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Civil asset forfeiture proposal to go to Barbados…
By Julia Rawlins-Bentham BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados’s ability to seize ill-gotten gains from criminal activity through civil procedures will soon go before Cabinet for consideration. This…
Withdrawing from CARICOM could have serious…
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator A.J. Nicholson, says there would be far reaching implications if Jamaica withdrew or suspended its membership from the…
Remembering the victims from the M.V Christina…
Following are the names of the people who perished on MV Christina: ALLEN, EZEKIEL HANLEY, EGLANTINE NISBETT, HERBERT ALLEN, MIRIAM HANLEY, HUGH NISBETT, LILIAN ALLEN, SHIRLEY HANLEY, MELFORD NISBETT,…
Miss Development Bank of St. Kitts Nevis Catharine…
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”-Bill Cosby It is with this mantra, 18 year old contestant #5 Catharine Seabrookes Wilkinson has been able to…
Six Islands Confirmed For Culturama Races
By: Curtis Morton Mervyn Bonnet of the Nevis Drag Racing Unit on Wednesday revealed that six islands have now confirmed participation for the grand Culturama races, set to take place at the St.James’…
Teenager becomes youngest person to be called to…
By Tom Whitehead, Security Editor5:09PM BST 30 Jul 2013 American student Gabrielle Turnquest was called to the Bar of England and Wales after passing her exams at just 18. The average lawyer…
Tonight the two legends will face-off in battle
Legends in the House: Sir Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes were team-mates on the Windies team in the glory days. Tonight the two legends will face-off in battle -- as coaches of Antigua Hawksbills and…
OAS calls for more intra regional trade to tackle…
MIAMI, USA -- The assistant secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, called on ministers of trade and the private sector to take concrete measures to promote…
As Zimbabwe counts ballots, police warn against…
By Stella Mapenzauswa HARARE | Thu Aug 1, 2013 1:42am EDT (Reuters) - Zimbabwe police vowed to crack down on any attempts to leak early results from Wednesday's vote, complicating plans by some civic…
West Indies in tough World Cup Pool B
DUBAI, UAE -- The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be staged in Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March, and India will begin its title defence against traditional rival Pakistan in…
CARICOM seeks increased funding from international…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Tuesday put forward a case to raise the level of funding from its international development partners (IDPs) and to increase the number of…
Government Accepts $100,000 Donation to Enhance…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 31, 2013 (SKNIS): The Department of Community Development received a donation of agricultural related products to be used in its Step Up programme which targets the…
Scientists developing pee-powered cell phones
LONDON, England, Wednesday July 31, 2013 – Researchers from the University of Bristol and Bristol Robotics Laboratory in south west England have harnessed the power of urine and are able to charge a…
Syphilis cases on the rise in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday July 31,2013 – Barbados health authorities say they are monitoring what seems to be an increase in the number of syphilis cases on the island. The Ministry of Health…
PM Douglas expects Dr. Drew to assist in securing…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 31ST 2013 (CUOPM) – Medical practitioner, Dr. Terrance Drew is expected to assist the Government of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, in securing the gains made from…