2014

Port Harcourt, Nigeria (AFP) -- The sister of Nigeria's powerful petroleum minister has been kidnapped in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, police said Friday, in the latest abduction targetting a prominent political family. Osio Agama, whose…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The government of Belize will receive an additional loan of US$4.584 million from the Caribbean Development Bank for an ongoing road safety project. The original loan of US$7.248 million was approved in 2012, but…

Nassau, Bahamas -- In a move he acknowledged was likely to ruffle feathers, Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder said on Wednesday it is time to allow select foreign law firms to operate within The Bahamas’ financial services…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- In a statement on Wednesday, issued following the shootings at the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister drew a parallel with the 1990 attempted coup that involved a violent assault…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A May Pen labourer who attempted to smuggle over two pounds of ganja to Curacao has been remanded for sentencing next month. Twenty-four- year-old Shandell Williams entered a guilty plea to the charges possession of…

Sports Page -- The Giant Malt Primary School Football tournament continued at the Flats in Cole Hill on Thursday 23rd October. This time it was the Ivor Walters’ Primary School coming up against the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School. Within…

Kingston, Jamaica CMC -- Ottis Gibson says he was fired as West Indies head coach despite a statement from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) suggesting otherwise. Gibson’s declaration three months after ending ties with the WICB…

Sports Page -- The next time R Ashwin or Mohammad Hafeez or Suresh Raina pauses in his delivery stride, watch the umpire closely. The ICC has asked match officials to use their discretion to decide if the pause is unfair play under Law…

New York, United States -- At a time when Russia’s relations with the West are approaching strained Cold War levels, Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpischev has furthered the slide by referring to Serena and Venus Williams as the “Williams…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The importance of a minimum wage to any society is being highlighted by Labour Commissioner Spencer Amory as workers in St. Kitts and Nevis anticipate a rise in pay, come November 01, 2014. During a recent…

(ZIZ News) -- As part of ongoing activities for Latin Festival 2014, the visual arts took the spotlight on Wednesday at an Art Exhibition at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. Local Artist, Dennis Delaney-Richards was one of the featured…

(ZIZ News) -- Monday night’s edition of The Round Table on ZIZ Television put the spotlight on breast cancer. During the two-hour show, host and ZBC General Manager, Clement O’garro tackled the topic, “Unmasking Breast Cancer” with…

(ZIZ News) -- An autopsy is underway to determine what led up to an elderly man being found dead in the mountains near Sandy Point. According to a police source 61 year old Clinton Lewis of Crab Hill went to his farm in the hills alone on…

(ZIZ News) -- Chairperson of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission, Hilary Hazel believes that St. Kitts-Nevis has come a long way where financial services are concerned. Mrs. Hazel was one of the speakers to address the Anti-Money…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The National Council on Drug Prevention in collaboration with the Ministry of Education have put in place plans to implement drug prevention programmes in schools thanks to data received from a survey which…