June 2016

Steph Curry was ejected for throwing his mouthguard into the crowd as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat his Golden State Warriors side 115-101 to force a decisive game seven in the NBA finals. After fouling out late in the fourth quarter, a…

The death of Labour MP Jo Cox has led to a range of tributes from around the world including many from Syrians. The plight of Syrian refugees was among the many causes for which Mrs Cox campaigned. Read more:…

Medical aid charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says it will no longer take funds from the European Union in protest at its migration policy. MSF singled out the EU's deal with Turkey under which Turkey agreed to take back any migrants…

A Vincentian man who is currently facing murder and kidnapping charges in his homeland, has now been indicated for the murder of a 16-year-old girl who was strangled in the United States 10 years ago. US authorities say they are sending an…

Swimming swine were stars of national television in the United States, as NBC’s Today Show featured the swimming pigs of Exuma this week. Today correspondent Kerry Sanders traced the emergence of a colony of pigs on Big Major Cay, Exuma as…

(RSCNPF): In a promotion ceremony at the Headquarters of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force on Friday (June 17), two (2) officers were confirmed into their current rank, and twelve (12) others were promoted to higher rank.…

NIA -- Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory returns to the Federation on June 18, 2016, from Geneva, where he represented Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. The Hon. Timothy Harris, at a Citizenship by Investment and International…

(SKNIS): In a brief ceremony today, a representative from NBK Corporation out of Japan, handed over the keys to the fishing vessel “FV Transformation” to the Department of Marine Resources. The fishing vessel will aid in conducting training…

(ZIZ News) -- In a joint effort to sharpen the skills of teachers and instructors in the Performing Arts field, The Department of Culture has teamed up with The Edna Manley Visual and Performing Arts College in Jamaica to host a dance…

BBC Panorama has learnt that Lord Coe won the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations with the help of the man at the centre of the sport's doping scandal. Text messages seen by the BBC suggest ex-IAAF…

Fans have been offering Iceland's captain Aron Gunnarsson the shirts off their backs after he was snubbed by Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo following the final whistle of the two nations' Euro 2016 match on Wednesday, It's deep in…

An MP has died after she was shot and stabbed in a "horrific" assault in her constituency, police have said. Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was left bleeding on the ground after the attack in West Yorkshire. A 52-year-old man was…

The US president is meeting survivors and bereaved families in Orlando, Florida, four days after the worst mass shooting in modern US history. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Amway Center in the city centre as the president…

The deputy political leader of the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) was yesterday sworn in as a Government Senator to replace Hafeez Ali, who quit his post after nude videos of him were posted online and he found himself at the…

A chronic disease expert is not backing down from her call for higher taxes on unhealthy foods. Director of the Barbados-based Chronic Disease Research Centre, Dr Alafia Samuels said the measure would serve the dual purpose of raising…