2015

Heflin, Alabama (AP) -- A woman was abducted by her husband's mistress in suburban Atlanta and then shot in what authorities called a murder-suicide after a freeway pursuit into Alabama, police said Thursday. Sandra Barnett, 49, of…

Panama City, Panama -- In a move that most observers believe smacks of sheer desperation, attorneys for former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli have filed criminal charges against the remaining judges and magistrates of the Supreme…

Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan is scrapping controversial plans for an expensive new centerpiece stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday. Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid's ultramodern design for the stadium…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson was en route to The Bahamas from China on Wednesday night after parties attempting to negotiate a deal in the Baha Mar dispute failed to reach an agreement. Maynard-Gibson headed a…

Sports Page -- The West Indies Cricket Board says it has discontinued pursuing a disciplinary charge brought against West Indies opener Chris Gayle. On January 11, Gayle made public comments during a post-match interview that were critical…

(NATCOM) Basseterre -- After two days of intense discussions, presentations and networking the Regional Conference, held under the theme: “Beyond Reparations: Strengthening the Slave Route Project in the Caribbean Region”, came to a…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The following is a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in St. Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister the Honourable Mark A.G. Brantley today concludes a brief and productive two-day working visit to…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency George Gow Wei Chiou, paid a courtesy visit to Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory at his Bath Plain office on July 14, 2015.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- This week the Ministry of Education has been facilitating training sessions for janitors and cleaners from all schools with special emphasis on bathroom care to maintain a healthy and learning friendly…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St. Kitts and Nevis has ramped up its pursuit of geothermal energy, as it seeks to expand renewable energy alternatives. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s monthly press conference on Wednesday (July 15),…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The stage has been set at the Culturama Village for the reintroduction of the Soca Monarch Contest to the Nevis Culturama Festival calendar of activities. On Friday July 17, fifteen artists will compete for a place…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- A new crime fighting plan put forward by the High Command of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force has been approved by the Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis. That decision was announced on Wednesday (July…

(ZIZ News) -- In celebrating its 10th anniversary, the St. Kitts-Nevis Institute of Architects hosted a meeting on Wednesday to discuss "Architects, Financial Institution Home Ownership Best Practices". The main objective of the meeting…

BASSETERRE (July 16, 2015): - The St. Kitts Tourism Authority today announces that the recently launched Liat service from Barbados non-stop to St. Kitts has shifted to its summer schedule, effective today (Wednesday, July 15, 2015). With…

As we celebrate the 4th of July and pay tribute to perhaps the greatest democracy known to mankind, I cannot help but to reflect on the travesty of justice occurring in the neighboring Dominican Republic. We are well aware of the pivotal…