August 2017

NIA -- Mr. Kevin Barrett, Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Education on Nevis, publicly thanked members of the teaching fraternity but singled out principals of the last school year, for their selfless contributions to…

MIAMI, FL and STAMFORD, Conn., (August 24, 2017) – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Flow 1 – the Caribbean’s go-to channel for leading local, regional and global content – today announced a multi-year agreement to televise WWE’s flagship programmes Raw…

Prosecutors in Denmark say they will bring murder charges against the inventor suspected of killing a Swedish journalist on board his submarine. They are expected to ask for the new charges when Mr Madsen appears in court in early…

International cricket will return to Pakistan when a World XI visits for the Independence Cup in September. An attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore in 2009 caused international teams to stop touring the country. Read more:…

The remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey passed by Belize barely noticed yesterday. While the system had redeveloped to become Tropical Depression Harvey by this morning after degenerating last Saturday, it did not pack much of a punch,…

A white supremacist wanted by police over his role in violent clashes at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has handed himself in. Christopher Cantwell, from New Hampshire, faces charges of illegal tear gas use and malicious bodily…

Six British teams await the draw for the Champions League group stage, which takes place on Thursday at 17:00 BST in Monaco. Premier League champions Chelsea, runners-up Tottenham and third-placed Manchester City are all in the draw.…

As law enforcement authorities fight growing gun violence and gun-related crime, Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite says the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will be called to action. The announcement came as he warned that unless something…

(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ministry of Sustainable Development is urging citizens and residents who have been allocated Government lands to settle their outstanding balances, as the Team Unity-led Government…

(SKNIS): Sustainable Tourism is an industry committed to making a positive impact on the environment, society, culture and the economy, by residents and visitors alike, so that future generations would not be negatively compromised. Against…

(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – With representatives of the religious community now committed to working closer with the Government and security forces in addressing the issue of crime and violence, Prime Minister Dr. the…

The US Navy has dismissed Vice Adm Joseph Aucoin as commander of the Seventh Fleet following a string of collisions involving warships in Asia. Ten sailors are still missing after the USS John S McCain collided with an oil tanker near…