September 11, 2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St. Kitts and Nevis will honour four of the prominent nation builders on September 16th with the traditional Ceremonial Event. At a Press Conference on Thursday (September 10th), Prime Minister Dr. the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Based on an all encompassing criteria, 1861 former sugar workers or their beneficiaries are set to gain from the EC $16 million granted by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in support of the government’s…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- “The Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society and Internet Privacy” will be the focus of a two-day consultation and workshop to be held in St. Kitts, September 23 to 24, 2015, to which eight members of…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The following is a notice from the Environmental Health Services Division, Ministry of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) dated September 9th, 2015. Food Handlers Clinics will be held on Monday…

CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- In view of the extensive rehabilitative work done on all schools in Nevis, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education Hon. Vance Amory continued his tour of inspection of schools, specifically the Gingerland Secondary…

Miami, USA -- Tropical Storm Henri, the eighth named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, has formed close to Bermuda and, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, at 5:00 pm EDT on Thursday was about 260 miles (420 km)…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on Friday stood on the White House lawn to observe a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The moment of silence was observed…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The Americas region, which includes the Caribbean, has been declared free of rubella. The declaration of the elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome was made by the international expert…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says the revenue intake for the first four months of the 2015/16 fiscal year, ending July 31st, totalled $127.2 billion, some $2.9…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The People’s Partnership coalition, ousted from government in Monday’s general election in Trinidad and Tobago, said it plans to challenge the result in court. “A decision has been taken to challenge the results…

Sports Page -- There was much excitement at the ET Willet Park on Thursday 10th September as the seniors commenced their official training sessions for their upcoming major event in October. The spritely senior’s commenced warm up and…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Legendary West Indies off-spinner Lance Gibbs wants to see slow bowlers in the region play on better pitches and is encouraging upcoming spinners to seek out his knowledge of the art of spin bowling. Speaking…

New York -- The U.S. Open women's semi-finals scheduled for Thursday evening have been postponed due to the threat of rain. Both the men's and women's semis will now be played on Friday, tournament officials announced. Play was scheduled…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Sherry Tross, a daughter of the soil, is the guest speaker for this year’s Prime Minister’s Lecture Series. According to her biography, Ms. Tross, who hails from Nevis, has spent her adult life committed to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- A facilitator with the People Employment Programme (PEP) sponsored St. Kitts-Nevis Association of Persons with Disabilities (SKNAPD) group based at the McKnight Community Centre, Ms Mary Nurse-Clarke, is reporting…