December 10, 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The investment by the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) in Christophe Harbour has already begun to reap dividends for the SIDF. Chairperson of the Board of Councillors, Dr. Hermia…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- A call for local businessmen and women at home or overseas to seize the opportunities that will be needed to provide services at the Christophe Harbour Marina when completed. Chairperson of the Sugar…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Government will continue to “invest heavily” in education through its already established and soon to be launched programmes, as was outlined in the 2015 Budget Address. It was said by the Prime…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Marinas are important components of the expansion of the overall development of the Federation’s ability to increase the number of high-end visitors coming to St. Kitts and Nevis. Prime Minister the Rt.…

London, England -- The political leaders and representatives of the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories met as the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on 2 and 3 December. The newly…

Miami (CMC) -- The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) on Tuesday announced a wide-ranging agreement with Scotiabank covering several international tournaments. The multi-year agreement…

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) -- An excommunicated Brazilian priest was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of child abuse going back decades, police told AFP. The Catholic Church expelled Joao Marcos Porto Maciel, 74, in Cacapava do Sul in…

Brooklyn Park, Maryland (AP) -- Police in Maryland have arrested a woman they say put bug spray on her husband's heart pills after an argument. Anne Arundel County Police say the man and his wife argued Monday evening, and he went to a…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Nigerian rebels who were involved in military attacks against the Nigerian government spent a year in Trinidad and Tobago as tourism students. This occurred even though the head of the Special Branch had raised a…

Castries, St Lucia -- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) telecommunications ministers have taken a decision to prevent the return to a telecommunications monopoly following a proposed merger between Cable and Wireless…

Roseau, Dominica -- The ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) won a fourth consecutive term in office in Monday's general elections, with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit winning his third elected term. Skerrit's DLP won 15 seats, with the…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- A businessman, accused of selling illegal cooking gas, was slapped with a $600,000 fine when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Donovan Bartley was fined after pleaded guilty to…

Sports Page -- CJ Bartlette of the Nevis Drag Racing Unit is confident that the upcoming Drag Race meet scheduled for Sunday 14th December, is going to be really special. The meet is dubbed as GRUDGES and is really all about a series of…

Sports Page -- The recently revived Leeward Islands Basketball tournament ended in controversial fashion in Montserrat on Tuesday night—9th December. The obvious two top teams were into the finals having beaten all other teams in their…

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