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Grenadas NDC reportedly facing dilemma over…
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Former Prime Minister Tillman Thomas’s unwillingness to relinquish leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is fueled by concerns about deputy leader Nazim Burke…
US Coast Guard offloads $35 million of cocaine…
MIAMI, USA -- Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered offloaded approximately 2,300 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated wholesale value of $35 million, at Base Miami Beach on Saturday.…
Swiss investor to purchase shares owned by SIDF in…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 22ND 2013 (CUOPM) – An unnamed Swiss investor is to acquire the shares owned by the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) in Belmont Resorts Limited, the…
Chair and Deputy Chair of the Disaster Mitigation…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 22ND 2013 (CUOPM) – Two Federal Cabinet ministers have been appointed as Chair and Deputy Chair of the Disaster Mitigation Council. Deputy Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Earl…
St. Kitts and Nevis takes measures to facilitate…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 22ND 2013 (CUOPM) – The Denzil L. Douglas Cabinet in St. Kitts and Nevis has agreed to implement several measures to facilitate the free movement among OECS nationals and…
Nevis Tourism Minister welcomes additional airlift…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (JULY 22, 2013) -- Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism Hon. Mark Brantley has welcomed additional airlift at the Vance W. Amory International Airport (VWA) at…
Tax concessions on building materials for first…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 22ND 2013 (CUOPM) – Government’s policy of providing an opportunity for first-time home owners to construct their own homes at relatively low cost has been extended to…
PM Douglas interacts with youths on PEP…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 22ND 2013 (CUOPM) – The governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party cares about young people. Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas told several youths attached to…
Statement by the Hon. Robelto Hector; Member of…
My fellow Nevisians, I crave your indulgence as I seek to add my voice to the chorus of disconcerted voices in the country which presently express fear and despair at the current state of affairs in…
UVI President and SKN Prime Minister to sign MOU
The University of the Virgin Islands will strengthen its partnership with the government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis, this month, when UVI President, Dr. David Hall, visits the twin-island…
Moscow crowd greets returning opposition leader
By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW | Sat Jul 20, 2013 (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to…
More LIAT flights into Grenada
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (GIS) -- Tourism officials in Grenada are happy that more LIAT flights are coming into the Maurice Bishop International Airport on a regular basis. Reports indicate that LIAT has…
Former Trinidad minister to surrender diplomatic…
By Marcia Braveboy Caribbean News Now Senior Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Former FIFA vice president and national security minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Jack Warner, is being forced to…
Post-Cabinet Briefing for Monday July 15th, 2013
Good day Citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis. I hereby provide you with an update on a number of Cabinet decisions taken recently. EXTENSION OF VAT TRANSITIONAL MEASURES In 2010, in an…
Kittitian Hill Helps to Drive Local…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 19, 2013 (SKNIS): The construction of the 40 acre Kittitian Hill resort has created employment for more than 400 people, but Founder Val Kempadoo said he’s most pleased…