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The European policing agency Europol is planning to investigate what is believed to be the biggest loss of a migrant boat in 2016, following a Reuters-BBC Newsnight investigation. More than 500 people are thought to have died in the…

Regional carrier LIAT recently welcomed its tenth ATR72 aircraft at the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua. The brand new 68-seater aircraft carrying the tail number V2-LIN, was piloted from Toulouse, France, by Captain Philemon…

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn will captain Europe at the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris. The 45-year-old will be only the fourth man from outside the British Isles to lead the team, after Spanish duo Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, and…

A man who worked as a hired killer for Colombia's late drug lord Pablo Escobar says he was robbed in Colombia's second-largest city, Medellin. Jhon Jairo Velasquez, better known as Popeye, said two men on motorbikes pulled up alongside him…

Local police and customs officers investigating the discovery of US$2 million in cash found in a container at the Point Lisas port in Trinidad believe that the money sent to a local businessman as payment for a shipment of illegal drugs to…

Mercedes are thinking about signing McLaren driver Fernando Alonso to replace Nico Rosberg, team boss Toto Wolff says. A move would reunite Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who had a stormy partnership at McLaren in 2007. Read more:…

(SKNIS): Senator and Minister of State with Responsibility for Health, Honourable Wendy Phipps, has described the completion of the Mental Health Day Treatment Centre as a salvage mission at today’s (December 05) opening. She noted that…

(PRESS SECRETARY) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris once again celebrated his birthday with a special church service in St. Christopher #7, which brought out many of his Constituents who came to extend well wishes and…

In a private ceremony that was in stark contrast to the public mourning and tributes paid to Fidel Castro since he died on November 25 at the age of 90, the ashes of the late Cuban leader were laid to rest this morning in the city known as…

Caribbean SMEs to Benefit from Entrepreneurial Asset & Commercialisation Project Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Caribbean region are to benefit from a technical cooperation project that will enable them to generate…

Australia captain Steve Smith hit the highest one-day international score at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a 68-run win over New Zealand. Smith struck 14 fours and four sixes in a blistering 164 from 157 balls as the hosts amassed 324-8.…

England women's off-spinner Danielle Hazell has signed for Melbourne Stars for the Women's Big Bash League. The 28-year-old replaces Australia leg-spinner Kristen Beams, who is recovering from a finger injury. Read more:…

A seven-year-old girl whose tweets from a besieged Syrian city drew worldwide attention is safe, the BBC has learned. Bana Alabed disappeared from the social network on Sunday as a government offensive was launched on rebel-held areas in…

The government has urged the Supreme Court to make a decision the "ordinary man and woman" would understand in the landmark legal challenge over Brexit. Government lawyer James Eadie QC said ministers could trigger Brexit and that there…

(SKNIS) - There was an outpouring of love and well wishes today, Tuesday, December 6, as hundreds of residents and citizens took to social media and the airwaves to extend birthday greetings to St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the…