January 2017

(PRESS SEC) — Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is today, Sunday, January 15th, 2017, attending Hearts and Hands for Nevis, Inc.’s Annual Luncheon at the LaGuardia Airport Marriott in Queens, New York. Hearts and Hands for…

(ZIZ News) — Minister of Tourism Hon. Lindsay Grant has revealed that the Ministry is focusing on improving historical sites across the federation to enhance the visitor experience. He spoke specifically of Black Rocks located at…

Turkey's president says a full withdrawal of its forces from divided Cyprus is "out of the question" unless Greece also agrees to pull out troops. Hopes of reunification have been raised after talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots in…

An icy storm has been lashing parts of western Europe, causing power cuts in many homes, felling trees and disrupting some rail services. In France power cuts affected more than 237,000 homes as the storm swept across Normandy and…

Trainer Liam Wilkins has had his licence withdrawn after overseeing the sparring session that left retired boxer Nick Blackwell in hospital. Hasan Karkardi has been suspended for six months for sparring with Blackwell, who was left…

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim shared Bangladesh's highest partnership in international cricket on day two of the first Test against New Zealand. The pair came together on 160-4 and enjoyed a fifth-wicket stand of 359, beating the…

Jerry A-Kum, director of Suriname Tourism Foundation (STF), full of energy and grand plans to develop Suriname’s tourism industry, shared in his office some achievements, and current and future plans that his organisation has to improve the…

Between 1996 and 2016, the registrar general in Trinidad and Tobago recorded 3,478 child marriages, with almost 98 percent being females. Further, marriage certificates showed that some of them were girls as young as 11 and 12 who were…

(SKNIS): In St. Kitts, the religious season of Christmas and the secular festival of Carnival overlap. Some believe that Carnival should be moved to another time of the year because it overshadows the sacred time that Christmas should…

President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for defence secretary and spy chief have been taking aim at Russia during their Senate confirmation hearings. General James Mattis, defence secretary nominee, warned Nato was under its biggest…

Russia says it views the arrival of more than 3,000 US soldiers in Poland as a threat to its own security. The troops are part of President Barack Obama's response to reassure Nato allies concerned about a more aggressive Russia. Read…

England were heavily beaten by India A in their second and final warm-up match before the one-day international series begins on Sunday. After Jonny Bairstow made 64 and Alex Hales 51, the tourists slipped from 116-1 to 211-9 - both Eoin…

Briton Dan Evans reached the Sydney International semi-finals by upsetting top seed Dominic Thiem - his first victory over a top-10 ranked player. Evans beat the Austrian world number eight 3-6 6-4 6-1 and will now face Russian Andrey…