February 2017

Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been found guilty of embezzlement and handed a five-year suspended sentence. It bars him from running for president next year against Vladimir Putin. Read more:…

Wales number eight Taulupe Faletau is available for Saturday's Six Nations match against England in Cardiff. The 26-year-old Bath back-rower has not played since Christmas Eve after suffering a knee injury. Read more:…

US President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at "so political" courts, as his immigration travel ban faces a major legal test. Mr Trump told a gathering of police chiefs in Washington DC that he has the right to enact his executive order.…

Regional airline LIAT has announced the first causalities of its route cuts. The Antigua-based airline said in a statement that, “as part of its efforts to achieve greater profitability and improve efficiency”, it would stop servicing…

(ZIZ News) -- Good governance was a topic of discussion for representative for Constituency #1 Hon. Ian Liburd during Tuesday’s town hall meeting at the Newtown Community Centre. Minister Liburd said good governance is more than…

(ZIZ News) -- Positively inclined founder, Ervin Welsh, says he’s optimistic about the federation, with respect to seeing crime and violence remedied. Welsh has been writing the manuscript of a book called “Decoding Deviance” which looks…

(SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has called on able-bodied residents to sign up to fill vacancies that exist within several national security agencies. “We have over 100 jobs going a…

The government has seen off an attempt to add conditions to its Brexit bill as a Conservative rebellion was avoided. MPs rejected a bid by Labour's Chris Leslie to force the government to consult Parliament on the deal struck with the EU…

Alastair Cook says playing under another England captain will "not be an issue" following his resignation as skipper on Monday. The 32-year-old opening batsman led England a record 59 times in Tests. Read more:…

Haiti officially has a new elected president. Jovenel Moise was installed this morning as the French speaking nation’s 58th president in a brief ceremony that was attended by former President Michel Martelly, as well as Caribbean and…

US President Donald Trump has accused the media of under-reporting terror attacks, and produced a list to back up his claim. Is he right? While on a visit to US Central Command, a wing of the Department of Defense, he warned of the…

Rafael Nadal will warm up for Wimbledon by playing in the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club in London in June. The 14-time Grand Slam champion will join Britain's Andy Murray at the event, which Nadal won in 2008 before claiming his…

Government Senator Matthew Samuda is calling for legislative changes that will see the imposition of a mandatory minimum penalty of 25 years’ imprisonment for convicted child abusers who have a high duty of care. Making his contribution…

(SKNIS): A number of individuals are currently attending the 2017 St. Kitts Destination Guardian Training workshop, which aims at educating a new cohort of destination stewards in sustainable tourism practices and the impacts of tourism in…