December 2014

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Any rumour of an Ebola case in Barbados is untrue, the ministry of health stated in response to persistent rumours of a suspected case of Ebola at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. According to chief medical…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Legislation to curb corruption in this country was finally passed yesterday in the Senate. However, the procurement legis­­lation will take around six months before it is proclaimed by President Antho­ny Carmona…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- A woman accused of stealing electricity was fined $50,000 after pleading guilty Tuesday to a charge of abstracting electricity when she appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s Court. Donna Francis will…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- There will be no new taxes for the budgetary period 2015. Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance Hon. Vance Amory made that disclosure when he presented the Nevis Island Administration’s just over $165 million…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, DECEMBER 16TH 2014 (CUOPM) – As world oil prices continue to drop, motorists at SOL gas stations in St. Kitts continue to pay less for gasoline at the pump. The Ministry of Finance announced Monday that effective…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas says the double salary been paid to Federal civil servants this week is not been financed by the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF). In…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The parade of cruise ships into St. Kitts’ Port Zante continued Monday and Tuesday of this week with just under 11,500 from 5 ships. Three ships are scheduled to visit Wednesday, the Celebrity Eclipse, the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has made a public appeal to businesses in the Federation to have a conscience following reports that some of them were increasing the…

(ZIZ News) -- Employees within the People’s Empowerment Programme and weekly-paid civil servants will, this week, receive a quadruple wage payment. This was revealed on Friday during Prime Minister Douglas’ budget rebuttal in the…

(ZIZ News) -- The Nation’s leader used the most recent sitting of the National Assembly to again express his desire to work closely with the Government of Nevis, regardless of the political party in office. He said however, that his…

(ZIZ News) -- Police are investigating a shooting incident in Newtown, Tuesday morning, that has put a young man in the hospital. According to reports, 27-year-old Keshawn Ritchin of Newtown was shot at about 7:50 am on Sandown Road. He…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Several issues have been discussed between the Ministry of Housing, Public Works, Utilities and Energy and representatives of the East, West and St. Peter’s Bus Associations in an effort to address some…

London, England -- The Skin by HAMAFilms will make history this week by becoming the first feature film from Antigua and Barbuda to be screened in the United Kingdom, when it premieres on Thursday. Filmed on location in Antigua and…

Atlanta, USA -- The Bahamas is seeking to forge a greater alliance with the Atlanta gospel community, one that is considered a leader in the North American region. With major music award events, singers and studios, as well as being home to…

Lpeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) -- A bloody Taliban raid on an army-run school in northwest Pakistan has ended, police said Tuesday, with all six attackers dead. The assault on the school in the city of Peshawar killed at least 130 people, most…