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It’s a done deal! Tomorrow, a new 13-member government of the Cayman Islands will be installed with leader of the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) Alden McLaughlin at the helm once again. After several days of intense negotiations…

A white police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old black boy in Cleveland, Ohio, in November 2014 has been sacked for lying on his cadet application. Timothy Loehmann opened fire on Tamir Rice as he played with a pellet gun, sparking…

Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara missed out on a record sixth-successive first-class century as their Division One game with Essex ended in a draw at Chelmsford. The Sri Lankan, who made 200 in the first innings, was caught and bowled by Tom…

More than two years after the United States and Cuba turned a new page in their contentious relations, fresh reports out of Washington suggest President Donald Trump is making moves to dissolve the budding relationship. The US…

(SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis will be one of seven countries that will be participating in the Climate Change Adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries (CC4FISH) project. A workshop held on May 30, 2017, jump started the discussion on…

Wednesday 31st May, 2017 is CENTENARIANS’ DAY. St. Kitts presently has eleven (11) Centenarians among its citizens, four (4) males and seven (7) females. Centenarians’ Day 2016 was celebrated by way of a Reception at Government House…

(SKNIS): Three students were recognized on May 30 for their demonstration of excellent reading skills during the annual Charles A. Halbert Public Library Read-a-thon. The competition saw 41 students vying for the title of most…

NIA -- Greg Phillip, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) believes that the Nevis Mango and Food Festival is moving closer to becoming one of the Caribbean’s premier food festivals. Phillip, who was at the…

(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that while the Government is yet to receive a response from the Opposition, his Cabinet “reasonably expects that…

Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 26 people and wounding 25 others, state media report. The bus was travelling to the Monastery of St Samuel the Confessor, 135km (85 miles) south of…

World number one Andy Murray will play Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov in the French Open first round while fellow Briton Johanna Konta faces Hsieh Su-wei. Murray, 30, is in the same half of the draw as 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka, who he beat…

The tourism industry is changing, and Caribbean countries must adapt in order to make the most of the emerging economic development opportunities. “Tourism Industry Reform, Strategies for Enhanced Economic Impact”, a study by the Caribbean…

England's Sarah Taylor says she is "still not the finished article" after returning from a break to deal with anxiety problems, but is "back and ready" for the summer's home World Cup. Taylor, 28, stepped away from cricket in May of last…

Foreign fighters are among Islamist militants killed in a southern Philippine city in recent days, officials say. Six jihadists, including Indonesian and Malaysian citizens, were killed as the army continued its operation to drive the…