Persons on the mend learn about Labour Rights

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Department of Labour is strengthening its engagement with the public, as it seeks to educate and inform workers about their rights and increase their productivity. Officials recently partnered with the…

St. Kitts and Nevis Parliament takes up critical bills

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The first sitting of The Federal Parliament since the ceremonial opening on May 14 convenes tomorrow June 30 in Basseterre, where members of the house and the gallery will hear a number of bills read for the…

Spain, Portugal issue health alerts amid scorching temps

Lisbon, Portugal (AP) -- Spain and Portugal both issued weather alerts Monday, advising residents to take extra care as scorching temperatures were forecast to soar up to 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 Fahrenheit) in some southern areas. The…

GOL and Azul Airlines set to enter the Guyanas; CAL exiting

Paramaribo, Suriname -- On August 25, Brazilian airline giant, GOL will commence twice weekly flights to Paramaribo, the capital of Dutch-speaking Suriname. On the other hand, reliable sources reveal that Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is exiting…

Warner’s extradition papers delivered to T&T

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Official documentation requesting the extradition of Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader and former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has been delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.…

Man dies after being hit with gas cylinder

Kingston, Jamaica -- A man died yesterday after another man used a 25-pound gas cylinder to hit him in the head. He is Cedric Maxwell, 27, of an address in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Reports are that Maxwell was standing on the roadway…

3 killed as car goes over cliff in St Vincent

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- Three people, including a 91-year-old man, were killed after the motor vehicle in which they were travelling went over a cliff late Sunday night, police said. The three – Denzil Johnson, an employee of the…

Caricom denies moving slowly on Dominican Republic issue

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it disagrees with statements that the 15-member regional grouping “has been slow” to deal with the unfolding situation in the Dominican Republic, where people of Haitian…

Emmanuel wins big again

Sports Page -- Emmanuel Jeffers, originally of Nevis but who currently resides in Anguilla, won big again last weekend in a body building competition held in St. Maarten. This follows hot on the heels of his overpowering win in the…