Yearly Archives

2015

Athletics: World records for IAAF World Relays

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:…

St. Kitts and Nevis lead at Unesco Board Meeting

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.…

Taking care of people is Priority says PM Harris

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…

IMF predicts improved growth in the C’bean

Santiago, Chile (CMC) -- While overall growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to decline for a fifth consecutive year—dipping below one per cent in 2015 – the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that growth in the…

Couple testifies about being Jamaican lottery scam victims

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- A woman who was the victim of a Jamaican lottery scam told a federal jury Wednesday that she received a postcard in June 2012 at her Madison, South Dakota, home from a company called American Cash Awards…

St Lucia opposition declines to debate budget estimates

Castries, St Lucia -- Following the presentation to parliament of the 2015/16 estimates of revenue and expenditure by Saint Lucia’s prime minister and minister for finance, Dr Kenny Anthony, opposition members declined to open the customary…

Five firms to bid for privatisation of Jamaican airport

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The ministry of transport, works and housing in Jamaica has reported that five firms have been pre-qualified to participate in the bidding process to operate, finance, develop and maintain the Norman Manley…

CSS on top of the World

Sports Page -- Coaches Fraser and Williams of the Charlestown Secondary school are ecstatic about the school’s recent victory in the finals of the Giant Malt sponsored federation High schools’ cricket championship. Fraser, in a recent…