavaughn Hendricks of Lime Kilm was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Firearm and Possession of Ammunition, which were committed on 12th October 2014. Tishana Collins of Cole Hill was formally arrested and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) is reporting increases in passenger arrivals and departures at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts for the month of August this…

Pretoria, South Africa (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius was taken away in a police van with barred windows Tuesday to start serving a five-year prison sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Delivering her sentence, Judge Thokozile Masipa…

Madrid, Spain (AFP) -- A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside Africa has been cured of the deadly virus according to definitive test results, doctors said Tuesday. "The criteria set by the World Health Organization…

New York, United States -- Since the first case of Ebola was diagnosed in Texas, fears of an outbreak of the deadly virus in the US have sparked a surge in sales of personal protection gear and hazmat suits among do-it-yourself pandemic…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The first Council of Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) health ministers meeting held on last Thursday in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines, identified chikungunya and Ebola as the most urgent…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Jamaican beauty Rachel Biesray has won the Miss Divali Nagar 2014 crown. Biesray got the judges’ nod over 11 other delegates who participated in the show at the National Council of Indian…

Kingston, Jamaica, CMC -- The Governments of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, on Thursday issued an immediate travel bans against certain persons traveling directly or indirectly from some countries in West Africa. In Jamaica – the…

Sports Page -- Two golden strikes by the Ivor Walters Primary school in the first half, put them in a clear lead versus the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School. This as the action continued on Monday 20th October in the Giant Malt Primary School…

(Sports Page) -- On Friday 17th October President Cup Final At Warner Park Stadium S. L. Horsford St. Pauls United 1 vs Winners Circle Newtown United 0                                                    (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for S.…

(Sports Page) -- President of the local Basketball Association, Wanda Parry is again appealing to the general public on Nevis, to come out in their numbers to witness what she promises will be an enthralling game, this Saturday night. The…

Matara, Sri Lanka, CMC – Part-time off-spinner Jermaine Blackwood snapped up two late wickets to peg back Sri Lanka A, and set up a tense finish to the second four-day “Test” on Tuesday’s final day. With Sri Lanka building a lead at 63 for…