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April 2017

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Republicans go ‘nuclear’ to ram through Trump court nominee

Apr 6, 2017

Republicans have taken the historic step of changing US Senate rules in order to ram through confirmation of President Trump's Supreme Court pick. They invoked the "nuclear option" after Democrats used a tactic known as a filibuster for…

Brazil Meat Ban Stays in Trinidad and Tobago

Apr 6, 2017

Trinidad and Tobago isn’t about to follow Barbados and Jamaica in lifting the temporary ban on the importation and sale of meat products from Brazil. Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says it will stay. Earlier this week, Barbados…

Police High Command praise positive change initiative for youth

Apr 6, 2017

(RSCNPF): Commissioner of Police Mr. Ian M. Queeley and the members of the High Command have expressed praise for a recently completed positive change initiative for youth. Over the last few months hundreds of young students in the…

STPS and EPPS emerge winners at 25th Gulf Insurance Primary Schools Championships on Nevis

Apr 6, 2017

NIA -- The St. Thomas Primary School (STPS) emerged winners, successfully defending their title in Class A Division at the 25th Gulf Insurance Primary Primary Schools Championships. The Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School (EPPS) captured…

Liverpool fined £100,000 and handed two-year ban on signing academy players

Apr 5, 2017

Liverpool have been fined £100,000 by the Premier League and handed a two-year ban on signing academy players from other clubs for a rule breach. It relates to the club's approach to a 12-year-old academy player at Stoke City in…

Syria chemical ‘attack’: Russia faces fury at UN Security Council

Apr 5, 2017

Russia has been sharply criticised by other world powers at the UN Security Council in New York over the chemical weapons deaths in northern Syria. Moscow's suggestions that civilians were poisoned by rebel weapons on the ground have…

LIAT Workers Getting Paid But No Promise Salaries Won’t Be Late Again

Apr 5, 2017

Industrial action by employees of regional airlines LIAT seems to have been averted – for now. Chairman of the shareholder governments, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines, yesterday evening announced that…

Steve Bannon loses National Security Council seat

Apr 5, 2017

President Donald Trump has removed his senior strategist Steve Bannon from the US National Security Council (NSC). The appointment in January raised fears that the circle of US intelligence chiefs was being politicised. Read more:…

Brendan McCullum: Former New Zealand batsman named Middlesex T20 Blast captain

Apr 5, 2017

Former New Zealand skipper Brendan McCullum has been named Middlesex captain for this season's T20 Blast. The 35-year-old batsman will link up again with his ex-Black Caps team-mate Daniel Vettori, who was appointed Middlesex's Twenty20…

Cruise Ship Cancels Tours in St Vincent After Slaughter of Killer Whales in Full View of Visitors

Apr 5, 2017

On the heels of horrified tourists witnessing the killing of two orcas in Vincentian waters, a cruise ship has taken strong action in protest of the age old tradition. TUI Discovery stopped short of pulling out of the destination, but…

Private and public sector host Anti-Crime March and Rally i

Apr 5, 2017

(ZIZ News) -- The Ministry of National Security teamed up with the St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Education in organizing an Anti-Crime March and Rally in St. Kitts on Tuesday. The march and rally…

Students pledge to take a new path in life after completing Project “Stop ‘n’ Think…

Apr 5, 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 05, 2017 (SKNIS): Recipients of a three-month-long intensive training on combating crime in St. Kitts and Nevis, especially among young people, pledged to take a new path in life and showed appreciation to Dr.…

Remarkable Teens to undergo training for personal and national development

Apr 5, 2017

(SKNIS): Beginning this weekend, the 2016-2017 class of the 25 Most Remarkable Teens in St. Kitts and Nevis will be exposed to further training. The training, which is being spearheaded by the Department of Youth Empowerment, is…

Syria conflict: ‘Chemical attack’ in Idlib kills 58

Apr 4, 2017

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria, a monitoring group says. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that strikes on Khan Sheikhoun…

Nicola Adams aims for multiple professional world titles like Muhammad Ali

Apr 4, 2017

Double gold medallist Nicola Adams wants to emulate Muhammad Ali's route from Olympic glory to world titles as she prepares to make her professional debut in Manchester on Saturday. Ali, who died in June, won gold at Rome 1960 before…

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