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September 2013

Jamaican businesswoman charged with human…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday September 24, 2013, CMC – Jamaican law enforcement authorities have charged a businesswoman and two members of her family with facilitating human trafficking. The Organised…

Dance Xplosion II Announced

Press Release Basseterre, St. Kitts – Do you love to dance? Live to dance? Then the Rotary Club of Liamuiga (RCL) wants YOU! RCL is pleased to announce the second edition of its young adults dance…

Touching Tribute Paid To Drag Racers

By: Curtis Morton A moment of silence, called by the Minister of Sports on Nevis, Hon. Mark Brantley and stirring tributes in honour of two fallen Anguillan racers, formed part of the activities…

Digicel-endorsed ‘Shades of Pink’ was……

Press Release Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 23, 2013) – National Heroes Day was truly an Extraordinary Day for scores of patrons who were decked in pink and attended the 2nd annual ‘Shades of Pink’…

Grenada governor-general urged to veto online…

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that defends freedom of the press and of information generally, has written to Grenada’s Governor-General Cécile La…

West Indies A prepare for four-day contests

MYSORE, India -- West Indies A team players are confident the change of location and format will have no effect on their momentum as they prepare to face India A in the opening four-day first-class…

Militants say they are holding out in Kenya mall

By Richard Lough and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI | Tue Sep 24, 2013 (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group said on Tuesday its militants were still holed up in a Kenyan shopping mall they attacked…

President Obama tells Governor General he looks…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, SEPTEMBER 24TH 2013  (CUOPM) – The President of the United States, the Hon. Barack Obama has joined world leaders in congratulating St. Kitts and Nevis on the 30th Anniversary…

Local financial institutions collaborate to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, SEPTEMBER 23RD 2013 (CUOPM) – Two local financial institutions are collaborating to disburse student loan funds. The St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank and the Development…

Trinidadian among dozens killed in Kenya mall…

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday September 23, 2013, CMC – A Trinidadian national, employed as a research economist in Kenya, was among several people killed when Shabab militant attackers held up…

NTA has a new CEO; Greg Phillip named to position

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (September 23, 2013) -- The Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) has a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment took effect on September 23, 2013. Mr. Greg Phillip a former…

COURTS Ltd. Local Reading Competition Promotes…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2013 (SKNIS): The COURTS Local Reading Competition, which is a collaborative effort between COURTS Ltd., the Ministry of Education and co-sponsors, is said to be…