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The National Carnival season got off to an exciting start on Friday with a packed lineup at the opening ceremony for Sugar Mas 47 at the Circus in downtown Basseterre. The ceremony featured the reveal of the Talented Teen contestants, a…

Melissa Rawlins aka “Butters” has won the Tourism Week Karaoke Competition held at the Rams food court on Thursday night. The competition was judged in male and female categories. Rawlins won the female category with her performance of…

Honorary Consul of France to St. Kitts and Nevis, Ms. Shawna Lake has been bestowed with the order of national merit by the government of France for the sterling and exemplary service she has provided to the government of France since being…

"We are in a state of chaos. In the city in which I live, I hear and see examples of chaos almost every day. Little children are victims of senseless gun violence..." Two years ago, 11-year-old Milwaukee schoolgirl Sandra Parks wrote…

Jonny Bairstow hit a sublime century on his England return before late wickets checked the tourists' progress on day one of the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. A fired-up Bairstow, batting at number three for the first time,…

The economy of St Vincent and the Grenadines is making a full turnaround boosted by increased tourism arrivals according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a statement issued on November 21 after the conclusion of their most…

US President Donald Trump has said the CIA did not conclude that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi was killed on 2 October in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. READ MORE:…

Roger Federer will not win a Grand Slam next year, according to the uncle and former coach of long-time rival Rafael Nadal. Federer, 37, and Nadal, 32, have dominated Slam tournaments over the past 14 years, along with Novak Djokovic,…

Barbados will harmonize its domestic and international corporation tax regimes, by December 31, 2018, slashing the tax burden for some local companies by up to 29 per cent. Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced in the Barbados Parliament…

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has taken the extraordinary step of rebuking President Donald Trump's criticism of a federal judge. Mr Trump on Tuesday called a jurist who ruled against his asylum policy an "Obama judge"…

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has confirmed his retirement from playing, ending "an amazing 20 years". The Ivory Coast striker, 40, had two spells at Chelsea, scoring 164 goals in 381 games and winning four Premier Leagues and the 2012…

Hundreds of residents gathered on Wednesday for a march through downtown Nassau that ended with a public protest in Parliament Square, primarily over a rise in electricity prices in The Bahamas, along with a few other matters of public…

Theresa May has hailed the EU draft agreement on post-Brexit relations as "right for the whole of the UK," in a brief statement in Downing Street. The political declaration - outlining how trade, security and other issues will work - has…

Representatives of Cuba and the European Union (EU) spoke last Monday about unilateral coercive measures, in the first round of the dialogue on this subject, held in Brussels, the Belgian capital. According to a diplomatic note, an…

US President Donald Trump has been asked to ascertain whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on…