November 2014

St Kitts/Nevis: Caribbean’s new El Dorado

November 13, 2014 in National

The government in St Kitts and Nevis is being cautioned to learn from the 1970s oil boom lessons of T&T and resist the temptation to increase expenditure from the inflows generated by the St Kitts Citizenship-by-Invitation (CBI) initiative in a way that leaves the Eastern...

Holt’s funeral on Monday

November 13, 2014 in Regional

A NEW date and venue have been set for the funeral of rocksteady/ reggae singer John Holt. This follows a request by the late singer's wife, Merl. "We want to bury my dad in a nice and honourable way," Carol Holt, daughter of the late singer, told...

NO AXE! Windies pick full strength squad for SA trip

November 13, 2014 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_698" align="alignleft" width="300"] West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin[/caption] ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Eight players from the controversial tour of India have been included in a full strength West Indies squad announced Wednesday for the tour of South Africa, as selectors moved swiftly to erase...

LIME goes ebill

November 13, 2014 in Regional

COME JANUARY 1, LIME landline customers will have to pay nearly $5 to get their printed bills, so that they can pay them, as the company ramps up its ebilling programme. In a statement yesterday, LIME explained that it conducted a survey to test consumers’ appetite...

CHIKV causes blood shortage in Jamaica

November 13, 2014 in Regional

KINGSTON - Blood supplies at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) have been hit hard by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) epidemic, with the entity now facing a shortage and asking people who have not been affected by the virus and victims who are not showing...