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PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- On Friday night, the first official event night of Carnival 2015, Xtratight Entertainment and the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) will host Fyah Under Yuh Foot XL featuring some of the best known St. Maarten bands live on stage. “Fyah Under Yuh Foot XL back with a 100% local line-up. Opening carnival original St....

Royal Caribbean International today officially took delivery of its 23rd ship, Anthem of the Seas, at a signing ceremony held in Bremerhaven, Germany. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Chairman and CEO Richard D. Fain received the second of the global holiday company’s Quantum-class ships from Meyer Werft Yard’s Managing Partner Bernard Meyer. Anthem of the Seas now sails to Southampton, where she...

SAN JUAN – The St. Kitts and Nevis Department of Agriculture announced on Friday an immediate ban on imports of agricultural products from the Dominican Republic, where the presence of the Mediterranean fruit fly has been detected.The measure includes all fruits, vegetables, seeds, grains, cut flowers and branches, the government said in a statement. “The ban was put in place...

Cay Hill- Lead Ambassador Alicia Liverpool and Kingdom Alliance Reaching Everyone organization (KARE) presented a check to the Rotaract District 7020 conference steering committee to assist with the preparations for the annual Rotaract District 7020 Conference 2015. The steering committee would like to thank Ambassador Liverpool and KARE for supporting the vision of this conference and for sharing inspirational...

“Effective 1 July 2015, the I cent and 2 cent EC coins will be withdrawn from circulation.”  This was the first line of a statement issued by Deputy Governor of the Easter Caribbean Central Bank Mr. Trevor O.B Braithwaite. According to the statement the decision was taken by the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) in light...

Press Release: April 6, 2015 U.S. hurricane forecasters embark to Mexico & Caribbean on preparedness mission Public invited to tour U.S. Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft The 2015 hurricane season is not far away and to help communities in Mexico and the Caribbean get geared up for the season and weather the storm, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will...

PANAMA -- “De ontmoeting tussen president Obama en president Castro is een belangrijke stap op weg naar het normaliseren van de betrekkingen tussen Cuba en de VS. Op deze historische dag had de Minister President van Nederland ook een ontmoeting met president Castro en hebben uitgebreid stilgestaan bij de relaties tussen Cuba en Nederland. Het is zeker de bedoeling om...

SAINT LUCIA -- Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police for Crime and Intelligence, Milton Desir, said police are unable to confirm at this time speculations that the latest homicide victim was a vagrant or mentally challenged. Desir said the victim has been identified as Michael Joseph. He said preliminary investigations indicate the deceased was from a Cul De Sac, Castries address. Other...

SAINT LUCIA -- A police constable was reportedly beaten and stabbed while allegedly conducting cash security escort services for Caribbean Cinemas just before midnight on Saturday, April 11. He was reportedly hospitalised in stable condition, though he was bleeding profusely from his wound/s. It is not yet clear if money was stolen and how many persons attacked him and rumours that...

SAINT KITTS -- Inspector Lyndon David of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) represented the Federation at the ‘Reducing Tsunami Risk in the Western Indian Ocean’ conference which was held in Muscat, Oman from the 22nd-23rd of March 2015. Inspector David stated that “This trip was very informative and educational, and he has gained knowledge which has...