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Court hearings commence in criminal case against former Curacao prime minister
The criminal case against former Curacao prime minister and current Member of Parliament, Gerrit Schotte, leader of the opposition party MFK, and his partner, Cicely van der Dijs, will be substantively heard over two days on Wednesday and…
IS Camp Speicher massacre: Iraq sentences 40 to death
Iraq has sentenced 40 men to death over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014.
The Camp Speicher massacre was carried out by fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) group as they seized territory…
Andy Ganteaume, West Indies batsman who averaged 112 in Tests, dies
Former West Indies batsman Andy Ganteaume - the only Test cricketer with a better average than Sir Donald Bradman - has died at the age of 95.
Ganteaume scored 112 in his one and only Test, against England in 1948.
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Lord Coe ready to ban Kenyan athletes from Olympics
Lord Coe is ready to ban Kenya's track and field team from the Olympics if the country's athletics federation is declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) code.
Kenya missed a deadline last week to prove to Wada it…
Pope Francis questions Donald Trump’s Christianity
The Pope has questioned US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Christianity over his call to build a border wall with Mexico.
Pope Francis said "a person who thinks only about building walls... and not of building bridges, is…
Cayman Islands governor again ordered to release corruption report
The acting information commissioner in the Cayman Islands has once again ordered a redacted release of the infamous Operation Tempura corruption report after reviewing the objections of the Governor’s Office, which has refused to release…
Trained To Fight Drug Abuse
(ZIZ News) -- Almost sixty persons are now better equipped to assist in drug abuse prevention after graduating from a training and certification programme.
A graduation ceremony was held on Saturday night at Ocean Terrace Inn which saw 57…
Pan Musicians Return
(ZIZ News) -- A group of local steel pan musicians got a hero’s welcome on Monday when they returned from placing in the top 2 of the Panorama competition in Trinidad.
MJ Byron, Omandy Byron and Kazrano Gumbs formed part of Supernovas and…
Spreading love in Constituency #3
It was one year ago on February 14th that the Hon. Sam Condor and a group of young people journeyed through the West Basseterre area on the “Love Train” that stopped at different communities, sharing tidings of love, peace and joy. This…
Prime Minister Harris praises and thanks Government and people on 1st year anniversary
(SKNIS)—Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is praising and thanking his Government and people for making St. Kitts and Nevis a more prosperous and democratic country to live in on the 1st anniversary since the Government swept…
Antonin Scalia death: Obama pushes Senate over Scalia seat
President Barack Obama has urged the US Senate to act after he nominates a replacement on the Supreme Court for Justice Antonin Scalia.
"I expect them to do their job", he said, and consider the candidate as required by the US…
Canada’s missing or killed indigenous women ‘higher than thought’
The Canadian government has confirmed that the number of missing or murdered indigenous women in the country may be higher than the previously cited 1,200.
Ministers recently spoke to survivors across Canada to begin a government inquiry…
FA Cup replays could be scrapped in order to trim fixture list
Scrapping FA Cup replays and playing midweek rounds are among a range of measures being considered to trim the fixture list in English football.
With two domestic cups added to an intense Premier League, top-flight clubs fear a congested…
Athletics doping: Kenya track and field chief to step down
The chief executive of Athletics Kenya wants to step down temporarily amid allegations he asked athletes for bribes to reduce doping bans.
Isaac Mwangi denies wrongdoing but wants to leave his post for 21 days while world governing body…
National Drug Council looks to expand ways to assist persons dealing with substance abuse
(SKNIS): Substance abuse is a challenge both globally and in St. Kitts and Nevis, and the National Council on Drug Abuse and Prevention saw the need to educate persons so as to help eradicate the threat, stated the department’s Director,…