May 2015

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- A top Jamaican law enforcement officer testifying in a US trial said Thursday his country is making progress in disrupting lottery scams but that many children still want to grow up to be fraudsters. Corporal…

Castries, St. Lucia, CMC -- The establishment of a “One STOP Security Check” system has been identified among the measures to be undertaken to improve intra-regional travel within the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The government of Jamaica is moving to strengthen and deepen trade relations with Cuba and Costa Rica. The move follows the successful outcomes of trade missions to the countries earlier this month, which were led by…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados on Wednesday took a step towards securing its energy future by signing two offshore exploration licences with the international oil company BHP Billiton. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and vice…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Health Minister Fuad Khan has said if he were to reveal the report of the patient involved in a recent altercation with a nurse, which caused the protest action by nurses, it would put a new light on the…

Sports Page -- Today, May 1st is a significant day in the life of Elquemedo Tonito Willet. The quietly spoken, humble man, has the distinct honour of being the first Nevisian and indeed the first Leeward islander, to make it into the West…

Sports Page -- Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam ended with figures of 6 for 163 - his third Test five-for - as Pakistan lost their last five wickets for 34 runs, but the damage had already been done. Leading by 205 runs at the start of the…

At Conaree Playing Field SOL Island Auto Conaree 4 vs Caribbean Journey Masters Village Superstars 0                                           (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for SOL Island Auto Conaree Kevlandra Francis scored a hat trick in…

Nassau, Bahamas (AFP) -- Here is a list of the current ratified world records ahead of the inaugural IAAF World Relays in Nassau on May 2-3: Current ratified world records: Men 4x100m: Jamaica 36.84sec; August 11, 2012; London 4x200m:…

(ZIZ News) - As the transition from the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party-led government to that of the Team Unity-led Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris said the selection of new boards of…

(ZIZ News) – Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris, has made it clear that his government will not facilitate the sale of any diplomatic passport. During his monthly press conference, Dr. Harris said while his administration will…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The third annual Agriculture Awareness Month hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, will begin on May 1st with a range of agriculture-related activities promoting food security. The month comes on the heels of what…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Officials from St. Kitts and Nevis played a pivotal role at the 196th session of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Board, recently held in Paris, France.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Eunella Henry of McKnight, St. Kitts is in Venezuela for medical treatment to dislodge a bullet in her leg after a shooting in July 2014 Reflection on the event, Ms. Henry said, “I got shot in that crazy…