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February 25, 2017

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Australian Open: ‘Hope you die slowly’– Tennis stars trolled

Feb 25, 2017

(CNN) -- Nicole Gibbs was only 17 and climbing the junior tennis rankings when the online abuse began. What started with a few aggressive messages on her Facebook page following some of her junior matches continued sporadically when she…

Suspect in Kim Jong Nam death thought she used baby oil, official says

Feb 25, 2017

A suspect in the death of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, thought she was rubbing baby oil on his face, according to an Indonesian official. The suspect is one of two women whom Malaysian…

Physician Nominated to Be Haiti’s Next Prime Minister

Feb 25, 2017

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Friday February 24, 2017 – A man not known in political circles has been chosen by Haitian President Jovenel Moïse to be the country’s new Prime Minister. Moïse said he and the heads of both chambers of parliament…

Alan Knuckey: Rugby player recreates the incredible trick that went viral

Feb 25, 2017

(CNN) -- It's the sort of trick that could make you a hero -- or leave you looking like a bit of a chump. Alan Knuckey had been trying to pull off his signature move for 15 years, and when he finally succeeded it made sporting headlines…

Philippine protesters condemn drug war on anniversary of uprising

Feb 25, 2017

Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Thousands of Filipinos took to the streets Saturday to mark the anniversary of the 1986 uprising against Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos amid concerns of an authoritarian relapse under current President…

Barbados denies social media rumours that boy contracted HIV from pineapple

Feb 25, 2017

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados health authorities have dismissed as untrue a report on social media that a 10-year-old boy was infected with the HIV virus after eating pineapple purchased from a vendor who was himself infected.…

Officials Prepare for Heart of St. Kitts Week

Feb 25, 2017

BASSETERRE (23rd Feb., 2017): The Heart of St. Kitts Foundation will be celebrating its first year of existence with the launch of the Heart of St. Kitts Week from February 25th- March 4th 2017, with the theme: " Open Your Heart...Leave a…

Relevance of debating; LIDC can’t be overstated, says Acting Nevis Premier Brantley

Feb 25, 2017

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 24, 2017) -- The 45th annual Leeward Islands Debating Competition (LIDC) hosted by the Literary and Debating Society of the Nevis Sixth Form College commenced on February 24, 2017, at the Nevis Performing…

STEP ensures interns meet labour market demands

Feb 25, 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 24, 2017 (SKNIS): A number of persons turned out on Wednesday, February 22, for the orientation of the newly launched Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP), which is aimed at ensuring that STEP…

Superintendent of Prisons condemns statement by Leader of Opposition that bread is supplied to…

Feb 25, 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 24, 2017 (SKNIS): Superintendent of Prisons, Mr. Junie Hodge, has condemned a statement made by Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Denzil Douglas, at a recent Labour town hall meeting held in St. Peter’s on…

Team Unity Administration: We will never lose touch with the grassroots because we are the…

Feb 25, 2017

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2017 (PRESS SEC) — One of the key messages directed at the large crowd during Tuesday night’s Good Governance and Accountability for Prosperity town hall meeting was that the Team Unity Government will…

February 25, 2017

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