April 2015

Hamilton, Bermuda (CMC) -- Two British men were left scrambling for cash to avoid going to jail after each was fined US$3,000 in a Magistrates’ Court on Monday for using threatening behaviour towards crew members on a Mexico-bound flight…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- The Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Ltd on Monday delisted its ordinary shares on all three of the regional stock exchanges on which they are listed and immediately relisted those shares…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillip is currently in Washington, DC, to attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The Spring Meetings of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Locals will play an integral role in Heritage Perspectives, Culture Snaps and the Bloody Point Kalinago (Carib) Heritage Survey, three projects being undertaken by the Department of Culture. The first is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The continued upgrade of the Health Sector in St. Kitts and Nevis was brought to the forefront, as Minister of Foreign Affairs Honourable Mark Brantley addressed the recently held VII Summit of the Americas.…

North Sound, Antigua CMC -- Ian Bell’s 22nd Test hundred took the sting out of West Indies’ attack and lifted England from a position of danger to one of dominance, on the opening day of the first Test here Monday. With his side…

Bangalore, India (CMC) -- Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy had little impact as Royal Challengers Bangalore crashed to a heavy eight-wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here yesterday. Playing at the M…

(ZIZ News) -- The Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine continues to partner with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in improving the safety and security of residents and visitors to the country. Recently, Veron Lake, the…

(ZIZ News) -- “We must first focus on the issues that unite us and not bury ourselves in the ideological disagreements of the past” was the message of Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Mark Brantley, when he addressed the seventh Summit of the…

(ZIZ News) -- Parliamentary Representative for Constituency Eight, Hon. Eugene Hamilton says the Government of National Unity is working toward increasing commercial development in the St. Peter’s area. He told his constituents, recently,…

(ZIZ News) -- In a few days, Nevis will host the first Nevis Blues Festival. On Monday, Producer Richard Pavitt spoke with the Nevis Island Administration’s Department of Information about the preparations to date. He described his feeling…

Taiwan, who had lost its seat in the ICAO in 1971, was first time to be invited as a “Special Guest” to attend its 38th Session of the ICAO Assembly, which convened in Montréal, Canada in September 2013. As an integral part of the global…

Paramaribo, Suriname (CMC) -- Suriname police said a 16-year-old boy from Jamaica was refused passage through Suriname on Saturday after Immigrations officers suspected that he was travelling to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Casting herself as a champion of "everyday Americans," Hillary Clinton on Sunday finally launched her campaign to become the first female tenant of the White House. Long assumed to be the front-runner for…

Panama City, Panama -- The leaders of the United States and Cuba held their first formal meeting in more than half a century in Panama City on Saturday, as US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro met to pursue their stated…