2014

OTTAWA (AFP) — Toronto's larger-than-life mayor, Rob Ford, who was stripped of most of his powers in November after admitting he had smoked crack, launched his bid for re-election Thursday. "Just filed my paperwork for the 2014 election.…

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Four people were taken into custody on ganja and lottery scam charges after lawmen conducted several raids in St Elizabeth on Thursday. Reports are that about 4:30 am the team of officers searched premises in New…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican Vanessa Forrest, a sophomore at Coral Reef Senior High of Miami has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, DC, USA from February 14 to 16, 2014. The Congress is said to…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Britain is providing £200,000 (One British pound =US$1.64 cents) for vital emergency humanitarian support to St Vincent and the Grenadines and St Lucia following the widespread destruction and deaths caused by a…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has called on all stakeholders including non-government organisations to join in finding a solution to the high level of murders in the country,…

The tape ball cricket tournament hosted by the Nevis Sports Department and sponsored by the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, has reached an interesting phase. There was a slight break as the cricketers relaxed for the couple of…

President of the Leeward Islands Masters Association, Alkin Rogers, has taken time out to congratulate two of the outstanding Leeward Islands masters on their new appointment. Livingstone Harris who is originally of St. Kitts but who…

A record that stood for more than 17 years was finally broken on New Year's Day in 2014. Corey Anderson bludgeoned the West Indies bowlers to score the fastest ODI century, off just 36 balls, eclipsing the record of 37 set by a 16-year-old…

(ZIZ)-- The Small Axe Band has taken the 2013 2014 Road March title with their song “Hardware”. Carnival Committee Chairman Sylvester Anthony made the announcement yesterday morning on ZIZ Radio. He also announced that Fhunn Vybes Colour…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 3RD 2014 (CUOPM) – The keynote speaker at the Prime Minister’s 2014 New Year’s Gala this Saturday 4th January is Mr. Tavis Smiley. This has been disclosed by Chairperson of the Prime Minister’s Gala…

(ZIZ)-- In the midst of Carnival the Ministry of Health has been complimented for keeping the streets clean and the environment healthy in light of the on-going festivities. Chief Environmental Health Officer Alexander Riley says they have…

(ZIZ)-- Two nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis have made it on to Caribbean Journal’s list of ‘the Caribbean’s 25 Most Interesting People For 2013” According to the journal’s website Tourism Minister the Hon Ricky Skerritt was recognized for…

(ZIZ)-- Cultural Educator Victor Sams is in St. Kitts promoting a program that involves youths in the preservation of the Caribbean’s Cultural Heritage. Sams who is from St. Eustatius with Kittitian parentage has a musical background as a…

(ZIZ) Some good news for civil servants as the Prime Minister announces plans to review how incremental pay increases are evaluated and calculated. During Tuesday’s edition of “Ask the PM”, Prime Minister the Right Hon Dr Denzil Douglas…

(ZIZ) Ian Pemberton, who was on the run from the police, has turned himself into police custody. Information from the Police Public Relations Officer states that Pemberton, who was wanted by the Criminal Investigations Department…