2017

(RSCNPF) Investigators from the Violent Crimes Unit are investigating a shooting incident that was reported around 9.00 am, on Tuesday (June 20) in Buckley's. The victim is identified as Darnel Govia, a 31 year old male resident of…

(SKNIS): Stakeholders from across the region are currently in St. Kitts and Nevis attending a regional Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Project Workshop on Advancing the Nagoya Protocol in countries of the Caribbean. Sylvester Belle,…

(SKNIS): At a recent sitting of National Assembly (June 14), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Youth, Honourable Shawn Richards, said that the Draft Federal Youth Policy presents guidelines that will no doubt combat crime and also aid…

Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the fire that engulfed a west London block of flats, killing at least 17 people. That figure is expected to rise, as fire chiefs do not expect to find any more survivors…

The British and Irish Lions face an anxious wait over the fitness of fly-half Owen Farrell after he suffered a quadriceps injury in training. Farrell had been named on the bench for the match against the Maori All Blacks on Saturday, but…

United States President Donald Trump has revamped Washington’s friendly overtures towards Cuba, tightening several restrictions that were eased by his predecessor Barack Obama. While it’s not expected to be a full reversal of the…

President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, US media reports say. They say senior intelligence officials will be interviewed on whether Mr Trump tried to end an…

As London prepares to host both the World Athletics and World Para Athletics Championships this summer, the organisers are encouraging the wider public to get active in support of the events. A grassroots initiative - entitled Team…

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), has indicated that it intends to fast-track the roll-out of Internet gaming in Jamaica. Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at the BGLC, Carole Martinez-Johnson,…

(SKNIS) -- The Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris today issued his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Leanna Napoleon, the 17 year-old student of the Basseterre High School whose body…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 15, 2017 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Shawn Richards, joined his Cabinet colleagues in wishing the Firearms (Amendment) Bill 2017 safe passage, when he…

(SKNIS): After much intense debate from parliamentarians in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Firearms Amendment Bill, 2017, was read a third time and passed into law on day three of the National Assembly on Thursday, June 15. In his wrap up of…