February 25, 2016

Apple has asked a US court to overturn an earlier ruling ordering the company to help the FBI break into a phone used by one of the San Bernardino killers. In court papers Apple says forcing it to help the FBI would "open the floodgates"…

Greece has recalled its ambassador to Austria amid sharp divisions among EU states over the migrant crisis. It acted after Austria hosted a meeting with Balkan states on the migrant issue, to which Greece was not invited. Read more:…

U19 World Cup cricket hero Keacy Carty was showered with NAf. 52,000 from the business community for his 52 not out in the finals of the ICC Youth World Cup to help the West Indies beat India to win its first youth World Cup in Bangladesh…

When the Fifa family last assembled in Zurich, by this stage of the proceedings, the sport had been plunged into chaos, Swiss police swooping on senior officials only two days before the 2015 presidential election. This time, despite fears…

Caribbean governments have been urged to speed up legal and regulatory reform amid predictions of slower economic growth for the region, following last year’s mixed fortunes. The advice came yesterday from the Caribbean Development Bank…

There was a “significant increase” in reports of suspicious financial transactions and activities believed to be linked to terrorists in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, with more than 100 individuals suspected of participating in terrorist…

(RSCNPF): |Ensuring safe schools was the focus of a meeting on Tuesday (February 23) in which members of the High Command of Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force met with the principals of the two (2) High Schools in the Basseterre…

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of Education the Hon Shawn Richards says his ministry has been doing its part to promote environmental sustainability. During the launch of Earth Week SKN on Wednesday Minister Richards said the ministry recognizes…

(SKNIS): Reforms in the tax structure of St. Kitts and Nevis are ongoing to ensure it protects the public interest, promotes harmony with national and regional systems, and meets the demands of a globalized economy. Prime Minister, Dr. the…

(ZIZ News) -- In celebration of Black History Month, the St. Kitts-Nevis CARICOM Youth Ambassadors in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Department of Youth Empowerment and Department of Culture hosted the first ever Pamela Wall…

Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter and suspended Uefa boss Michel Platini have had bans from all football-related activities upheld. But the suspensions have been reduced from eight to six years by Fifa's appeals committee. Read more…

Friday's Fifa presidential election will go ahead as planned after candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein lost a bid to have it suspended. Prince Ali, 40, is unhappy with voting arrangements but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas)…

Apple boss Tim Cook has hit back at the FBI over the handling of a court order to help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook. Mr Cook told ABC his company first learned of the controversial request when it was…

The UN says it has carried out its first air drop of aid in Syria to help civilians in an eastern city besieged by Islamic State (IS) militants. UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council that the plane dropped 21 tonnes of…

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined the list of Caribbean countries where the mosquito-borne Zika virus has been confirmed. Minister of Health Senator Luke Browne made the disclosure in Parliament yesterday evening. Read more:…