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Results of SKNFA Division 1 Matches Played on Wednesday 11th February, 2015
At St. Pauls Playing Field
Trafalgar Southstars 3 vs Newton Ground 2
* Officials were Stedroy Douglas, Lloyd Rouse & Tyrone Nisbett
At Verchilds Playing Field
* Sandy Point F.A did not show up for their game against Youth &…
Leshan Moore wins at JLPS
Sports Page -- Leshan Moore of Green house, ran away from the pack to secure first place in the senior boys’ cross country event at the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School.
The event was held on Wednesday 11th February.
The route which started…
Scotland gives West Indies a scare
(Cricinfo) -- Scotland nearly upset West Indies in their chase of 314 in the warm-up match at the SCG, but fell short by three runs despite needing 14 runs from the last two overs with four wickets in hand. Opener Kyle Coetzer led…
CSS defeats GSS
Sports Page -- The local inter High schools Cricket championships on Nevis commenced on Wednesday 11th February at the ET Willet Park.
The first match was preceded by a brief opening ceremony chaired by Sports coordinator Carl Tuckett who…
Jamaica makes top 10 in media freedom worldwide
Paris, France (AFP) -- Media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year in part because of extremist groups such as Islamic State and Boko Haram, the watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said in its annual evaluation…
Canadian police seize cocaine on flight from St Maarten
Mississauga (CMC) -- Canadian police are hunting for the trafficker of five kilograms of cocaine imported on a flight that came from St Maarten on Sunday.
The seizure was made by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), as officers…
Six inmates in Taiwan hostage standoff commit suicide
Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) -- Six prisoners at a southern Taiwan jail committed suicide on Thursday, ending a standoff after they took several staff hostage to complain about unfair trials and demand their freedom, officials said.
The prisoners…
Bank leak reveals billions from Caribbean stashed in Switzerland
Washington, USA -- The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released a report this week revealing billions of dollars held in nearly 60,000 internal Swiss bank documents from 2006 to 2007 leaked by whistleblower Hervé…
Bermuda financial regulation and transparency should be recognised, says BDA chief
Hamilton, Bermuda -- Bermuda's well-documented financial services regulation, international partnership treaties, and lack of bank secrecy legislation ought to be recognised by the UK Labour Party, the Bermuda Business Development Agency…
Group outraged at student’s attack on UWI, Mona campus
Kingston, Jamaica -- The University of the West Indies chapter of Generation 2000 (G2K), the Mona Campus Youth League (MCYL) on Thursday condemned the Tuesday attack of a female student on the campus.
It described the attack on the student…
CARICOM-Canada project brings CSME to life in Antigua-Barbuda workplace
St John’s, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda’s ministry of trade, industry and commerce hosted meetings last Friday, 6 February, as part of a series of public education outreach activities currently being held in Antigua. The outreach is led…
US provides support for oil and gas development in Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- As part of the Guyana government’s preparations for the oil and gas sector, efforts to engage international partners and countries continue. Last week, minister of natural resources and the environment, Robert…
Germany contributes EC$4.5 million to Grenada’s electricity sector reform
St George’s, Grenada -- Dr Michael Freudenberg, deputy head of mission of the German embassy in Port-of-Spain with responsibility for Grenada, made a special visit to Grenada from February 4 to February 9. Aside from participating in…
Police Updates (February 12, 2015)
(ZIZ News) -- Arrests
Kemo Sancho of Craddock Road was formally arrested and charged for Cultivation of Cannabis and Possession of Cannabis, which were committed on 9th February 2015.
Jelani Liburd of Craddock Road was…
PEP participants sworn in as Island Constables
Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The fight against crime in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis received a shot in the arm on Tuesday February 10, when 34 individuals were sworn in as Island Constables by the Governor General, His Excellency Sir…