ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuban leaders ended their sixth summit in Antigua on Friday reiterating calls for the region to be declared a zone of peace and urging the United States to lift the decades old trade and economic embargo on Havana. In addition, the leaders of the 15-member group and Cuba […]
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: As the Caribbean looks to grow its tourism market, a senior executive of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has urged the region to look to Asia as its next frontier. UNWTO’s regional director for Asia and the Pacific, Xi Jing, himself an Asian, on Monday, outlined the tremendous potential of the market, […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) selection panel announced a 15-member Under-19 team and three reserves to participate in an 11-day camp in St Kitts & Nevis. The camp which will run from December 10-20 is the last round of preparation before they depart the region on December 28. Windies Under 19 are […]
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – A senior official of the Canadian Tourism Research Institute (CTRI) said over two million Canadians have visited the Caribbean for the first six months of this year, representing a 5.2 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year. Jennifer Hendry, senior research associate with the CTRI, was addressing delegates at […]
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The exodus of customers from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in St. Kitts continues. Last Friday, customers intent on closing their accounts over an impending $25 monthly charge on accounts, filled the bank’s downtown location, the line extending outside and around the corner. Customers in St. Vincent also made a […]
BASSETERRE, St Kitts — In St Kitts and Nevis, diabetes is bigger than zika, bigger than HIV/AIDS, says chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Patrick Martin. “We have an epidemic of diabetes in the Federation… We have a diabetes rate of 20% in adults. One in every five adults has diabetes,” he said. Martin said obesity […]
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis – Rainfall in December remained well below the traditional average and the Water Services Department (WSD) on Monday told customers that water rationing, temporarily halted for Christmas and Carnival celebrations, is reintroduced from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily throughout St. Kitts. It advised that “the recent showers only improved […]
Shivnarine Chanderpaul – batsman steps up. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the most capped West Indies Test batsman, has been named in the Guyana Jaguars 13-man squad for the opening game of the Caribbean Professional League (CPL) Four-Day First-Class cricket competition against Windwards Volcanoes. The contest starts tomorrow (Nov. 6) at Guyana National Stadium in Providence. Defending champions Guyana […]
Former UN General Assembly president Dr. John Ashe, left, and St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Brantley, who says Ashe’s arrest should be heeded by all those in public service. BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The arrest of former Antiguan ambassador John Ashe in the U.S. should serve as a warning to others, […]
