October 2014

Washington (AFP) -- A Liberian man who was diagnosed with Ebola in Texas has died, a hospital spokesman said Wednesday. "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan…

St George’s, Grenada -- The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) recently sent a survey team to Carriacou and Petite Martinique headed by CEO Rudy Grant in anticipation of the launch of the Staycation Promotion. The promotion encourages…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The future development of the tourism industry in Barbados must not be left to chance, but there must be a concerted effort from government and stakeholders to provide strategic direction to this vital sector.…

Brades, Montserrat -- Following an invitation via China’s commercial attaché based in Antigua, a team from the Montserrat Development Corporation (MDC) visited China last month to attend the 18th annual China International Fair for…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- High Court judge Justice Frank Seepersad has dismissed as premature a constitutional motion filed by the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) challenging the constitutionality of the Constitution Amendment Bill in…

Port au Prince, Haiti -- The death of former Haitian ruler Jean-Claude Duvalier must not halt the investigations and prosecutions owed to thousands of people killed, tortured, arbitrarily arrested and disappeared under his regime, Amnesty…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Opposition spokesman on finance and planning Audley Shaw, says that a weakness with the Insolvency Bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, is the lack of protection for debtors, who are…

Sports Page -- The action continued in the Giant Malt sponsored Primary Schools’ Football league on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th October. On Monday 6th October, the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School engaged the VOJN Primary school on the…

Sports Page -- Manager and Coach of the senior Nevis Cricket team, Gerard TRINI Charles, is adamant that seasoned opening batsman, Kejel Tyson is too talented not to be making as many runs as is expected. ‘This guy has the shots all around…

Sports Page -- According to Liaison Officer for the Gingerland area, Michael WISE Herbert, he is seeking to rekindle the community spirit of the past and sport is one of the avenues that he is using. In this regard, he organized a three…

Sports Page -- In an extraordinary and unprecedented move, West Indies players have come out strongly against the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president and chief executive Wavell Hinds, who they claim "hoodwinked" them and did…

St. John’s, Antigua -- The West Indies Cricket Board has been advised that a number of players forming the West Indies One Day International squad currently in India, and scheduled to play five ODIs, commencing with the first ODI tomorrow,…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- India is at No. 1 in the Reliance ICC Team Rankings for One-Day Internationals at the moment with 113 ratings points, while West Indies is down at No. 8 with 96 points. The visitors will, therefore, be…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Rebecca Chowtipersad of the Nevis Academy has been named the winner of the 6th annual OECS COURTS Local Reading Competition which was held on October 6 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. One of the judges,…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 07, 2014) --Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory returned to Nevis following a week-long visit to the United States of America, Canada and London. In a brief report on October 06, 2014 of his overseas tour of…