2014

Cave Hill, Barbados, (CMC) – West Indies batsmen struggled in the second innings of their three-day warm up match against a Barbados Select XI here Tuesday. They finished the day at 3Ws Oval on 113 for six, with newly appointed captain…

(CNN) -- Two Americans were injured Wednesday in Afghanistan when a U.S. Consulate vehicle was attacked while traveling through the western city of Herat, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said. The Americans were "lightly injured" and are being…

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A fire broke out at a South Korean hospital for the elderly early Wednesday, killing 21 people -- most of them patients in their 70s and 80s who had difficulty walking. Police said that after examining video…

AP -- The Nigerian government knows where nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls are being held by Islamic extremists but is incapable of using force to rescue them, the country's defence chief said Monday. Air Marshal Alex Barde made the comment…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haiti's prime minister announced on Tuesday a series of measures to reduce government spending in an effort to further streamline the Caribbean country's macroeconomic governance, as the International…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr Wykeham McNeill, says that the government plans to lead a collaborative effort to deal with the harassment of tourists. “Complaints about harassment are widespread, from both…

(ZIZ)-- St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party constituency #7 candidate, Dr. Vance Gilbert, recently made a donation of new football jerseys and gloves to the St. Kitts/Nevis National Women’s Football Team. Dr. Gilbert said he was approached by the…

(ZIZ)-- “You can’t run the government from Facebook” is the message being sent to Nevis’ Deputy Premier, Honourable Mark Brantley by parliamentary representative for Nevis 11, Honourable Patrice Nisbett, who also serves as the country’s…

(ZIZ)-- Stakeholders from St.Kitts and Nevis have been meeting this week at the Marriott Resort to look at new ways of dealing with teenagers who break the law. The OECS and USAID have teamed up with the government of St.Kitts and Nevis to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – Cabinet has approved over EC$9 million for the construction and improvement of just over 100 homes under a new phase of the Ex-SSMC Workers Housing Assistance Programme. Minister of Housing and Deputy Prime…

Castries, Saint Lucia -- The OECS Commission is to facilitate discussions among Early Childhood Coordinators/Directors/Education Officers towards adopting a proposed instrument for routine monitoring of Early Childhood Development (ECD)…

NIA Charlestown Nevis --Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Alexis Jeffers welcomed a delegation, from the Republic of China on Taiwan, who plan to assist farmers in St. Kitts and Nevis through a Vegetable,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Prime Minister the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas recently viewed firsthand the eco-friendly retrofitting work at the Posgon Medical Centre at his 6th Out and About with the PM. The work included the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper is lauding the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis for returning US$40 million of funds provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under a three-year Stand-By Arrangement…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has the highest percentage of internet users in the Caribbean. That’s according to Caribbean Journal, which said it recently looked at a World Development Indicators…