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April 2020

Shooting in Parsons on day five of six months…

By:Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St Kitts, April 22, 2020 - Reports of a shooting incident in Parsons Wednesday night. Not much information is available as St Kitts and Nevis is under a 24-hour curfew,…

Global Health Security—A Call for Taiwan’s…

 By : Taiwan‘s Minister of Health and Welfare Dr. CHEN Shih-Chung The threat of emerging infectious diseases to global health and the economy, trade, and tourism has never abated. Pandemics can spread…

Business Operators Selling Liquor Retail Could…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2020 (RSCNPF): The Police have confirmed that some shop operators have been selling liquor retail in contravention of the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 5)…

Best Ever Nevis Cricket Team Search Sparks Much…

As the COVID-19 lockdown continues, due to the ongoing raging pandemic, individuals have been forced to find creative ways to pass the time. Sports Journalist on Nevis, Curtis Morton Sr, following in…

Chris Gayle joins the St Lucia Zouks. St Lucia…

The St Lucia Zouks have signed Chris Gayle as their marquee player for the 2020 Hero Caribbean Premier League. Gayle has played for the Jamaica Tallawahs and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the past.…

SKB Airline Schedule Update

Please note that British Airways has suspended flights to the Caribbean  May 22nd, 2020 due to the closure of London Gatwick Airport. The closure has affected SKB-LGW (St. Kitts -London-Gatwick)…

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH DONATES TO COVID-19…

Basseterre, St. Kitts - On Tuesday 21st April, Pastor Stanton Adams, Island Coordinator of the Seventh-day Adventist churches on St. Kitts, presented a cheque to the value of EC 20,000.00, to Mr.…

NEVIS ACADEMY REOPENS BUT DOORS REMAIN CLOSED

Charlestown, Nevis - Monday, April 20, 2020, was a historic day in the lives of the teachers, parents and students of the Nevis Academy. The privately run institution reopened school, yet having the…

NEVIS COVID-19 COMPLIANCE TASK FORCE TO BE…

Cover photo: Brian Dyer, Director of the Nevis Disaster Management Department  Charlestown, Nevis - Director of the Nevis Disaster Management Department, Mr. Brian Dyer, has revealed that a COVID-19…

THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON COVID-19 JINGLE…

Charlestown, Nevis - Persons interested in taking part in a jingle competition, being hosted by the Premier of Nevis, Hon. Mark Brantley, just have about two days left, in order to make submissions.…

Prisoners convicted or on remand for indecent…

By: Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St Kitts, April 21, 2020 - Several prisoners who have been serving time and on remand for crimes ranging from indecent assault, house breaking, possession of cocaine…

US oil price below zero for first time in history

US oil prices crashed into negative territory for the first time in history as the evaporation of demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic left the world awash with oil and not enough storage…

Eight Cruise Ships Being Prepped to Bring Crew…

Eight different ships from the Holland America Line Group, part of Carnival Corporation, are being readied to get crew home in repatriation efforts, according to a letter sent to crew on board. The…

LIAT Passenger Flights Further Suspended

CMC (ST JOHN’S): – Regional carrier, LIAT, will be extending the suspension of passenger services to May 15, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Chief Executive Officer Julie…