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Conclave to elect new pope set to begin
By Laura Smith-Spark. Richard Allen Greene and Dan Rivers, CNN Rome (CNN) -- The work to choose a successor to retired Benedict XVI begins in earnest Tuesday, as the cardinals charged with the task…
NEVLEC wishes to advise all of its valued…
NEVLEC wishes to advise all of its valued customers that Disconnections would be conducted throughout the island of Nevis beginning March 06th, 2013. Customers who are in arrears are encouraged to…
LIME Wins Regional Advertising Awards — The…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS: 11th March, 2013 – LIME has copped gold in the advertising industry’s regional award for its popular “Value Every Moment” commercial. A first for the company, the brand secured…
Ground breaking ceremony on Monday for US$10…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 10TH 2013 (CUOPM) – Ground breaking for a new development which will provide job opportunities in the construction industry in St. Kitts and Nevis has been planned for…
Press Release from the Coalition of the St Kitts…
We write to inform you of the situation in The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis arising from the tabling by the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Parliament of a Motion of no…
Grenada likely to default on some government bonds
ST GEORGE ‘S, Grenada -- The government of Grenada said on Friday that circumstances have forced it to undertake a comprehensive and collaborative restructuring of its public debt, including its…
Commonwealth Day Message from Secretary-General…
Kamalesh Sharma Commonwealth Secretary-General Opportunity through Enterprise The Commonwealth is a unique enterprise. As a family of 54 independent nations, we unite around shared values and…
Leader of Voices of Women speaks out
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 11, 2013) -- President of Voices of Women (VOW) Incorporated Ms. Gweneth Browne, described an International Women’s Day rally on March 8, 2013, as an event which should…
Social Development Minister pledges Ministry’s…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 11, 20130 -- The Ministry of Social Development on Nevis has every intention to wrestle the age old issue of violence against women. That assurance came from Junior…
Government to Enhance Consumer Protections
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2013 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is taking tangible steps to further enhance the protection of consumers. In an address to mark the local observance…
Ophthalmic Unit Receives an Upgrade in Equipment
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2013 (SKNIS): The Ophthalmic Unit at the Joseph N. France General Hospital (JNF) has been fitted with new ophthalmic equipment donated by the Republic of Korea to…
Why are some leaders’ corpses preserved?
The body of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is to be embalmed and put on display permanently at a military museum. How do you preserve a body indefinitely, and why is it done? The body of Hugo Chavez is to be…
Crucial by-election in Turks and Caicos turns into…
By Caribbean News Now contributor PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- After what seemed to be an orderly start to a crucial by-election in the Turks and Caicos Islands scheduled for March 22,…
Nevis Social Development Minister: reflect on…
NIA CHALESTOWN NEVIS (March 08, 2013) -- Social Development Minister on Nevis Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, encouraged all on the island to reflect on the progress made by women and what was needed to…
Bin Laden’s son-in-law pleads not guilty in…
(CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law pleaded not guilty Friday morning to charges of trying to kill Americans. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who served as an al Qaeda spokesman, was captured and taken to the…