December 23, 2014

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Tobago, Peter Reyes said on Sunday he did not know how to switch off his cellular phone, which caused him to run afoul of flight regulations on a flight from Trinidad to…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips, has cited the need for a “new agenda” of support for Jamaica and other Caribbean states by key international stakeholders. This, he said, to effectively address…

Castries, St Lucia -- The former director general of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr Len Ishmael, says the Caribbean will never achieve the status of economic resilience as long as the international community insists…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- In a statement issued on Monday, Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart responded to last week’s long-term sovereign credit ratings downgrade by Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services to 'B' from 'BB-'.…

New Haven, USA -- Alstom SA, a French power and transportation company, pleaded guilty on Monday and agreed to pay a $772,290,000 fine to resolve charges related to a widespread scheme involving tens of millions of dollars in bribes in…

New York (AP) -- A New York City man imprisoned for nearly 20 years for murder before a judge declared he was innocent is getting $4.75 million from the state. Fernando Bermudez told the New York Post in a statement published Tuesday, that…

Moscow (AP) -- Russia has ordered five of the country's major state-controlled exporters to sell excess currency reserves in its latest attempt to shore up the ruble, which has endured big losses this year in the wake of sliding oil prices.…

New York, USA (AP) -- British singer Joe Cocker, whose had hits that included You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong, and a contortionist style of performance memorably parodied by John Belushi on Saturday Night Live, has died. He was…

Toronto, Canada (CUOPM) -- Representatives from Seneca and the Government of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Monday to provide the country’s citizens with the skills and education to pursue…

Pinney’s Beach/Port Zante, St. Kitts and Nevis (CUOPM) -- Political Leader of the Nevis Reformation Party, the Hon. Joseph W. Parry has hailed the draft Contract for Progress with the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) as an historic…

Pinney’s Beach/Port Zante, St. Kitts and Nevis (CUOPM) -- The draft Contract for Progress between the governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party and the Nevis Reformation Party is to benefit of the people of the twin-island Federation. “We…

(ZIZ News) -- The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) is continuing the spirit of giving with a recent donation to the Joseph N. France Hospital. At a brief ceremony on Monday afternoon, SCASPA donated six 32 inch flat…

(ZIZ News) -- Twenty four under privileged families will be smiling, this Christmas, thanks to a donation from the Racing and Game Services' Social Committee. During a brief handing over ceremony on Monday morning, the Racing and Game…

(ZIZ News) -- A former Miss Culture Swimwear Queen is the winner of the first Miss Sapphire Swimsuit Competition. Gingerland resident Sidama Jones wowed the crowd and judges to secure her second swimwear contest crown. In the first…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- With 2014 soon coming to a close, St. Kitts has just received two more honours to add to its growing list of awards and recognitions for tourism excellence. “Recognition by another two respected…