UN official: Ebola epidemic could be defeated by end of 2015

United Nations (AP) -- The Ebola epidemic in West Africa can be defeated by the end of the year if the number of new cases drops to zero and stays at zero, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday. Dr Margaret Chan told the…

Tropical wave heading west towards Caribbean

Miami, USA -- A tropical wave accompanied by a surface low pressure system is producing a concentrated area of disturbed weather a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands as it moves westward towards the Caribbean at…

Antigua to begin consultations on plans to join CCJ

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the ruling Antigua Labour Party (ALP) and the Opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) to begin consultations on amending the constitution to make the…

Former NY governor claims hitherto unknown Trinidad ancestry

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Flown in to Trinidad by the opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) to support its election campaign at a public rally in Port of Spain on Saturday, former New York Governor David Paterson claimed Trinidad and…

Jamaican energy minister hails LNG deal

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- A new agreement between the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) and New Fortress Energy for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel the generation of electricity is the catalyst that can…

Special Olympians celebrated

Sports Page -- The Nevis contingent of the Special Olympics team that represented St. Kitts and Nevis at the recently concluded world games, was celebrated in a big way on Friday 14th August. The athletes were the main focus of a motorcade…