DIGNITARIES and sporting icons welcomed the Queen’s Baton at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport this morning (Mar. 19) as it arrived to begin its three day stay in the Federation. This year marks the first time that all 71 countries of the Commonwealth of Nations will be hosting a leg of the Queen’s Baton Relay ahead of the Commonwealth Games, which will be held this year from October 3-14 in Delhi, India. “Associated with this particular baton is a lot of life, the life of all the youth in one third the population of the world. That  [ Read More... ]

A number of magisterial appeals heard by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal earlier this week were allowed, with the decision of the lower count being either quashed or varied. Among the cases heard were those of three men convicted of gun-related offences.   [ Read More... ]

IN today’s society there are many children who seem to be lacking the ‘old time’ morals such as saying “good morning” or “good afternoon” when they pass someone, or saying “sorry” when they did something wrong, or a simple “please” or “thank you” when asking for or given something.   [ Read More... ]

INCREASED rainfall over the past few weeks has put St. Kitts in better stead to combat the dry spell being experienced by countries within the Caribbean region. In mid-February the St. Kitts Water Department issued a press release indicating that the Federation is among territories stretching from Jamaica in the north to Venezuela in the South that are experiencing an unusually dry season.   [ Read More... ]

TWENTY Junior Officers of the Customs and Excise Department are expected to graduate this evening (Mar. 19) following a seven-week Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) Junior Officers Basic Training Course.   [ Read More... ]

THE music of Infamus continues to reach higher heights as the local artiste has landed his first overseas gig in St. Croix.   [ Read More... ]

Nevisians and friends of Nevis have been given an opportunity to interact with Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry who hosted his new radio call in program In Touch with the Premier on Tuesday.The design of the programme is part of the Government’s thrust to further open the lines of communications and to receive suggestions, comments and general feedback from Nevisians both at home and abroad.   [ Read More... ]

One lucky school in St. Kitts & Nevis will win a $5,000 CARIFTA Sports Package Makeover based on a text promotion being launched by the region’s leading telecommunications provider. This initiative is part of LIME’s CARIFTA School Sports Campaign designed to give greater visibility across the Caribbean to the Annual CARIFTA Games which this year are being held in the Cayman Islands and are being sponsored by LIME to the tune of US $200,000. It also aims to assist in financing Caribbean schools’ athletics programmes.   [ Read More... ]

March 23rd 2010 is Budget Day in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Speaker of the National Assembly, the Hon. Curtis A. Martin, has issues invitations to a wide cross section of the community requesting their presence at the Budget Session.   [ Read More... ]

Young people in St. Kitts and Nevis have demonstrated once again that they are prepared to “Keep the Promise” in reducing the incidences of HIV/AIDS. Community Leaders Advancing Molineaux – Phillips’ (CLAMP) in collaboration with Rotoract (St. Kitts) as well as the local chapter of the Caribbean Healthy Lifestyle Project (CHLP) Club Sugar City have developed separate projects to be implemented under the CARICOM Youth Ambassador-administered Mini-Grant Programme (MGP).   [ Read More... ]

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs and Justice Hon. Patrice Nisbett paid courtesy calls on Resident High Court Judge on Nevis Her Ladyship Ianthea Leigertwood-Octave and Magistrate of the Charlestown Magistrates’ Court District “C” on Thursday, in what he described as a historic visit to discuss matters of mutual interest and concern.  [ Read More... ]

The advancement of women’s football as outlined by the vision of Elvis ‘Star’ Browne continued yesterday afternoon (Mar. 18) at Warner Park as Canada’s St. Elizabeth High School took on Washington Archibald High School’s female team in the Star Browne Football Classic. This is the second time that the women of St. Elizabeth, who hail from Thorn Hill, Ontario, have visited the Federation for friendly football matches, and Head Coach Ralph Sturino told SKNVibes that he was pleased to advance the plans he started with Browne, even though the Kitti  [ Read More... ]