2017

Derbyshire and Glamorgan suffered their third washout in four days as overnight rain put paid to any more play at Derby and the game ended in a draw. Umpires Graham Lloyd and Billy Taylor decided there was no prospect of a drenched…

Guyana and Suriname will participate in the first Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Science and Technology Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. The meeting will discuss scientific and technical issues and strategies for the next ten years.…

(SKNIS): Citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis are encouraged to turn out in their numbers for a Service of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving to God on Tuesday September 12, in recognition of the minimal damage caused to the…

(SKNIS): Business continued as usual after the passage of Hurricane Irma, as Carnival Fascination, part of the Carnival Cruise Line, docked at Port Zante in Basseterre as scheduled on September 08. St. Kitts and Nevis was fortunate to…

(SKNIS): Chair of the National Disaster Mitigation Council (NDMC), Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards, was briefed on efforts to restore the country to a state of normalcy following its close brush with Hurricane Irma.…

(SKNIS)—The people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis are giving thanks to God as there was no loss of life or injury attributed to Hurricane Irma, a potentially catastrophic category five hurricane with wind speed of 185 miles per…

David Tawei Lee, Ph. D. Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan) “As we embark on this great collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind”—Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development…

Citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis are being urged to take every reasonable precaution now to protect life and property during and after the passage of Hurricane Irma. This call was issued by Prime Minister and Minister of…

Sunday, September 3rd, 2017 Fellow Citizens and Residents, the National Disaster Mitigation Council met on Friday, September 1st and again today, Sunday, September 3rd, 2017, to strategize how to keep all residents of St. Kitts and Nevis…

Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of last month's presidential election, citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days. The election commission had declared incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta the winner by a margin of 1.4…

Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been charged with drink-driving, Cheshire Police have said. Rooney was arrested shortly after 02:00 BST after officers stopped a black VW Beetle on Altrincham Road, Wilmslow. Read more:…

Tropical cyclone Irma strengthened to hurricane force early Thursday morning as the system continued to head towards the Caribbean. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, at 5:00 pm EDT the centre of Hurricane Irma…

The western German city of Aachen has started issuing free iodine tablets to some 500,000 residents and people living nearby because an ageing Belgian nuclear plant is seen as a risk. People can register on the city website to receive…