September 2017

In support of the people of Venezuela, Canada has announced sanctions on key figures in the Maduro regime to send a clear message that their anti-democratic behaviour has consequences. Chrystia Freeland, minister of foreign affairs, on…

Chaotic scenes broke out in Uganda's parliament as MPs debated the contentious removal of the presidential age limit. Tempers flared and lawmakers were filmed brawling after it was alleged an MP had brought a gun into the chamber.…

Hampshire's prospects of being relegated to Division Two of the County Championship increased significantly as they collapsed against already relegated Warwickshire at Edgbaston. On a day when rivals Somerset edged into a winning…

Tobago’s leader of the opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, made a stunning allegation: that A&V Oil and Gas Limited, which supplies crude oil to the state energy company Petrotrin, had defrauded it of almost TT$100 million (close to…

(PRESS SEC) – Patriotic citizens both at home and abroad are commending Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and his Cabinet for expanding the investment options under St. Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) Program…

(SKNIS): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) Course 41 Training Standard for Basic Recruits resumed on September 25 at the Police Training School. The training will continue as normal after being suspended in mid-June…

(SKNIS): Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Mark Brantley, made a clarion call for greater attention to be given to young people, noting that “we cannot speak of attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” without placing…

(PRESS SEC) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris announced on Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 during a National Address on TV and radio that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis will give a total of $2.5 million in hurricane…

Although it is well known that the Hurricane season is upon us, this season makes it the second on record to feature two hurricanes making landfall as a category 5, which is the most intense strength a hurricane can reach. The devastation…

PM Theresa May has said there should be a transition period of "about" two years after Brexit, during which trade should continue on current terms. EU migrants will still be able to live and work in the UK but they will have register…

England seamer Toby Roland-Jones will miss Middlesex's final game of the season with a stress fracture in his lower back and is a major doubt for the Ashes tour of Australia. Roland-Jones, 29, made his Test debut in the third Test…

The death toll from Hurricane Maria in the region is now at least 33, with the latest fatalities occurring in Haiti when the Category 3 storm passed close to the French-speaking Caribbean nation yesterday. Officials say one man drowned…

Kim Jong-un has said remarks by "deranged" US President Donald Trump have convinced him he is right to develop weapons for North Korea. In an unprecedented personal statement, Mr Kim said Mr Trump would "pay dearly" for a UN speech where…

Four players who toured with the British and Irish Lions have been left out of a 33-man England training squad for a camp in Oxford this weekend. Prop Kyle Sinckler, lock George Kruis, flanker James Haskell and centre Jonathan Joseph are…