Yearly Archives

2014

3.4 quake felt in eastern Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- An earthquake occurred in eastern Jamaica Sunday night about 8:44. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies confirmed the quake as magnitude 3.4. It was felt in the Buff Bay area of Portland as well as…

US Coast Guard seize cocaine worth US$20m in Caribbean

MIAMI (CMC) – The United States Coast Guard says it continues to make a dent in the illegal drug trade, seizing an estimated US$20 million worth of cocaine during operations at sea in the Caribbean. It said 1,327 pounds of cocaine was…

Oscar Pistorius suffers anxiety, psychiatrist testifies

Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius suffers an anxiety disorder stemming from his double amputation as an infant and his unstable parents, a psychiatrist testified at the murder trial of the South African track star Monday.…

Another Trinidad attorney received death threats

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago defence attorney Wayne Sturge said he has received three death threats over the last 12 months but did not take them seriously. “I have gotten serious threats in the last 12 months,…

St Lucia civil servants urged to reject five percent pay cut

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Political leader of the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM), Therold Prudent, has urged public sector unions to reject government proposals to cut civil service wages until other pressing financial and economic issues have…

Ukraine crisis: France, Germany threaten Russia over poll

--France and Germany have threatened Russia with further sanctions if Ukraine's presidential election on 25 May fails to go ahead. President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a statement they feared further…

Nigeria abductions: Michelle Obama ‘outraged’

--US First Lady Michelle Obama has said the mass kidnap of Nigerian schoolgirls is part of a wider pattern of threats and intimidation facing girls around the world who pursue an education. She said she and her husband Barack Obama were…

Mothers to be Honoured This Weekend

ZIZ--Digicel is teaming up with Reign of Elegance Modelling Agency to honour mothers in a Mothers' Day Hat Parade this weekend. Director of Reign of Elegance, Telca Wallace said this is their way of praising mothers for their hard work.…

Water not Infinite! Campaign pushes Conservation

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS) -- “Every little action counts” and “water is not an infinite resource” were the chief messages at the launch of a climate-conscious water conservation campaign by the Water Services Department (WSD) yesterday…

Raheem Phipps wins Inaugural T-Shirt Design Challenge

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 08, 2014 (SKNIS): The design for the 31st Annual Summer Residential Camp was unveiled on Wednesday (May 07) and its creator Raheem Phipps, 11, was recognized at a ceremony at the Irish Town Primary School. The…