June 2017

Kingston, Jamaica - St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Mark Brantley, is currently in Jamaica attending the Caribbean Regional Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which is being hosted by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2017 (SKNIS): The Bill shortly entitled the St. Christopher and Nevis Accreditation Bill 2017 was passed during a Sitting of National Assembly on June 28. The Bill speaks to the establishment of an…

(SKNIS): A ceremony held at Government House on June 26, 2017, marked the official commencement of the Queen’s Baton Relay in the Federation. This auspicious occasion highlights the travelling of the Queen’s Baton throughout the 70…

(RSCNPF): A local couple took the time on Thursday (June 22) to commend the Police and express their appreciation for the actions of Officers in response to an incident of Robbery involving his wife on Wednesday night (June 21). The…

(RSCNPF): Commissioner of Police Mr. Ian Queeley is openly appealing to members of the public to take their social responsibility more seriously and cease from the manufacturing and distribution of fictitious incidents of criminal activity…

NIA -- History making parliamentarian from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Nigel De Freitas, urged youths of Nevis and St. Kitts to offer themselves to serve at the parliamentary level. De Freitas, who is heading the Trinidad and…

Defending champion Andy Murray was knocked out of the Aegon Championships in the first round by world number 90 Jordan Thompson on a day of shocks. The world number one lost 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to Thompson, a late replacement for the injured…

Belgian soldiers have shot a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber at Brussels Central Station, officials say. He was shot after reportedly setting off a small explosion and no-one else is believed to have been injured.…

The deposed president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter has described the former president of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) and the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), Jeffrey Webb the…

Manchester United have been cleared by Fifa of wrongdoing in the deal to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last August. However, football's world governing body will open disciplinary proceedings against the Italian champions after asking…

Seventeen children have been paralysed by polio following an outbreak of the disease in Syria that the World Health Organization says is "very serious". Earlier this month, the agency reported two polio cases in the Mayadin area of Deir…

Germany is seeking Barbados’ support for its candidacy for the United Nations Security Council 2019 – 2020. During a courtesy call last week, Germany’s special envoy, Peter Linder, put the case in support of the candidacy to minister in…