January 2019

Britain's Andy Murray says he plans to retire after this year's Wimbledon but fears next week's Australian Open could be the final tournament of his career. The three-time Grand Slam winner, who is struggling to recover from hip surgery,…

A Saudi woman who fled her family and became stranded at Bangkok's main airport is flying to Canada after being granted asylum status. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, had been trying to reach Australia via Bangkok, but was initially told to…

Police in Trinidad & Tobago are once again reminding citizens to be careful and observant when making bank transactions. The latest reminder follows the robbery of an 88-year-old man mere moments after he left First Citizens Bank in…

SEVERAL people who were looking for jobs at Christmas were instead scammed of thousands of dollars. In December, several people who are members of a WhatsApp group were falsely told they would be employed as riggers at an energy company…

Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller is set to miss both legs of their Champions League last-16 tie against Liverpool after he was given a two-match European ban. Muller, 29, was sent off in December's 3-3 group-stage draw with Ajax for…

Heavy snowfalls brought chaos to parts of Germany and Sweden on Friday, leaving roads blocked, trains halted and schools shut. The Red Cross helped drivers stuck on a motorway in the southern German state of Bavaria and a nine-year-old…

US President Donald Trump has insisted that Mexico will still pay for the border wall, claiming he never meant it would make a one-time payment. "Obviously I never meant Mexico would write a cheque," Mr Trump said before travelling to…

Britain's Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund have been handed tricky opening matches at the Australian Open. Murray, ranked 230th in the world as he continues his comeback from hip surgery, faces Spanish 22nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut. Read…

Black plastic pipes, readily available on the mainly empty shelves of Cuba’s shops, distribute biogas to homes in the rural town of La Macuca, buried under the ground or running through the grass and stones in people’s yards. The strong…

Police in Las Vegas have issued a warrant for a DNA sample from Cristiano Ronaldo as part of their investigation into the rape allegations made against the Juventus forward. The 33-year-old's lawyer, Peter S. Christiansen, told BBC Sport…

Politicians in Washington have had a lot to say about the merits or otherwise of a border wall thousands of miles away. But why are so many lawmakers based there against it? There are nine members of the House of Representatives whose…

The European Union has disbursed EC$17.55 million (US$6.5 million) to the Government of Montserrat as the first fixed tranche under the Multi Sector Sustainable Economic Development Budget Support Programme. Read more: …

(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The case brought against the Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Denzil Douglas, continued in the High Court today (Thursday, January 10, 2019) with three expert witnesses on Dominican law making…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 03, 2019 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has assured the nation that the good governance agenda will continue to be robustly carried out in 2019, as it has…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 03, 2018 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education has and will continue to make significant strides in its education system, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards,…