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Guyanese national killed in traffic accident is…
(CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS)- The Guyanese national who was in an alleged hit and run accident on Friday, October 4, 2013 has been identified as 51 year old Hareatt ‘Chandapaul’ Balgobin. According to…
Breaking News: Missing 10 year old boy found dead…
(BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS)- The massive search launched by Police Officers in St. Kitts for a missing boy who was last seen on Saturday, October 5, 2013 ended in tragedy this morning. This publication…
Servant From Caribbean Slum Fights To Keep £20m…
Dave Rodney, Gleaner Contributor Syndicated gossips are rushing into the island of St Lucia this week for a riveting court case. A white British aristocrat, Lord Glenconner, died three years ago and…
NOTICE: Nevlec Fuel Surcharge
NEVIS ELECTRICITY COMPANY LTD FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (SURCHARGE) CALCULATIONS OCTOBER, 2013 Formula: FCAF = C x (A – B) D where, FCAF = The Fuel Cost Adjustment Factor (Fuel Surcharge) A =…
UN Needs 5.2 Million Well-Trained Teachers By 2015
United Nations officials have warned that there is a huge need for well-trained teachers, if the education targets in the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are to be met. In marking World…
Britain replaces Scotland minister before…
(Reuters) - Britain's coalition government replaced the minister responsible for Scottish affairs on Monday less than a year before Scotland votes on whether to become independent, signalling a change…
Police Launch Massive Search For Missing Boy
Police Press Release Police officers in Division B have launched a massive search for missing 10 year old Kadeem Perierer of Godwin Estate. The child was last seen Saturday evening around 7:15 p.m.…
Premier Vance Amory Attending IMF and World Bank…
Press Secretary Premier Vance Amory will depart Nevis for Washington DC as he will be attending IMF and World Bank meetings from October 7th-13th. Mr. Amory is expected to return on October 14th.
U.S. firms urge Washington not to rush through…
By Randy Fabi and James Pomfret NUSA DUA, Indonesia | Mon Oct 7, 2013 (Reuters) - U.S. multinationals have warned Washington not to compromise and weaken a landmark 12-nation Asia-Pacific free trade…
Secretary general outlines CARICOM successes over…
ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad -- Secretary general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Thursday outlined that there has been a number of successes in health, education, youth…
New Labour Candidate Promises to Win Big for West…
Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 6, 2013) -- Konris Maynard, Labour's latest candidate to be announced ahead of the 2015 Constitutionally due General Election, introduced himself to hundreds of…
OECS conducts training in manufacturing and…
ROSEAU, DOMINICA -- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Export Development Unit, to be renamed the Competitiveness Business Unit, is coordinating a series of a one-day sensitization…
European Commission and IMF sign contribution…
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- On Thursday, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed an agreement for a contribution of €20 million to the regional technical assistance centres…
Washington enters fifth day of shutdown, no end in…
By Thomas Ferraro and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON | Sat Oct 5, 2013 (Reuters) - Washington entered the fifth day of a partial government shutdown on Saturday with no end in sight even as another, more…
Breaking News:Guyanese national killed in apparent…
Unconfirmed reports reaching this media house indicate that a young Guyanese national was killed on the evening of Friday, October 4, 2013 on Government Road, Charlestown. The death appears to have…