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(BBC) Two charred bodies pulled from Kenya's Westgate shopping centre on Thursday are "highly likely" to be two of the attackers, an MP has told the BBC. Ndung'u Gethenji, chairman of the committee investigating the attack, said AK47…

(Sports Page) A talented Nevis youth team got the better of a visiting school boys team out of England on Thursday 18th October. There was one scheduled match originally but because it was completed well ahead of the scheduled time,…

(Sports Page) President of the Nevis Football Association, Mr. George BRIGO Meade on Thursday revealed that his Association has postponed matches previously scheduled for Saturday 19th October at the ET Willet Park. He indicated that the…

(CUOPM) “St. Kitts’ going solar,” screams the headline in Boston.com. Paul E. Kandarian, a frequent contributor to Globe Travel and who writes and photographs New England and Caribbean stories in the article states: “If you fly into St.…

(SKNIS) ‘A double celebration’ were some of the words used to describe a recent gathering to signify the Republic of China (ROC) (Taiwan’s) investment in the education of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. In a ceremony held on…

(CUOPM) – The presence of former Minister of National Security, Mr. Dwyer Astaphan at a meeting with the Opposition and Guyanese residents in St. Kitts smacks of hypocrisy. So says St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr.…

(CUOPM) Ministers of Finance from the Caribbean, Ireland and Canada have urged the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to continue to support small highly vulnerable economies in its new strategy. “Of particular concern…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Farmers on Nevis were urged to make wise choices in their selection of food systems to ensure sustainability while guarding against negative impacts on the natural environment. The call came from Minister of…

London, England – A new British study has been lauded as a turning point in the search for a drug that could stop Alzheimer's disease, following the pioneering use of a drug-like compound to halt brain cell death in mice. Published in the…

(BBC) Five children have been killed by an old mortar shell as they dug for scrap metal in South Sudan's capital, Juba. The five were looking for metal in an old army barracks, a military spokesman told the BBC. The BBC's James Copnall…

(BBC) Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria have been unable to access one of the designated sites because of safety concerns, the world's chemical weapons watchdog has told the BBC. It is the first time they have been unable to complete a…

(BBC) The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced that the UK will allow Chinese companies to take a stake in British nuclear power plants. The announcement also said that Chinese firms might eventually be allowed to take majority stakes…

(BBC) Hundreds of thousands of US government employees are heading back to work after President Barack Obama signed a law ending a 16-day government shutdown and extending the US debt limit. The cross-party deal came hours before the US…

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago was jolted Wednesday by an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 less than a week after the oil rich twin island republic was shaken by one with a 6.4 magnitude. The Trinidad-based Seismic…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Identifying and responding to the impacts of natural and anthropogenic hazards on St. Kitts and Nevis via an all inclusive method, is at the core of an upcoming consultation, which seeks to incorporate climate…