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Visiting yachtsman stabbed multiple times in robbery attempt in St Lucia
Rodney Bay, St Lucia -- In an apparent attempt to rob a visiting vessel in May, a swimmer tripped over and woke the skipper who was sleeping in the cockpit of a boat anchored near shore at Reduit Beach in Saint Lucia,Caribbean Safety and…
Bahamas government moves to get back land from bankrupt developer
Nassau, Bahamas -- In the latest developments surrounding the Baha Mar crisis, the Bahamas attorney general has filed a writ seeking to claw back Crown land from the developer of the troubled Cable Beach project.
However, under its…
CARICOM summit a success, says Barbados PM
Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, considers the just-concluded 36th CARICOM heads of government meeting, held in Barbados from July 2 to 4, a success.…
Euro slips after Greece vote rejects austerity bailout
New York, United States (AFP) -- The euro slipped against the dollar Monday but limited its losses after Greek voters resoundingly rejected an austerity bailout plan from creditors, raising the risk Greece could exit the euro.
The euro was…
Mexican teachers shear hair of those who show up for exam
Mexico City (AP) -- Radical teachers opposing Mexico's program for evaluating and testing teachers blocked exam sites and cut off the hair of some who showed up.
The Education Departments says Sunday's attacks were the work of "violent and…
WHO needs urgent change to tackle health crises: experts
London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is institutionally unprepared to deal with outbreaks like the Ebola crisis and requires urgent and fundamental change, an independent panel of experts warned Tuesday.
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Carnival aims to launch Miami to Cuba cruises in May
United States (AP) -- The world's largest cruise company could be heading to Cuba.
Starting in May, Carnival Corp. plans to offer trips from Miami to the Caribbean island nation, the company announced Tuesday. Carnival says it would become…
Tallawahs players say 119-run loss to Patriots was a fluke
Sports Page -- Jamaica Tallawahs players say the 119-run chastening at the hands of hosts St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in Saturday’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match at Warner Park was a one-off bad performance.
The Patriots took…
Livestock farmer pleased with NIA’s assistance with molasses supplement
CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Vera France of Camps Village, a livestock farmer who owns pigs, sheep and goats said she is pleased the Department of Agriculture, through the Supply Office, is providing livestock farmers on Nevis, with an alternative…
PM Harris Tells Caribbean Launch of UNAIDS-Lancet Commission Report
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris, urged policy makers and practitioners in the Region to find the formula for scaling up investments in treatment…
Prime Minister Harris Addresses Nationals in the UK
The Honourable Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris was on Sunday July 5, warmly received by an enthusiastic crowd on his first meeting with nationals in the United Kingdom. The group which included nationals living in London, Slough,…
New PCs To Enhance Tele-Centers
ZIZ News) -- Computers in community centres throughout St. Kitts will be replaced with upgraded equipment.
This comes following a hand-over of 10 new personal computers on Friday 3rd July.
The computers were donated by the International…
SKN Patriots Team Gelling
(ZIZ News) -- With two wins from four matches so far, the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots are now sitting in third place in the points table in the Hero Caribbean Premier League.
The team shook off a devastating defeat to the Guyana Amazon…
Ms Verna Morris: Federation’s Chargé d’affaires to Cuba
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS -- When the former Labour-led Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis decided to open an embassy in Cuba last year, a young multilingual female Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was…
Development Bank boosts ventures of a Nevisian heavy equipment operator
CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS -- The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has, through its Ministry of Communications, Works and Public Utilities, embarked on the ambitious multi-million Hanley’s Road Rehabilitation project that is expected to be…