Yearly Archives

2014

St. Kitts-Nevis Police to enhance service to victims

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Family members and friends who may lose a loved one as a result of a criminal act, suicide or violent accident stand to benefit from a new unit to be established within the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis…

Final Round of Matches for World Cup 2014

Semifinals Tuesday July 8 Match 61: Germany v Brazil in Belo Horizonte (2000) Wednesday July 9 Match 62: Argentina v Netherlands in Sao Paulo (2000) Third and fourth place playoff Saturday July 12 Loser Match 61 v Loser Match 62 in…

Lara’s MCC defeats Rest of the World

London, England - A sensational 181* from Aaron Finch saw MCC to a seven-wicket win over Rest of the World - whose captain Shane Warne was unable to bowl after breaking his hand while batting. Finch made light work of a Raw attack deprived…

Fighting Fletcher can’t save West Indies

ROSEAU, Dominica, (CMC) – Andre Fletcher’s second half-century in Twenty20 Internationals was in vain as West Indies lost the opening match of the doubleheader against New Zealand by 12 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method here Saturday.…

Regional Under-17 Tournament begins on Tuesday

SCARBOROUGH, Trinidad – Holders Trinidad & Tobago will battle traditional sports rivals Barbados at Louidore when the Regional Under-17 Tournament opens on Tuesday here. Jamaica face Windward Islands at Shaw Park and Guyana meet…

Nevisian Ross Powell to lead Leewards’ Under 17

Sports Page— Nevisian Ross Powell, had been chosen to lead the Leeward Islands under 17 team in the upcoming WICB sponsored, West Indies under 17 tournament to be played in Tobago. Powell is the son of former Leeward Islands off spinning…

CG Rebels takes Local Championship yet again

Sports Page— Match three of the best of three Basketball finals on Nevis, was played on the evening of Saturday 5th July at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball Complex. It was the deciding game as the defending champions CG Rebels had won one…

63 abducted women, girls escape from Boko Haram

Kano, Nigeria (CNN) -- Sixty-three women and girls kidnapped by Boko Haram last month in Nigeria escaped from their captors and have returned to their burnt village, a security source and a local vigilante fighting the militant group said.…

6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Mexico

(CNN) -- A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning in southern Mexico's Chiapas state near the border with Guatemala, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake happened at 6:23 a.m. (7:23 a.m. ET), about 1 mile from Puerto Madero,…

Dominica’s indigenous peoples vote for new leader

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominica’s indigenous population goes to the polls Monday to elect a new Carib Chief. The incumbent, Garnet Joseph says he is confident of defeating Charles Williams and Irvince Auguiste, two former Carib Chiefs…