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Go for it, Minister Liburd tells PEP’s Women in…
Basseterre, St. Kitts (June 24, 2013) -- The Hon Marcella Liburd, Federal Minister of Health and Environment, Social Services, Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs is decrying the social…
South Africans resigned over Critical Mandela
By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG | Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:53am EDT (Reuters) - South Africans adopted a mood of somber resignation on Monday to the inevitability of saying goodbye to former president Nelson…
Former Grenada PM speaks his mind
By Helen Grenade Caribbean News Now contributor ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Former Grenada prime minister, Tillman Thomas, says the people of Grenada have given him hope: “Hope that there are other people…
Traffic Police Press Release
The general public is advised that permission in relation to a request to hold a public march and procession along Church Street, Basseterre, on Wednesday 26 June, 2013, was denied. Accordingly,…
Bolt, Stewart Win 100m Titles
André Lowe, A solid start and glances to his left and right with some 30 metres still left to run, Usain Bolt waltzed to a comfortable 9.94 seconds to win the men's 100m at the Jamaica Athletics…
Judge blocks audio expert testimony in Trayvon…
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida | Sat Jun 22, 2013 (Reuters) - Two voice identification experts who suggested that unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin screamed for help before he was shot and…
US-Cuba edging closer to Cold War thaw
WASHINGTON, USA (EIN) -- US and Cuban officials are in negotiations to restore direct postal service between the two countries, one more sign among many recently that, after 50 years of Cold War…
Ross University veterinary scholarships – A…
By Peter Rochman BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Dr Tracey Challenger always wanted to be a veterinarian. The Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) graduate says that as a child in primary…
Workshop Enlightens Regional Media on Child Rights…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS): Ensuring the rights of the child even when the youngster is a juvenile in conflict with the law was the focus of an OECS Child Protection and Media Workshop which took…
Man found dead
On Saturday 22 June 2013 Police Officers of Old Road, Violent Crime Unit, SSU, CID and Crime Scene Unit responded report of a Stabbing Incident at Verchilds Village in the vicinity of the Monkey…
BVI’s first penile prosthesis for erectile…
. Dr. Heskith Vanterpool, Medical Director (press release) - Friday, June 21st, 2013 at 8:10 A Bougainvillea Clinic is pleased to announce that on Thursday, June 20, 2013 the BVI´s first ever…
Brazils president pledges to hold dialogue with…
By Brian Winter and Jeferson Ribeiro SAO PAULO/BRASILIA | Sat Jun 22, (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff promised on Friday to hold a dialogue with members of a protest movement sweeping…
Hundreds celebrate Caribbean heritage with the OAS
WASHINGTON, USA -- Close to three hundred people, including Caribbean nationals, representatives of the diplomatic corps, the private sector and government representatives, celebrated Caribbean…
Health Officials on Nevis lay down reasons behind…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 21, 2013) -- Officials of the Ministry of Health on Nevis, have confirmed that dialysis services on Nevis would not be available soon, since a task force put together by…
The Preservation and Restoration of the New River…
The Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society will begin preservation and restoration work at one of Nevis' prestigious historical sites, New River…