By Vernan George | St. Kitts-Nevis Observer The Nevis Island Administration (NIA), through the Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC), has made a US$5.9 million down payment to Icelandic Drilling Company to begin mobilising a geothermal drilling rig for the long-awaited geothermal energy project on Nevis. Premier Mark Brantley made the disclosure during his weekly radio programme, On the […]

The judicial landscape in St. Kitts and Nevis is set for a significant change in September, with two serving High Court judges being reassigned from the Federation and two new judges arriving to take up duties in the local courts. The changes were announced by Her Ladyship, the Hon. Madame Justice Margaret Price-Findlay, Chief Justice […]

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Aug 17, CMC -Haitian politician and lawyer, André Michel, says there is need to  restore “ a minimum level of security” in Haiti before elections are held in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. Michel, who in the past had announced his intention of contesting the post of president, said in […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug 17, CMC -The Guyana-based Sigma Engineers Limited  Inc Monday said it has engaged legal counsel following statements made by Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed that it considers to  be ” serios misrepresentation of  the facts”. In a statement,  the company said that it “categorically rejects the allegations” and that “given the nature of […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Aug 17, CMC – Police officer, Joshua Hamlet,  has been remanded to prison until October 2, as he became the second member of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) to be charged with murder following the discovery of the body of a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing last month. Hamlet […]

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Aug 17, CMC – The Grenada government has published a preliminary list of businesses eligible to participate in the inaugural value added tax VAT-Free weekend on August 28-29 this year under its EC$18 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) relief package. The Ministry of Finance said the list forms part of the government’s […]

CASTRIES, St. .Lucia, Aug 17, CMC – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, Monday said it has successfully concluded a high-level initiative aimed at strengthening the economic resilience of the Eastern Caribbean through evidence-based policy making for trade in services. The Commission said that the initiative was undertaken in collaboration with […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Aug 17, CMC – Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and respected cricket commentator Ian Bishop will be the first two people inducted into the newly established Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Hall of Fame. In a press release issued on Monday, the CPL revealed that Bravo will become the first player inducted, with Bishop recognised […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Aug 17, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has named 22 female Under-19 players to take part in a High-Performance camp ahead of next year’s ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. The majority of the participants have been drawn from Trinidad and Tobago’s title-winning team that recently captured the CWI Rising Stars Under-19 Women’s […]

Eligible disabled people across England will get free bus travel all day, every day, after the Prime Minister announced today (Tuesday 18 August) that the government will lift time restrictions on concessionary passes. From 1 April 2027, people who hold a disabled bus pass can travel on buses for free, no matter the time of […]