Yearly Archives
2022
Trinidad PM Says He Was Almost Scammed Into Making ‘Substantial Deposit’ to a Chinese…
Trinidad Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says he will be referring to a scam which had him announcing that he and several other Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders had received “a substantial grant” from the Bill and Melinda Gates…
India Declares Support for Johnson Smith as Commonwealth Secretary General
India has joined several other countries in rallying behind Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith in her campaign for the post of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
Russia Bans Entry to 154 Members of UK’s House of Lords
Russia’s foreign ministry says Moscow has imposed an entry ban on 154 members of the United Kingdom Parliament’s House of Lords in retaliation for sanctions against Russian senators.
At Least 11 Dead in Brazilian Police Raid in Favela: Authorities
Police say an early-morning raid in the Rio de Janeiro favela community aimed to capture leaders of the drug-trafficking group.
Chelsea: Premier League Approves Takeover Deal From Todd Boehly Consortium
The Premier League has approved the £4.25bn takeovers of Chelsea by a consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly.
The Faces from China’s Uyghur Detention Camps
Thousands of photographs from the heart of China’s highly secretive system of mass incarceration in Xinjiang, as well as a shoot-to-kill policy for those who try to escape, are among a huge cache of data hacked from police computer servers…
St Kitts and Nevis’ Music Creatives to Benefit From a 4-Day Professional Workshop on Business…
Creatives in the music sector in St. Kitts and Nevis will spend the next four days learning about the Business of Music from some of the best international music industry professionals.
Eight installed on Advisory Board for Nevis Boys’ Mentorship Programme
Nevis now has an advisory board for the Boys' Mentorship Programme, after eight persons were installed as members by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health and Gender Affairs, at the Department of Gender Affairs conference…
Jane Hickson, Most Recent Centenarian in the Federation, Celebrated for Her Long Life
Jane Hickson, the most recent centenarian in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, was celebrated for her ten decades of life on her birthday on Monday, May 23, at the Cardin Home.
Taiwan’s Attempt to Join the World Health Organization Assembly Fails
Taiwan’s request to participate in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual assembly was rejected on Monday (May 23), the assembly said, in a decision that comes after diplomatic pressure from China to isolate Taiwan.
6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 Richter scale jolted the east coast of Honshu in Japan at 15:17 p.m. (local time) on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.