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Taiwan president addresses joint sitting of St…

By Caribbean News Now contributor CASTRIES, St Lucia -- On Friday, president of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, became the first Taiwanese president to deliver a speech to a joint sitting of the Saint Lucia…

Region needs reliable maritime transportation,…

By Julie Carrington BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, Senator Maxine McClean, has espoused the importance of reliable and efficient maritime…

Tropical Storm Erin downgraded to depression

By Caribbean News Now contributor MIAMI, USA -- Tropical Storm Erin, located about 625 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde Islands, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Friday. According to…

Itesha Huggins aka Kizzy of Conaree Wanted by the…

THE ROYAL ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS POLICE FORCE WANTED NAME: ITESHA HUGGINS ALIAS: KIZZY DATE OF BIRTH: 2ND SEPTEMBER 1984 AGE: 28 PLACE OF BIRTH: ST. KITTS, W.I LAST ADDRESS: CONAREE HEIGHT: 5’ 6”…

Nevis’ Health Minister urges residents to take…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (August 16, 2013) –The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) intends to hold true to its pledge to work toward every Nevisian resident having some type of medical insurance, said…

Public Advisory – Black Mosquito Coil

The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board and the Ministry of Health advise the general public not to purchase or use any brand of Black Mosquito Coil, containing the ingredient, Dimefluthrin,…

Best sprinter of all time? Track and field greats…

André Lowe, MOSCOW, Russia: Jamaican icon Usain Bolt is the greatest sprinter of all time - better than Carl Lewis. That is according to a poll conducted by French publication L'Equipe, featuring some…

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…

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…

D.C.-Based Foundation to Increase Local Breast…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 15, 2013 (SKNIS): Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis will soon have increased access to information about breast cancer and possible treatment options, thanks to a budding…