By Vernan George Premier of Nevis, Mark Brantley, has confirmed that the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) is in discussions with a foreign company regarding the long-anticipated expansion of the Alexandra Hospital, as the project remains on pause due to a financing gap. Speaking at his monthly press conference on April 27, Brantley said the government remains committed to […]

The St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival Committee (SKNNCC) has led tributes following the passing of cultural icon Elston “King Ellie Matt” Nero, describing his death as a profound loss to the Federation and the wider Caribbean. Widely regarded as one of the greatest calypsonians in the region’s history, King Ellie Matt leaves behind a […]

By Vernan George – St. Kitts-Nevis Observer Premier Mark Brantley has acknowledged that the future of the long-discussed Destiny Project remains uncertain, but says there is still a possibility the development could be salvaged. Speaking at his recent press conference, Brantley confirmed that the deadline given to developers has already passed, placing the project in […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 4, CMC- the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCCJ)  says it has ended a successful visit to Europe underscoring the European Union’s (EU) continued support for initiatives that strengthen the rule of law and judicial cooperation in the Caribbean. In a statement, the CCJ, which in 2005, replaced the London-based […]

WASHINGTON, May 4, CMC –  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Monday said that only 60 per cent of countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, have a regulatory authority that clearly defines the scope of midwifery practice, and just half have systems in place for periodic license renewal and quality assurance. These gaps limit […]

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 4, CMC –  The St. Lucia Electricity Services  Limited (LUCELEC) said that an island wide blackout over the last weekend was due to an “unexpected fault” that occurred on an 11 kilovolt (11kV) breaker within its Cul-de-Sac electricity network. “The fault triggered the automatic protection systems designed to prevent significant equipment […]

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, May 4, CMC – Police said  that a second person has died at the Academic Hospital in Paramaribo following the tragic incident on Sunday at the Rosebel gold mine in Brokopondo. Media reports that several pork-knockers,  who  are independent, freelance gold and diamond prospectors, who work in the interior wilderness, were  at a location where […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 4,  CMC -Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh says Guyana emergence as a  global leader in climate policy and carbon markets as well as an economic powerhouse is the result of decades of deliberate policymaking and not simply the discovery of oil. He said also that Guyana is now setting international benchmarks in […]

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 4, CMC  – St. Lucia has launched a national smoking deterrent campaign with officials saying it will focus on the rising burden of smoking related diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Acting deputy coordinator of the Substance Abuse Advisory Council Secretariat,  Caleb Paul says the campaign is also aimed […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  May 4, CMC -The state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) Monday denied it had funded last weekend’s concert by the soft rock Australia-based group, Air Supply. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was among government ministers, who attended the band’s 50th Anniversary Tour at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain on […]