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(ZIZ News) -- Four days of budget debates concluded on Friday in the National Assembly Chambers at Government Headquarters. During his rebuttal, the Nation’s Leader and Finance Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas said boldly that…

(ZIZ News) -- The country’s Health Minister, the Hon. Marcella Liburd, was among those present at Monday morning’s Annual Christmas Programme at the Mary Charles Hospital. Minister Liburd, who delivered brief remarks, used the opportunity…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has described the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) as an example of cooperation to improve health care,…

(ZIZ News) -- The seven finalists who will seek to dethrone the reigning Senior Calypso Monarch, Richie Buntin, have been named. Lady Diva, Lord Kut, Astro, Queeny G, Socrates, Rudder and Big Lice have advanced to the final round of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Tenets of good neighbourliness came into play in the period December 10 to December 16 as residents of Newtown were afforded free hair-do and styling, manicures and pedicures by students of the PEP School of…

Jakarta (CNN) -- The death toll from a landslide that struck a village in central Java Friday, burying dozens of homes, has risen to 39, Indonesian authorities say. Days of heavy rains triggered a rush of mud, rocks and trees from the…

SYDNEY (AP) — Five people escaped from a Sydney cafe where a gunman took an unknown number of hostages during Monday morning rush hour. Two people inside the cafe earlier held up a flag with an Islamic declaration of faith that has often…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found an “unusual pattern” in this year’s urban employment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continued to fall despite warning signs…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says it will now charge passengers for a second checked-in bag despite the “growing industry trend of airlines moving to charge passengers for all checked bags”. In a…

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The new immigration policy of the Bahamas government will come under scrutiny this week as Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell addresses the Organisation of American States (OAS), a government statement has said.…

Sports Page -- The CG Massives comfortably defeated Dynasty Ballers in the finals of the 2014 edition of the Malcolm Guishard Basketball league. The match was played at the Church hard court on Saturday 13th December. The first quarter…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board met in Port of Spain, Trinidad yesterday, December 13, 2014. The Board deliberated on a number of matters including cricketing, governance, developmental,…

Sports Page -- A gladiatorial battle between bat and ball took place on the final day at Adelaide Oval, where a Test that had begun in sorrow a week after the death of Phillip Hughes was given a dazzling finish that highlighted the…

Sports Page -- Steven Smith will become Australia's 45th Test captain after being confirmed to replace Michael Clarke as leader for the remainder of the series against India. Smith has officially taken over the Test vice-captaincy from Brad…

Bassetere, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The construction sector in St. Kitts and Nevis is again thriving and contributed a 12 percent growth rate in 2013 after recording a decline in economic activity of 10 percent in 2012. The Federation’s Prime…