March 19, 2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Commendations continue to pour in from the international community for Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris. Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, has praised Dr. Harris…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Department of Youth Empowerment has launched its second t-shirt design challenge in preparation for the 32nd annual Youth Summer Camp. Under the theme “Summer Camp 32: A safe place to grow for me and…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Deputy Premier in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Mark Brantley, who recently assumed two Federal portfolios in addition to his NIA responsibilities, said handling the dual roles require the involvement…

Sports Page -- Coach Adelvin Phillip and the students at the Elizabeth Pemberton Primary school are confident that for Interprimary 2015, their school will make it four in a row as division B champions. The school has won the B division…

Sports Page -- The Ivor Walters Primary school was the school to beat at the annual Interprimary schools event, during the early years of the competition. However, in more recent times, they have been struggling to make the top three.…

Sports Page -- The Combermere preschool held its second annual sports meet at the VOJN Primary School’s grounds on Wednesday 18th March. The two houses, Blue and Green, marched impressively as they went past the joint patrons, in Mr. and…

London -- The England selectors today announced a 16-man squad captained by Alastair Cook for the three-match Test series in the West Indies which starts next month. The Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott, who captained England Lions on…

National Bank Premier League At St. Pauls Playing Field Harris Paint St. Peters 1 vs S. L. Horsford St. Pauls United 1                                   (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Harris Paint St. Peters Shaquille Barzey 23rd minute…

Sports Page -- The Nevis Amateur Basketball Association will be having a meeting with the clubs and past and present referees, on Monday March 23rd 2015 at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Sports Department, which is located…

Damasak, Nigeria (AP) -- Waving a captured black and white militant flag, soldiers from Niger and Chad on Wednesday celebrated their liberation of a Nigerian town from Boko Haram extremists. It is another victory in a regional campaign to…

Dakar, Senegal (AP) -- Senegal's president wants to shorten his term in office to "set an example" for other African countries. The move stands in marked contrast to those of African leaders who have pushed to eliminate term limits or…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Inadequate or outdated data have hindered the fight against poverty in some Caribbean countries, including those of the Eastern Caribbean. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), along with partners, will be working…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas ministry of tourism has announced that preliminary tourism statistics show double digit increases in air arrivals and hotel performance for the month of January. Nassau/Paradise Island welcomed 74,361…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced that US President Barack Obama will pay a state visit to Jamaica on April 9, 2015. Obama and Simpson Miller will hold bilateral discussions on a range of issues of…

Carson City, Nevada (AP) -- Pets might soon be able to use pot under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Nevada Legislature. Democratic Sen Tick Segerblom is sponsoring the measure that would allow animal owners to get marijuana for their pet…