January 2015

New York (AP) -- Facebook users in the US will soon receive Amber Alerts to help find missing children who may be located near them. Facebook Inc is working with the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children to send the alerts to…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- A number of Nigerian students, who are currently being accommodated at a hotel in Babrados, have been neither isolated nor quarantined, said chief medical officer, Dr Joy St John, who confirmed that one of the…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- At least five children have died following an accident that occurred shortly before 7:00 am on Monday in the Kamacrou area (between Owia and Fancy) in the northeast of mainland St Vincent. Seventeen people were…

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- The Bahamas says it intends to place on the agenda of the next Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government meeting, the attacks by the Boko Haram militant Islamist group on Nigeria. Bahamas Prime Minister…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is warning the region to “move expeditiously” towards building resilience amid predictions of the Caribbean being hit with an…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Professor Brendan Bain's case against the University of the West Indies (UWI) started out with him losing two applications concerning witness statements filed in the controversial matter. In one of the applications,…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo and Rayad Emrit warmed up for the Nagico Super50 with some good performances in the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force final day/night practice game at Queen’s Park Oval, on Sunday. Lewis…

Sports Page -- Australian players lead the nominations for the eighth annual ESPNcricinfo Awards. The awards honour performances across the three international formats in 2014. Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka, still perhaps the most effective…

CNN -- It might sound like a Vin Diesel movie, but tennis authorities in Australia are hoping that the FAST4 format, which debuted Monday with an exhibition match between world No. 2 Roger Federer and former Wimbledon and US Open champ…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Christmas packages ordered prior to December 31st 2014, will still benefit from the duty free allowance, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has announced. “There are persons who have not yet…

(ZIZ News) -- The numerous development projects that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to be praised for would not have been possible without good governance. That is the view of Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis has congratulated the new Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, the Hon. Kenneth E. Mapp on his recent inauguration as the territory’s 29th Governor. Mr. Mapp received 65% of the…

(ZIZ News) -- By the end of the first half of 2015, St. Kitts and Nevis should be seeing results from the Partial Scope Agreement with Brazil and Guyana. That’s the word from Chairman of the Manufacturing Council of the Chamber of Industry…

(ZIZ News) -- The officers at Her Majesty’s Prison continue to find new and innovative ways of rehabilitating inmates. One such way is the through the formation of a prison band. Nine inmates collaborated to form the first prison band,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- A St. Peter’s youth is among 60 young people from across the Commonwealth being recognised as exceptional leaders in their community and will receive a youth leadership award from Her Majesty The Queen…