December 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The first six of an 80-slip marina was officially opened this week. Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in remarks during the opening ceremony on Wednesday said St.…

(ZIZ News) -- While modest successes were reported, a very gloomy picture was painted, in Wednesday, of the fiscal situation in Nevis when Premier, the Hon. Vance Amory, addressed residents on the quarterly performance of the island.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The pavilion at the Verchild’s Sports Complex is to be named during a ceremony to start an Athletics & Wellness Day event on Saturday 6th December. Organisers said Friday that the Pavilion will be named…

Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) -- One year after the death of former president and Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela, South Africans are remembering his life through prayer, walks -- and cricket. Official commemorations on the…

London, England -- In addition to hosting the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat and having Queen Elizabeth II as the organisation’s head, the British government, in defiance of long standing conventions, is alleged to be using…

Quito, Ecuador -- Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar will remain at home due to political turmoil after he suspended the national assembly last month to avoid a vote on a motion of no confidence brought by the combined opposition parties, as…

Georgetown, Guyana -- In responding to speculation over the government’s link to the jet operated by Exec Jet Club LLC that was seized by Puerto Rican officials last month, minister of public works Robeson Benn said that all of the charter…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) welcomed Wednesday’s announcement by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, of further changes to the air passenger duty (APD) from next May. The chancellor…

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says it will give a tax break to any firm or individual employer who pays their workers an end-of-year bonuses of EC$250 (One EC Dollar=US$0.37 cents) or more.…

Sports Page -- Adrian Williams, the noted Javelin thrower on Nevis, recently completed a personal best throw and in the process established a new Federation record in the javelin throw, Williams was part of a contingent of athletes from…

Sports Page -- The World Post Day Cricket Tournament will be held this Saturday December 6th at the ET Willet Park starting at 5 pm sharp. The tournament was previously scheduled for an earlier date but was rained out. The four…

Cul De Sac--The Leeward Islands selectors have chosen St. Maarten Colin Hamer to join the Leeward Islands Hurricanes for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League (PCL) four-day match whom begins in Jamaica on Friday.…

Sports Page -- Australia's captain Michael Clarke led the tributes at Phillip Hughes' funeral in Macksville, where family, friends, team-mates, past cricketers, dignitaries and the public gathered to mourn for the batsman, who died last…

At Gardens Playing Field Rivers of Living Water 4 vs Sandy Point F.A 0                                    (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Rivers of Living Water Joshua Liburd scored a hat trick in the 35th, 59th & 80th minute Nanton…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The rules governing international travel are ever-evolving and every country, including St. Kitts and Nevis, has the right to determine who will and will not enter its territory, and St. Kitts-Nevis respects…