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January 2015

Dwayne Bravo found guilty of Level 2 offence

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad & Tobago Red Force’s Dwayne Bravo has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a Level 2 breach of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Code of Conduct during the NAGICO Super50…

Netball Notice

All members and prospective members of the Nevis Netball Association are invited to the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on Thursday 29th January at 5p.m. at the Cicely Grell-Hull Dora Stevens Netball Complex.

SKELEC’s Customers benefit from Low Oil Prices

(ZIZ News) -- As oil prices drop on the world market, customers in St. Kitts continue to see reductions in their electricity bills. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC), Cartwright Farrell said…

NRP’s closeness cannot be Doubted, Hector says

(ZIZ News) -- The closeness of politicians within the Nevis Reformation Party cannot be doubted, that is the claim of candidate Hon. Robelto Hector who told ZIZ News, during a recent interview that his party offers itself for service.…

US woman who tried to help terrorists receives 4 years

Denver, United States (AP) -- A 19-year-old woman who tried to go to Syria to help Islamic State militants has been sentenced to four years in prison. Shannon Conley learned her punishment in Denver federal court on Friday as her parents…

After 37 years in prison, innocent North Carolina man freed

Whiteville, (North Carolina) -- United States - For the first time in nearly 40 years, Joseph Sledge woke up behind bars with a chance of becoming a free man. The 70-year-old man needed one more win at an innocence hearing. As three judges…

Top US court to consider use of lethal drugs in executions

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether a cocktail of lethal drugs used for executions in Oklahoma represent cruel and unusual punishment. Three inmates on death row in the central state…

Canadian trade mission visits Caribbean countries

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- A trade delegation from Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada is visiting the Caribbean in a bid to further develop partnerships with regional entrepreneurs, and clients. The delegation will be here from…

Curacao to host region’s leading tourism forum in October

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Curacao Tourist Board have announced the dates for the region’s leading tourism forum, the State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2015. Curacao will host SOTIC from…

Health partnership to benefit St Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The lifestyles of the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines and the other OECS member states are expected to come under the microscope through a proposed health and human performance programme from the…

Martin pleased with Progress of South East Peninsula Road

(ZIZ News) -- While others are praising him for his vision, Public Works Minister The Hon. Dr. Earl Asim Martin is praising the contractors, engineers, consultants and all others who are contributing to the resurfacing of the Sir Kennedy…