Haiti’s National Civil Aviation Office (OFNAC) has suspended all charter flight operations from Haiti to Managua, Nicaragua, causing near-riots at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port au Prince, as several hundred Haitian passengers who were booked to leave on 5 planes that day had their flights abruptly cancelled without warning. The reason, according to Laurent […]

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Jamaica is on a drive to attract more than half a million Canadian visitors to the island by 2025, a 20 per cent increase over the current figure of about 400,000. The bait is winter golf. Regional Director for Canada for the Jamaica Tourist Board, Angella Bennett, revealed the ambitious goal while addressing the dinner […]

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Next Sunday clocks in many countries are turning back to mark the end of daylight saving time.This gives everbody an extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning, and plays havoc with airline schedules, with people missing flights and planes sometimes appearing to arrive at destinations before they take off. What exactly is daylight saving time […]

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The St Kitts and Nevis ship registry stands accused of evading its responsibility to more than 30 mariners by deflagging three ships on which they are abandoned, a tactic which has been roundly condemned by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). That’s according to an article published yesterday in Splash247, a Singapore-based global media platform […]

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A huge military and police search is ongoing in Colombia, South America for the father of Liverpool Football Club forward Luis Diaz, with the authorities offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his rescue, however there are fears that he may now be in Venezuela. More than 120 soldiers, plus police, searched northern Colombia […]

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Israel says it has killed one of the Hamas commanders who was an expert on drones and paragliders used to attack southern Israel on October 7th, when up to 1500 Israeli civilians were massacred. The Israeli Defense Force and Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security service, issued a joint statement Tuesday saying Nasim Abu Ajina was […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – The Ministry of Finance, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Environment; and the Ministry of Economic Development & Investment, have announced the upcoming Budget 2024: Community Consultations. The series of consultations which will be held under the theme “Marching Forward on the Journey to a Sustainable […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – A growing number of individuals from Canada are coming to St. Kitts as the strategy by tourism officials to offer authentic Kittitian experiences as part of the Venture Deeper campaign is bearing fruit. At a press conference on October 26, 2023,  of Tourism, Honourable Marsha Henderson, said that the growing demand for […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – In a significant move towards bolstering consumer rights, the Federal Parliament of St. Kitts and Nevis approved the Consumer Protection Bill, 2023. The landmark legislation, passionately advocated by the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Senior Minister and Minister with responsibility for Consumer Affairs, promises a more assertive and effective Consumer Affairs […]

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – As part of its ongoing mandate to build out a more robust healthcare sector, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to invest in modern lifesaving equipment that is necessary in helping to transform Basseterre into the first ‘4-minute city’ in the region. A 4-minute city refers to a program whereby […]

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