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PM Douglas Thanks Cuba for Training Nationals in…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 15TH 2013 (CUOPM) – The Government of Cuba has been hailed for its 18 years of unfailing generosity to the people of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Caribbean and Africa,…
Egypt braces for more violence as Brotherhood…
By Crispian Balmer and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO | Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:13pm EDT (Reuters) - Deeply polarized Egypt braced for renewed confrontation on Friday after the Muslim Brotherhood called for a…
Antigua-Barbuda signs US$10 million loan agreement…
WASHINGTON, USA -- Antigua and Barbuda opened a new chapter in its relationship with the World Bank by signing its first multi-million dollar loan agreement with the financial institution. The US$10…
Tropical Storm Erin forms in eastern Atlantic
By Caribbean News Now contributor MIAMI, USA -- Tropical Storm Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic on Thursday morning as the system moved away from the Cape Verde Islands. According to the National…
NEVLEC Outage
NEVLEC would like to apologies to customers on the Cotton Ground feeder for the outage experienced Thursday 15,2013 This was due to some emergency repairs that needed to be done on the lines. NEVLEC…
Restrictions-Golf Insurance Limited
The General Public is hereby advised that the restrictions, effective 1st August 2012 that were placed on the operations of Gulf Insurance Limited (GIL) in St. Kitts-Nevis have been removed. Gulf…
Rihanna sued over “unpaid funeral bill”
(news@caribbean360.com) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday August 15, 2013 – Rihanna unquestionably did her country proud as the brightest star in the street parades at Barbados’ recently concluded Crop…
TS Erin forms, another in the making as hurricane…
Terry Ally (news@caribbean360.com) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thrusday August 15, 2013 - Overnight a new tropical storm formed in the Atlantic while a second is on the verge of developing by the weekend.…
Do Not Be Complacent As Country Approaches Start…
GREAT BAY (DCOMM) -- The start of the peak period of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is August 15 and runs until around October 15. The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) is appealing to residents…
Nevis Ranks Two in the Caribbean
Nevis has been ranked the 2nd Best Island in the entire Caribbean and the Atlantic for 2013 (second only to Bermuda) by the world renowned Travellers publication Condé Nast Traveler readers . The…
Caribbean residents asked to look out for…
OSLO, Norway -- The story of the high-tech 30-feet long message-in-a-bottle, which uploaded pictures while crossing the Atlantic, has gained attention worldwide, but last Sunday the bottle lost its…
Ex-U.S. congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to…
By Lacey Johnson WASHINGTON | Thu Aug 15, 2013 (Reuters) - Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., once one of the most promising black politicians in the United States, was sentenced on…
PM Douglas says same sex marriage debate is not…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 14TH 2013 (CUOPM) – The introduction of legislation allowing same sex marriage in St. Kitts and Nevis is for national debate, especially among stakeholders and not just…
Fuel subsidies to other regional airlines remain a…
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- Prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, said that the fuel subsidy given to at least one regional airline remains a concern for shareholder…
Brotherhood says it will bring down Egypt’s…
By Tom Perry and Michael Georgy CAIRO | Thu Aug 15, 2013 4:45am EDT (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday it would bring down the "military coup" but stressed it remained committed…