Yearly Archives

2016

Teenager wakes up from coma speaking fluent Spanish

NEW YORK POST – A Georgia teenager has survived a life-threatening head injury on the soccer pitch that put him in a coma — and when he woke up, he was only speaking fluent Spanish. Reuben Nsemoh, a 16-year-old goalkeeper at Brookwood High…

Junko Tabei, first woman to climb Mount Everest, dead at 77

(CNN) Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb the world's highest peak, has died at age 77, according to Japanese media reports. Tabei climbed Mount Everest in 1975, becoming the first woman to reach the 29,000 foot summit. She was 35 at the…

Trinidad appeal court rejects opposition election challenge

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Court of Appeal in Port of Spain, Trinidad, took just two hours on Monday to reject an appeal by the opposition United National Congress (UNC) challenging the dismissal of its election petitions over the…

St Vincent PM addresses LIAT issues

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has sought to “clear the air” on some of the misconceptions about regional air carrier LIAT. Gonsalves, who is the chairman of the majority…

PM Harris attends 86th Meeting of the Monetary Council

ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, OCTOBER 21ST, 2016 (PRESS SEC) – Chairman of the OECS Authority Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris of St. Kitts and Nevis is at the 86th Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank…

Russian warships pass through English Channel

A flotilla of Russian warships is passing through the English Channel en route to Syria. Two British naval ships are shadowing the vessels. The Ministry of Defence said they would be "man-marked every step of the way" while near UK waters.…

Mosul battle: IS launches Iraq counter-attack at Kirkuk

Islamic State (IS) militants have mounted a ferocious counter-attack in north Iraq, killing at least 19 people in and around the city of Kirkuk. They attacked government buildings, killing at least six police officers, and a power station…

Who won the debate?

(CNN)CNN commentators and guest analysts offer their take on Wednesday night's final presidential debate. The opinions expressed in these commentaries are solely theirs. READ MORE:…

Hydrographers return to St. Kitts with surveying equipment

(ZIZ News) — Consultants from the U.S. navy have returned to St. Kitts to begin hydrographic surveys throughout St. Kitts and Nevis. Members of the St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force Coast Guards, officers from the CDA Technical Institute,…

Defence Force dismisses Whatsapp rumour

(ZIZ News)— The St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force is dismissing all rumours connecting them to an individual who is said to be committing a series of robberies throughout the federation. In a press release by the Force’s Public Relations…