Mandela Fades amid Battles over Who Will Claim…

By LYDIA POLGREEN Published: May 15, 2013 JOHANNESBURG — “Smile!” the visitor implored, an edge of forced bonhomie in his voice, as he held up a cell phone camera to take a snapshot. . But the face of…

New TV Show to Spotlight Positive Youth Efforts

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 15, 2013 (SKNIS): The Department of Youth Empowerment in St. Kitts will debut a new television programme on Thursday (May 16) evening that draws attention to the positive…

Marchers to Highlight 30 Years of Youth…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 15, 2013 (SKNIS): The twenty-nine year history of the Department of Youth Empowerment’s Summer Residential Camp will be celebrated this Friday (May 17) as persons take to…

IMF team attends joint meeting of the Federal…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MAY 15TH 2013 (CUOPM) – A visiting team from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) submitted another economic…

Former PM warns Grenadians to beware of ruling…

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Former Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has a warning for Grenadians. He wants them to beware of the politics of the New National Party (NNP), which defeated Thomas’ incumbent…

Michael Jackson’s choreographer tells trial…

By ASSOCIATED PRESS An associate choreographer who worked on Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts testified on Monday that she didn't see any signs that the pop superstar was ill or might die…

Gitmo prisoner: Obama has abandoned detainees

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Guantanamo Bay detainee says he feels abandoned by President Barack Obama and the world after more than 10 years at the U.S. prison. "I…

Consumers Encouraged to Conserve Energy

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 10, 2013 (SKNIS): As of this month end, citizens of St. Kitts will notice a marked reduction in the overall cost of their electricity, due to conservation practices. This…

OAS secretary general calls for equity and…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Thursday opened the second day of the regional forum “Strengthening Regulation of…