GLASGOW, Scotland, Apr 20, CMC – Legendary West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has been announced as the co-owner of a Glasgow-based franchise taking part in this summer’s inaugural European T20 Premier League (ETPL). According to a report by BBC Sport, Gayle has partnered with Mugafi Group, an India-based entertainment business, with the team to be known […]

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force has reported that on April 19, six individuals were formally charged in separate larceny and house breaking offences across St. Kitts. Brandon Freeman has been charged with house breaking and larceny arising from an incident at Soho, Sandy Point, St. Kitts. He was formally charged on April […]

On April 19, 2026, the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force reported three recent court matters involving offences of simple wounding and wounding with intent, comprising two instances of simple wounding and one of wounding with intent. Among those charged are Seymour Liburd and Morley Gumbs, both of St. Kitts, were both charged in […]

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force has announced that Tristan Richards of New Road Housing has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for firearm and ammunition offences. The conviction relates to an incident on November 30, 2024, at Gillard Meadows, St. Kitts, where Richards was found in possession of an illegal firearm […]

On April 19, 2026, the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force announced that Joel Browne had been sentenced to a term of imprisonment at His Majesty’s Prison for firearm and ammunition offences committed on September 25, 2025. The matter concluded in the High Court in Basseterre, where Browne had previously entered guilty pleas to […]

NIA Charlestown, Nevis (April 20, 2026) – On April 17, the Honourable Eric Evelyn, Deputy Premier of Nevis and Member of the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis, met with Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Istanbul, Türkiye. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 152nd IPU Assembly, […]

Police have confirmed that a young man was fatally shot at a nightclub in the Lime Kiln area in the early hours of this morning, marking the second deadly shooting in just over two days. Details surrounding the latest incident remain limited, but authorities have indicated that investigations are ongoing as they work to determine […]

The Ministry of National Security, in collaboration with the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF), has extended an invitation to members of the media to attend a press conference examining recent firearm-related incidents and the coordinated national response being undertaken to address them. The briefing will take place today, Monday, April 20, 2026, […]

The Observer reckons that General Elections will be held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on May 25th 2026. If our reckoning is correct, that date would be one year and four months ahead of August 2027, when elections are constitutionally due. Indications are that we will be going to the polls much earlier than next […]

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is investigating a homicide that occurred in Ottley’s Village, St. Kitts, on the morning of April 18th, 2026, between 7:30 AM and 8 AM. Preliminary investigations indicate that Jerod Robert Stapleton, also known as “Jay Bay,” of Ottley’s Village, had left his residence shortly before 8 […]