2014

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) -- Civil servants in St. Kitts and Nevis began the first full week on the job following the Christmas/Carnival season knowing that they will be carrying home more money this year. During the presentation of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The exceptional level of participation in the Carnival and Christmas activities and the extent of the shopping and consumer expenditure just before and during the festive season is indicative of the great…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The pursuit of peace and stability must be a critical component of any development strategy and is an important precondition to social and economic development. So says St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister…

(ZIZ) A man wanted in connection with an attempted murder case has turned himself in to police. On Friday the police asked the public for their help to find Rasheem Gaskin of Yearwood Street, Cayon and on Saturday he surrendered himself to…

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) -- Female wards of the state, 16 to 18 years old who are preparing to exit state care, now have a transition facility that they can call home in Montego Bay, St James. ‘My Father’s House’, a facility made…

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Organisers of the inaugural International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) World Relay Championships are trying to keep within the US$5 million budget which is set for the event. However, preliminary…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A sister is seeking answers from local authorities and their counterparts in St Maarten about the reported drowning of her brother, Vincent George, a fisherman for more than 20 years, who is said to have met his death…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The threat of renewed strike action today over unpaid wages by workers at the Central Board of Health (CBH) remained, up to press time, with workers telling OBSERVER media a decision would be taken this morning. Chief…

NEW YORK (AP) -- Authorities say two men were critically injured in a three-alarm high-rise apartment fire in midtown Manhattan. Firefighter spokesman Danny Glover said the fire reported to authorities shortly after 11:00 am Sunday was in…

NEW YORK (AP) -- A plane from Toronto slid into snow as it turned onto a taxiway after landing at John F Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, leading the airport to temporarily suspend flights from taking off and landing because of icy…

BERLIN, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel cracked her pelvis during a skiing accident in the Swiss Alps and will have to cut back on her work schedule for the next three weeks, her spokesman said Monday. Merkel's spokesman…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Eusebio, the Portuguese soccer star who was born into poverty in Africa but became an international sporting icon and was voted one of the 10 best players of all time, has died aged 71, his long time club Benfica…

It was the second of two back to back race meets held by the Nevis Turf and Jockey Club and this one was held on Sunday 5th January 2014. The crowd was not as large as it was for the previous week but the persons present were equally…

Worries over the weather spoiling the first ever ODI in Nelson were eased when the sell-out crowd was greeted by blue skies and bright sunshine on Saturday morning. The rain did arrive, but only after the match was well out of West Indies'…

Michael Clarke was asked at the toss if he knew which two captains had led Australia to 5-0 Ashes clean sweeps. Yes, Warwick Armstrong and Ricky Ponting, he replied. Now there are three. Fittingly, it all ended in Clarke's hands. England's…