Yearly Archives
2013
Konris Maynard hosts Haynes Smith Miss Caribbean…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (December 30, 2013) -- The nine contestants in the 34th edition of the Haynes Smith Miss Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant were Sunday guests of St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party…
Sports Year In Review-2013
By: Curtis Morton SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW-2013 OVERVIEW Another exciting year of sports on Nevis has virtually come to an end. There were highs and lows and some of our sports men and women excelled by…
Justice Sotomayor to drop ball, not gavel, on 2014…
(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will take center stage among about 1 million revelers in New York's Times Square to usher in 2014 by pressing the button to lower the…
Flash floods and landslides impact Dominica
By Caribbean News Now contributor ROSEAU, Dominica -- The southern part of the island of Dominica was the most affected by heavy rains and flash flooding on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, resulting…
Diaspora, region rally around devastated Eastern…
By Caribbean News Now contributor NEW YORK, USA -- The Caribbean Diaspora and other countries in the region have begun relief efforts to assist the Eastern Caribbean islands of Dominica, Saint Lucia…
Wet outfield forces abandonment New Zealand v West…
The Report by Devashish Fuloria The second ODI between New Zealand and West Indies at McLean Park, Napier was called off after persistent afternoon rain left wet patches in the outfield. The umpires…
Woman suicide bomber kills at least 13 at Russian…
BY ALISSA DE CARBONNEL MOSCOW Sun Dec 29, 2013 (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 13 people in the second…
Barbados rapes: Victim’s call to PM to…
By Nic Rigby BBC News A British woman raped in Barbados three years ago has written to the island's prime minister demanding the case is reopened to find her attacker. Researcher Dr Rachel Turner, 31,…
Darren Bravo returns home from NZ tour
ESPNcricinfo staff December 28, 2013 Darren Bravo, the West Indies batsman, will miss the rest of the ODI series and the Twenty20s against New Zealand after returning home due to personal reasons.…
St Vincent and the Grenadines declared a disaster…
By Caribbean News Now contributor KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- St Vincent and the Grenadines has been declared a level two disaster zone, following the heavy rainfall resulting from a low level trough…
India seeks possible U.S. tax violations as stand…
BY SANJEEV MIGLANI NEW DELHI Fri Dec 27, 2013 (Reuters) - India has sought details about staff in American schools in the country for possible tax violations and revoked ID cards of U.S. consular…
Bandits caught with illegal weapons and stolen…
(CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS)- This media house has learnt that over the past weekend two young men were charged with a number of serious offenses including possession of firearm and ammunition. It is reported…
Caribbean Cable Communications donates books to…
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (DECEMBER 27, 2013) – Caribbean Cable Communications (CCC) on December 23, 2013, donated a number of books to the Creative Youth Academy at the old Cotton Ground Police Station…
Man found murdered this morning in Hickman’s…
By: Gavincia Clarke Nevispages.com (GINGERLAND, NEVIS)- Residents of the small quiet community of Hickman’s Village, Gingerland were awakened early this morning Friday, December 27, 2013 by the sounds…