Daily Archives

June 7, 2016

Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11

A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed seven officers and four civilians in central Istanbul. It was the fourth major attack in Turkey's largest city this year. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36466744

Jerome Kerviel, rogue trader, wins unfair dismissal case

The French ex-trader Jerome Kerviel, whose unauthorised transactions lost his bank €4.9bn (£3.82bn), has won a claim for unfair dismissal. A labour court said the bank, Societe Generale, had dismissed him not because of his actions, which…

Opposition wins St Lucia election

The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has won the general election in Saint Lucia, beating the ruling St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) 11 seats to six, effectively reversing the result of the last election in 2011. According to the…

Drug smuggler sentenced

(ZIZ News) -- The court has sentenced a man from McKnight on drug related charges following a cocaine bust last year. According to a police statement, on November 14, Bevon Taylor of McKnight and Raphael Chapman and Muraine Matos of…

Life expectancy in St. Kitts and Nevis keeps rising

(PRESS SEC) – The very first National Centenarian’s Day held in St. Kitts and Nevis on May 31st, 2016, honouring persons who have reached the age of 100, and the 80th birthday on April 12th of our first Prime Minister, Dr. the Right…

Deprecated: Directive 'allow_url_include' is deprecated in Unknown on line 0