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St. Kitts and Nevis Honours President Chavez at…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2013 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) Jacinth Henry-Martin paid posthumous tribute to the late…
Modern technology assists Nevis Farmers through…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 14, 2013) -- Agriculture Supervisor at the Department of Agriculture Mr. Randy Elliott said the agricultural produce that would be on display at the Agricultural Open Day…
Turks and Caicos by-election to go ahead
By Caribbean News Now contributor GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands -- Several recently filed election challenges got underway in the Supreme Court in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday and,…
Eurozone and IMF agree 10bn-euro Cyprus bailout…
Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn-euro (£8.7bn) bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy. The deal was reached after talks in Brussels between the ministers and the…
PEP engages 800 persons in job attachments and…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 14, 2013 (SKNIS): More than 800 persons have been productively engaged via job attachments or skills training since the People Employment Programmed (PEP) office began…
New Horizon Rehabilitation Centre to mould lives…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 14TH 2013 (CUOPM) - The opening of the New Horizon Rehabilitation Centre is one of components in the government’s multi-faceted approach to social upliftment and community…
War of words between Britain and Turks and Caicos…
By Caribbean News Now contributor PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- In a statement to the House of Assembly in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) on Thursday, Premier Rufus Ewing accused…
St. Kitts and Nevis and Switzerland to strengthen…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 14TH 2013 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis and Switzerland have agreed to strengthen their relations in several areas. Her Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and…
Nevis Agriculture Open Day 2013 to promote healthy…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 14, 2013) -- The 19th annual Agriculture Open Day, the flagship event of the Department of Agriculture on Nevis, has been scheduled for March 21st and 22nd at the Villa…
Next Cabinet Press Conference set for March 20th
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 14TH 2013 (CUOPM) – The date has been set for the next Cabinet Press Conference. Minister of Information, Sen. the Hon. Nigel Carty said Thursday the next Cabinet Press…
Britain slams Turks and Caicos premier’s…
By Caribbean News Now contributor LONDON, England -- In a strongly worded letter on Tuesday, Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague described Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Premier Dr Rufus Ewing’s…
5 things to know about the new Pope
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) -- From the Vatican to Buenos Aires, Catholics worldwide rejoiced when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the new pope. He's the first Jesuit and the first Latin American in…
New Horizons Rehabilitation Centre to officially…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 13TH 2013 (CUOPM) – Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas will deliver the feature address this afternoon (Wednesday) at the official opening of the New…
SKELEC’s fuel bill tops EC$10 million monthly, Dr.…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 14TH 2013 (CUOPM) – The fuel bill of the St. Kitts Electricity Corporation (SKELEC) is EC$10 million monthly, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, the Hon. Dr.…
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina…
By Jason Horowitz and Anthony Faiola, The Washington PostUpdated: VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Friday, becoming the first pontiff from Latin America and…