Tomás Niembro Concha, 64, a Spanish and Venezuelan national, the former chief executive officer of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican international bank, was sentenced to 112 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Niembro led a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least $24.9 million from Nodus Bank and conspired to […]

Javier Aguilar, 52, a Mexican national living in Houston, Texas, and a former oil trader, was sentenced in Brooklyn, New York, to four years in prison for his role in two separate schemes to bribe foreign officials in Ecuador and Mexico. He was also ordered to pay $7.13 million in forfeiture and a $100,000 fine. […]

  as leaders call for legacy to live on St. Kitts and Nevis paused on National Heroes Day to honour the five men who have been formally designated National Heroes, with wreath-laying ceremonies across the Federation and calls for citizens to carry their legacy forward through service, sacrifice and commitment to country. The main national […]

“ONE PEOPLE, ONE VISION, ENDLESS POSSIBILITY” The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is preparing to raise its national colours high on Saturday as citizens at home and abroad celebrate 43 years of Independence, with a season of remembrance, culture, community activities and national pride reaching its climax on September 19. This year’s celebrations are […]

WASHINGTON, Sept 20, CMC – The United States has congratulated the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis on 43 years of political independence from Great Britain. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a statement on Saturday, said the United States values its longstanding partnership with Saint Kitts and Nevis. “The United States values our […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sep 20, CMC – The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons elected to field after winning the toss against the Jamaica Kingsmen in the final of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League at Kensington Oval here on Sunday. SQUADS ANTIGUA & BARBUDA FALCONS: Moeen Ali (captain), Evin Lewis, Rahkeem Cornwall, Amir Jangoo, Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, […]

WASHINGTON, Sept 19, CMC – The Organisation of American States (OAS) will collaborate with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Antigua and Barbuda to strengthen democratic participation, responsible citizenship and youth engagement within the country’s education system. The OAS said the initiative was launched this week during its first consultation mission to Antigua […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept 19, CMC – A second man wanted in connection with the 2015 murder of sex worker Noel “Nephi” Luther is now in the custody of Guyanese authorities following his deportation from the United States. Kanand Ojha arrived in Guyana on Friday and was handed over to local law enforcement at the Cheddi […]

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Sept 19, CMC – The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) says a 26-year-old Saint Lucian man wanted in Martinique on several criminal charges has been extradited to the French territory. Jahvis Marlon Alfred of Wiltons Yard, Castries, was extradited to Martinique on Thursday, after surrendering to French authorities through established legal […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Sep 19, CMC – Following an impressive showing in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Kamil Pooran has earned a maiden callup to the West Indies T20I squad to face India in their upcoming white-ball tour of the subcontinent. The 30-year-old opening batsman was named in the West Indies’ 15-man squad, which […]