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December 2014

PM Douglas has hectic schedule in Nevis on Thursday

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The Federation’s Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has a hectic schedule when he visits Nevis on Thursday. The St. Kitts and Nevis leader will attend the distribution of laptops to first…

SKNLP/NRP agreement not rushed, Hinted during budget Rebuttal

(ZIZ News) -- As the countdown to the next federal election continues in St. Kitts and Nevis, the nation’s Prime Minister and leader of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour party is calling for Nevisians and Kittitians to “be as one.” While the…

Pogson Christmas Concert

(ZIZ News) -- Health ministry officials joined the staff of the Pogson Health Centre to celebrate the Christmas spirit and spread joy and cheer. On Wednesday morning the institution held its annual Christmas concert which featured several…

Police Updates (December 17, 2014)

(ZIZ News) -- Mark Powell of The Alley, Sandy Point was formally arrested and charged for Refusing to Give Name, which was committed on 12th December 2014. Ashley Parris of Bath Village was formally arrested and charged for Possession of…

SKNFA Tuesday’s Division 1 matches called off

Sports Page -- Heavy rain and a water Logged field prevented both matches, Sandy Point FA vs Youth & Experience at Verchilds and Molineaux vs Davis Conaree Fireball Int'l at Ottleys to be played on Tuesday 16th December, 20014.3

Dilshan stars as England thrashed

Sports Page -- The full-house crowd might have come to bid farewell to Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, but it was another member of the trio of senior Sri Lankan batsman, Tillakaratne Dilshan, who led the home side to a crushing…

T&T quartet in Nagico Super50 squad

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Darren Bravo, Ravi Rampaul, Sunil Narine and Kevon Cooper have been included in the T&T training squad in preparation for the Nagico Super50 which is carded to take place in T&T from January 15 to 25.…

Finalists determined in VPL League

(Sports Page) -- The semi finals in the inaugural Village Premier league (VPL) were played on Sunday 14th December at the Hard Times playing field. Match one, proved to be an upset of sorts, as the Butlers team, with the addition of Merlin…

Dozen injured in American Airlines turbulence

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) -- An American Airlines flight from Seoul to Dallas was forced to make an emergency landing in Tokyo early Wednesday after a dozen people were injured during turbulence, a report said. Flight AA280, carrying 240…

Cosby won’t be charged over decades-old sex claim

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) -- US prosecutors said Tuesday they will not charge veteran comedian Bill Cosby over allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1974. About 20 women have accused the…

Church of England names first woman bishop

Stockport, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The Church of England on Wednesday named vicar Libby Lane as its first woman bishop, following a historic change in its rules. Lane was named as the next bishop of Stockport, in a dramatic new step for…

St Lucia moves ahead with geothermal development

Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia’s ministry of sustainable development, energy, science and technology last week hosted a delegation of technical experts from the World Bank, the United Kingdom Department for International Development…

Grenada PM hails a new chapter of integration through ALBA

St George's, Grenada (GIS) -- Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell says a new chapter in hemispheric integration has begun with the final two independent Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries becoming full members…