June 11, 2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Thanks to the results of a recent survey, residents and visitors alike, will soon have access to more information about the Kalinago people, formerly known as Caribs, who once inhabited St. Kitts and Nevis.…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Restoration work commenced at the New River Estate, the last sugar plantation on Nevis to produce sugar. The $180,000 project which will take six weeks to complete is funded by the Nevis Island Administration…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nevis Cultural Development Foundation (NCDF) Keith Scarborough gave a commitment to Minister of Culture Hon. Mark Brantley, that his staff would care of a new Toyota bus in their…

New Jersey, United States (AP) -- Johnson & Johnson has begun a research partnership to find the root cause of Type 1 diabetes and stop the hormonal disorder in its tracks. It's the health care giant's first project under its ambitious…

Florida, United States (CMC) -- The United States Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) says agents at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport in Florida have intercepted a passenger who arrived on a flight from Jamaica with 54…

Geneva, Switzerlad (AP) -- FIFA's top spokesman left his job Thursday, hours after Sepp Blatter was urged to do the same by the European Parliament. FIFA communications director Walter De Gregorio, closely tied to the embattled FIFA…

Seattle (AP) -- Dozens of government officials and researchers from a half-dozen US states and a few countries that have legalized marijuana or are at least thinking about it are gathering in Washington state this week for meetings focused…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- In an attempt to settle the border dispute with Venezuela, the government of Guyana plans to ask the United Nations to intervene in the matter. Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge in a statement to the National…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The policeman who was arrested for possession of ganja along the Palisadoes main road on Sunday has been formally charged. Constable Robert Roach, 43, who is assigned to the Kingston Central Division, was yesterday…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner used US$10 million from football’s governing body to pay credit card debt, give himself personal loans, and also laundered some of the money, according to a BBC…

Nassau, The Bahamas -- The Bahamas government has taken what it described as a “significant stride” in strengthening tourism, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China that establishes a framework for passenger air service…

Castries, St. Lucia -- The main opposition party is demanding answers surrounding “the mysteries” surrounding the opening of an embassy in Taiwan last week. St. Lucia’s embassy in Taiwan, the Caribbean country’s first in Asia, was opened…

Sports Page -- The breaking news is that the Nevlec High Voltage team has won its first game of the NABA League. The team ended the first round pointless but on Tuesday 9th June as they engaged Central Stars and Students in round two, the…

Kingston, Jamaica – Following is the list of WIPA/WICB 2013-14 Award Winners announced on Tuesday here: Regional Under-19 Team of the Year: Guyana Under-19 Player of the Year: Shimron Hetmyer (Guyana) Outstanding Performer WIPA in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris engaged in an intensive two day high-level summit in Brussels over 10-11 June, bringing together heads of state from the European Union (EU), Latin America…