Yearly Archives

2019

Fresh protests, looting erupt in Chile despite new Cabinet

Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera’s replacement of eight key Cabinet ministers with more centrist figures and his attempts to assure the country he has heard calls for…

EU grants Brexit delay to Jan. 31; UK ponders new election

The European Union agreed Monday to delay Brexit by three months until Jan. 31, making the offer to avert a chaotic U.K. departure just three days before Britain was due to become the first country ever to leave the 28-nation bloc.

Fire officers teach children about fire safety

Fire Substation Officer, Timothy Martin, said that the goal of this year’s Fire Prevention Month, observed every October, is to educate children on fire safety prevention measures and safety tips in an attempt to create safer homes.

Ground broken for NHLDC University Heights housing programme

The Nevis Island Administration (NIA), in keeping with its plan to grow the population of Nevis, launched a housing programme for returning university students at Lower Spring Hill Estate on October 24, 2019, through the Nevis Housing and…

Hundreds of students wear pink on Wear Pink Day 2019

The pink themed outfits form part of this month’s breast cancer awareness activities that highlight the campaign’s efforts to raise the level of awareness, while supporting the fighters, admiring the survivors, and honouring those who lost…