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ECCB Governor Reports on the Bank’s Work to…
The Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), the Honourable Sir K Dwight Venner, will report on the Bank’s thrust to maintain the soundness of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU)…
Former Deputy Premier calls for resignation of…
Charlestown, Nevis (Sunday, June 23rd, 2013) - Former deputy Premier in the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP)-led Nevis Island Administration (NIA), Mr. Hensley Daniel, has called for the resignation of…
IMF and World Bank to review Barbados’ financial…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday June 24, 2013 – The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to conduct a comprehensive study of Barbados’ financial services sector. A statement from the…
Soaring problems for cash-strapped Bahamasair
NASSAU, Bahamas, Monday June 24, 2013 – The Bahamas government says the state-owned Bahamasair continues to suffer from high labour costs; an ageing fleet; escalating fuel costs; and a commitment to…
Independence Square to undergo major renovation
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 24, 2013 (SKNIS): The historic Independence Square in Basseterre St. Kitts is about to undergo major renovation in celebration of two significant milestones. The details of…
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…
Notice: Meeting with Culturama 2013 Booth and…
All persons who will be operating booths at the Culturama Street Bashes, the Cultural Food Fair, the Cultural Village and the Cultural Complex or who will be operating as Street Vendors over the 2013…
Ian “Patches’ Liburd pledges half his salary for…
Basseterre, St.Kitts (June 22 2013):- Popular newly announced St.Kitts-Nevis Opposition People’s Action Movement Candidate for Constituency #1, Ian “Patches” Liburd has announced a major commitment to…
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,…
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…