Author: Clivette

St. Kitts & Nevis Parliament takes up critical bills

June 30, 2015 in National

[caption id="attachment_6370" align="alignleft" width="300"] Members of Parliament for 2015[/caption] Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2015 (SKNIS): The first sitting of The Federal Parliament since the ceremonial opening on May 14 convenes tomorrow June 30 in Basseterre, where members of the house and the gallery will hear...

Eight to benefit from 2015 Cuban Scholarship

June 30, 2015 in National

[caption id="attachment_6367" align="alignleft" width="300"] Group photo with scholarship recipients, government officials, Ambassador Cabrera (back row, 4th from right), and well wishers[/caption] Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2015 (SKNIS): Eight nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis were announced recently as this year’s beneficiaries of the Cuban scholarship...

One and two cent coins to be phased out from tomorrow

June 30, 2015 in Regional

Residents have expressed discontent over the announcement by the Eastern Caribbean Central Banks’s (ECCB) to phase out the one-cent and two-cent coins as of tomorrow. This means that commercial banks will no longer issue these coins to customers during transactions. Nationals yesterday voiced their dissatisfaction with the...

Bounty’s bro pleads guilty in St Kitts

June 30, 2015 in National

[caption id="attachment_6362" align="alignleft" width="300"] Wayne Price in handcuffs with police.[/caption] WAYNE Price, brother of dancehall deejay Bounty Killer, pleaded guilty to larceny when he appeared in the Basseterre Magistrate's Court, St Kitts, yesterday. Price was arrested at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport on Saturday for allegedly...

Miss Universe Jamaica Kaci Fennell supports same-sex marriage

June 30, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6359" align="alignleft" width="300"] Two snapshots of Kaci Fennell's post to Instagram.[/caption] KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following a declaration by the United States Supreme Court Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, Miss Universe Jamaica and fourth runner-up in the...