2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- James Galloway gave a powerful performance entitled “Try to Understand” to earn the top spot at the “Brainstorm” – Spoken Word Slam finals on March 14. Galloway was among ten persons, who creatively…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- When the two unbeaten teams in the on-going Development Bank Challengers Exodus Basketball League met in the cool of Saturday evening March 14 on the Challengers basketball hard courts, one team was bound to cave…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Ministry of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) continues to make strides in the provision of improved health care services on the island. The Alexandra Hospital Operating Theatre received two pieces…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- In continued efforts to deter crime the Ministry of Finance on Nevis in collaboration with the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board equipped the Customs Department at the Long Point Port with an X-ray…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College CFBC yesterday opened its doors on Thursday (March 12) to showcase a vast amount of academic and working career opportunities for current and prospective students at this…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- A UNESCO team has reported that they are pleased with what has been accomplished with the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy. The duo included Associate Evaluation Specialist…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis welcomed Her Excellency Mrs. Line Leon Pernet, Swiss Ambassador and looks forward to exploring new opportunities with the Swiss Government. While in the Federation,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Prominent diplomats from across the world continue to pay courtesy calls on the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. On Thursday March 12, His Excellency Ross William…

Paris, France (AFP) -- People breastfed as infants have higher intelligence scores in adulthood, and higher earnings, according to a study published Wednesday that tracked the development of 3,500 newborns over 30 years. And, critically,…

Jerusalem (AFP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday to ensure the "welfare and security" of Israelis, after his rightwing Likud party won a resounding general election victory. "I will do everything I can to ensure the…

Washington, USA -- According to General John Kelly, commander of US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), the two navy vessels the US currently deploys in the Caribbean will both be permanently withdrawn this summer. At a Senate Armed Services…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Nearly two months after the appointment of a tribunal to investigate whether Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner has breached the Integrity in Public Life Act, its members were due to be sworn in on Tuesday by Trinidad…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard said on Monday that he expects the government to announce its decision regarding the new management partner for the state-owned Bahamas Electricity…

St. George’s, Grenada, CMC -- Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the 1979 Grenada revolution that brought Maurice Bishop to power marked the most decisive fracture in the Anglophone Caribbean with the political and…

Bridgetown, Barbados CMC -- Opposition Leader Mia Mottley has disagreed with a position adopted by the government that the island has been able to reverse its downward economic slide and was now poised for growth in the coming years.…