June 2015

Powell says PAM must be ready to form Government on its own

June 16, 2015 in National

Sports Ambassador and PAM's parliamentary representative for Constituency #2 Jonel Powell told the audience at the 50th anniversary of the People's Action Movement on Sunday, that in the 2020 elections PAM must win six (6) seats to form a PAM Government on its own and be...

The federation has recorded its 16th murder

June 16, 2015 in National

The federation has recorded another murder. A former member of the St. Kitts-Nevis Defense Force has become the latest victim of gun violence. Everette ‘Roach’ Battice of Keys Village was reportedly shot multiple times to the body shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Monday in Cunningham Village...

Smoking behind half of major cancer deaths: study

June 16, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_6122" align="alignleft" width="300"] Some 48.5 percent of nearly 346,000 deaths attributed to one of the 12 types of cancer known to be caused by smoking were due to cigarette use, according to the study (AFP Photo/Nicolas Asfouri)[/caption] Washington (AFP) - Smoking is responsible for nearly...

Chocolate may be good for your heart, study suggests

June 16, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_6119" align="alignleft" width="300"] Chocolate moulds seen at the Absolute Chocolate factory in Kenya's capital Nairobi March 20, 2015. -- PHOTO: REUTERS[/caption] PARIS (AFP) - New research has added to tentative evidence that eating chocolate in modest quantities may be good for the heart, its investigators...