Category Archives: headline

Hunt on for school arsonists

By Loshaun Dixon The hunt is on, and a reward is on offer for information that would lead to the apprehension and successful prosecution of whomever is responsible for the burning of the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School in Molineaux, that suffered significant damage last Friday (March 18), displacing teachers and students. St. Kitts and […]

The post Hunt on for school arsonists appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Local pilots still grounded after two years

By Monique Washington With the Federation returning to a state of normalcy since the onset of the  pandemic, locals pilots on Nevis have still not been given the green light by the COVID-19 Task Force to resume flights. Local commercial ‘Air Sunshine’ pilot Sean Springette told The Observer that it has been almost two years since […]

The post Local pilots still grounded after two years appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

WORLD VIEW: Ukraine Peace Talks, Shattered Town Takes a Breath, Shanghai Covid, More

Trending  |  Russia-Ukraine  |  View in Browser March 29, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day. Today’s Headlines Ukraine, Russia hold new talks aimed at ending the fighting LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Another round of talks aimed at stopping the war in Ukraine […]

The post WORLD VIEW: Ukraine Peace Talks, Shattered Town Takes a Breath, Shanghai Covid, More appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Farmers in Northern Haiti Dig for Resilience

UN News- Farmers in the north of Haiti are working to build their resilience to extreme weather patterns in an attempt to better protect themselves from the loss of property and crops that often result from natural disasters. A large majority of the mainly rural population in the north of the country are facing a […]

The post Farmers in Northern Haiti Dig for Resilience appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Sorrow and Regret are Not Enough, Britain Must Finally Pay Reparations for Slavery

BY Kenneth Mohammed Guardian In Jamaica last week, Prince William trotted out the same tired platitudes the UK has parroted for years. Now it’s time to pay Protesters call for slavery reparations at the British High Commission in Kingston, Jamaica, last week during the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s royal tour. Photograph: Ricardo Makyn/AFP/Getty Images […]

The post Sorrow and Regret are Not Enough, Britain Must Finally Pay Reparations for Slavery appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

FARC Responsible for Kids Bombing Deaths, Venezuela in Joint Operations with ELN Rebels-HRW

BOGOTA, March 28 (Reuters) – Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday accused former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who reject a peace deal of setting off explosives at a police station which killed two children and injured 39 others in Bogota. The Saturday night attack was the worst in the capital […]

The post FARC Responsible for Kids Bombing Deaths, Venezuela in Joint Operations with ELN Rebels-HRW appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Stuck in Mexico, Ukrainian Man Scours Social Media for Missing Dad in Mariupol

By Paola Chiomante, Dasha Afanasieva and Daina Beth Solomon   PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico, March 28 (Reuters) – Instead of enjoying the turquoise seas and white sands at one of Mexico’s top beach resorts, Valerii Gorpenko mostly stays in his hotel, scouring social media for word of his elderly father, who is missing in the […]

The post Stuck in Mexico, Ukrainian Man Scours Social Media for Missing Dad in Mariupol appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro in Hospital After Feeling Discomfort

By Lisandra Paraguassu   BRASILIA, March 28 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital for tests on Monday after feeling abdominal “discomfort”, his Communications Minister Fabio Faria said. “He is alright,” Faria told Reuters, confirming earlier local media reports that the president was taken to the Army Hospital in Brasilia for tests. […]

The post Brazil’s Bolsonaro in Hospital After Feeling Discomfort appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.

Mexico Shooting: At Least 19 Killed at Cockfighting Pit

BBC- At least 19 people have been killed in an armed attack in the state of Michoacán, in western Mexico, officials say. Gunmen swooped down on an illegal cockfighting pit in the community of Las Tinajas and opened fire, local media report. The motive behind the attack is not yet clear but a number of […]

The post Mexico Shooting: At Least 19 Killed at Cockfighting Pit appeared first on The St Kitts Nevis Observer.