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Former Cricket President disagrees with grading of players

Sports Page -- Outspoken former Nevis Cricket Association president, Keith Scarborough, on Tuesday strongly condemned the notion of grading players on the island. During his tenure as cricket chief on the island, Scarborough was almost…

TTPBA condemns govt’s payment of per diem to journalists

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) has condemned the decision by the coalition People’s Partnership government to pay TT$15,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.37 cents) in per…

AirAsia plane with 159 aboard overshoots Philippine runway

Kalibo, Philippines (AP) -- An AirAsia Zest plane carrying 159 people overshot the runway and got stuck in a muddy field Tuesday at an international airport in the central Philippines after landing from Manila in windy weather, officials…

3.6 Earthquake rattles St Lucia

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 rattled St Lucia and was also felt in the neighbouring islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines early Wednesday morning, the Trinidad-based Seismic unit of the University of…

Police Convalescent Centre gets new ambulance, equipment

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Operations Branch on Tuesday, December 30 handed over an ambulance and other equipment to the Jamaica Police Convalescent Centre (JPCC), located in Black River, St Elizabeth. The…

Suriname police rescue fishermen in the Atlantic

Paramaribo, Suriname (CMC) -- The Police Naval Unit says it has rescued four fishermen who spent almost 12 hours floating in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday. The police said they had been informed that the fishing boat, Natasha, had…

Bad weather hobbles Indonesia jet recovery; 7 bodies found

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia (AP) -- Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday, and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives prayed for strength to endure their losses.…

Police Updates (December 30, 2014)

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Shani Moore of Caines Estate, Dieppe bay was formally arrested and charged for Battery On Police, Wearing of Camouflage, Resisting Arrest and Obstruction, which were committed on 26th December 2014. Quincy Duncan of…

Diaz now wanted for Murder

(ZIZ News) -- Alexander Diaz, the man on the run from police for allegedly stabbing Pabel Santana, is now wanted for murder. Santana, a native of the Dominican Republic who resided on Nevis, succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the…

Culturama’s Executive Director Weighs in on Carnival

(ZIZ News) -- Antonio “Abonaty” Liburd, whose name is synonymous with Nevis’ Culturama Festival, is praising the Nevisians who have participated in St. Kitts and Nevis’ National Carnival celebration. Liburd said he is pleased with the…

Carnival Chairman Congratulates Astro

(ZIZ News) -- Chairman of the National Carnival Committee, Sylvester Anthony, said he is happy Astro was victorious in the Senior Calypso Monarch Finals. “He’s one of the competitors, he is one of the long time competitors, I think the…

Astro Takes Senior Calypso Crown To Nevis

(ZIZ News) -- It was a historic night at the Sugar Mill, on Monday evening, as Astro became the first Nevisian calypsonian to win the National Carnival Senior Calypso crown. After two rounds of competition, Oscar “Astro” Browne amassed a…

PM Douglas hosts Caribbean teen contestants to lunch

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, DECEMBER 30TH 2014 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas will host the participants of the 35th Edition of the Miss Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant to lunch at…