Published 9 June 2017
Four suspects in police custody after failed Scotiabank robbery
One of the suspects, source saying his name is Otto from Saint Kitts.
This morning Friday June 9th at approximately 09.00 a.m. the 911 Emergency Dispatch received several calls of an armed robbery at Scotia Bank in Simpson Bay involving several men. The calls which came in also gave descriptions of the suspects and the type of vehicles they were driving in.
Published 7 June 201
LIAT regrets to advise our passengers that
industrial action has been taken today by the members of the Leeward Islands
Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA). In the ongoing negotiations for higher wages,
which includes the operation of the ATR aircraft, the pilots have taken action to
refuse to fly the ATR 72 aircraft until agreement is reached. As a consequence of
this action we have not been able to operate flights scheduled with ATR 72 aircraft
at this time. These actions have already resulted in a number of delays and
cancellations.
Published 6 June 2017
Burrell … died overseas this afternoon after a long struggle with illness.
Jamaica’s football has suffered a major blow with the passing of Captain Horace Burrell, the president of the Jamaica Football Federation.
Burrell died overseas this afternoon after a long struggle with illness.
Burrell was 67 years-old.
Known as a strong leader, Burrell a captain in the Jamaica Defence Force rose to prominence with the military team before being elected to the JFF presidency in 1994.
Published 6 June 2017
Another murder rocks St. Kitts and Nevis
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 6TH 2017 – Another young man is dead following the three Whitsun weekend murders.
Twenty-one year old Jahma Francis of St. Paul’s was one of three persons shot Tuesday afternoon (June 6th 2017) in St. Paul’s police have confirmed he died later at the J. N. France General Hospital.
Published 1 June 2017
FLORIDA, United States, Thursday June 1, 2017 – Today marks the official start of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, but no tropical cyclones are expected during at least the next five days, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC).
The season, which will run until November 30, could be above normal, with an average of 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes. Forecasters say there is a 45 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 35 percent chance of a near-normal season, and only a 20 percent chance of a below-normal season.
An average season produces 12 named storms of which six become hurricanes, including three major hurricanes.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there is a 70 percent likelihood of 11 to 17 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 5 to 9 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 2 to 4 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).
One tropical cyclone, Tropical Storm Arlene, already formed this year in April. The next named storm that forms this season will be Bret. The last three years have featured preseason storms, including Arlene, Hurricane Alex (January 2016) and Tropical Storm Ana (May 2015).
Here’s a look at the other names that will be given to storms that form in the Atlantic this hurricane season.
This year’s “I” storm will be Irma instead of the now-retired Irene used six years ago.
