Yearly Archives

2014

Root ton caps England’s revival

(Sports Page)— Joe Root accepted the opportunity to put a disrupting Ashes series behind him by marking the onset of England's Test summer with a third hundred once again replete with promise. It was a polished affair against a Sri Lanka…

Bonner century leads HPC to series sweep

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) - Jamaican opener Nkrumah Bonner unleashed a hostile century to catapult West Indies High performance Centre to a six wicket victory over Bangladesh A in the third and final One Day game of a three match series…

PJ’s secures third spot in Local League

(Sports Page)—It was indeed a hard fought game and the few spectators on hand, were highly entertained. This as the local Basketball league action continued on Thursday night with the match up for third place honours between PJ’S and the…

Man freed in jury mistake killed; suspect arrested

FRESNO, California (AP) -- A burglary defendant who won his freedom because of a jury's mistake lost his life a few hours later when he was stabbed to death in a fight. The jury in the trial of Bobby Lee Pearson, 37, mistakenly signed a…

Dominicans deny Chikungunya is caused by mosquitoes

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Health officials are faced with what has been described as a major battle in the fight against Chikungunya owing to what they say is a reluctance of Dominicans to accept that the disease is transmitted by…

Opposition ALP wins Antigua general election

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Gaston Browne led his Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) to a crushing victory in the general elections held on Thursday and has pledged to make the island an economic powerhouse in the Caribbean during his…

Maynard Already Working in Constituency Three

(ZIZ)-- Konris Maynard, one of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party's Springtime Candidates, has said that like his new colleagues, he has already begun to work within his constituency. Maynard, who will be contesting the next election against…

Volunteering by Director Cameron Wilkinson

Basseterre, St Kitts: Current Member of the Board of Directors and Past President of the Rotary Club of Liamuiga (RCL), Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, made a very insightful presentation on Volunteering at a recent RCL gathering of Club Members and…

CPL boosts Sports Tourism in St. Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): With Caribbean Premiere League (CPL) just around the corner, it is evident that the combination of sports and entertainment will attract tourists to the Federation as part of the Government’s pursuit of active…

Police Route March reinforces commitment to public

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force marched through the streets of the capital, Basseterre on Wednesday (June 11) in an exercise designed to maintain discipline in the ranks and…

Contestants for Culturama 40 festival to be launched Friday

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The first major activity on the Culturama 40 calendar is carded to take place on June 13, 2014 when the ‘C40’ Pageant Contestants Launch takes place on the apron of the Nevis Tourism Authority Building in…