May 2019

Butler does it, leads 76ers past Raptors to force Game 7

May 10, 2019 in Sports

PHILADELPHIA -- Jimmy Butler lived up to his Jimmy Buckets nickname. With "Jimmy! Butler!" chants ringing from the rafters, he helped Philadelphia force a seventh game against Toronto in the Eastern Conference semifinals, hitting big baskets in bunches and scoring 25 points in the 76ers' 112-101...

PAHO urges Caribbean to ‘invest’ in nurses

May 10, 2019 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6507" align="alignleft" width="300"] PAHO Dominican-born Director Carissa F Etienne[/caption] WASHINGTON, DC, USA (CMC) — The Pan American health Organisation (PAHO) has called on Caribbean governments to “invest” in nurses to improve their avialability, distribution and roles. The global body, in launching the “Strategic Directions for Nursing...

Guaidó blasts Maduro over Opposition crackdown

May 10, 2019 in International

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's Opposition Leader Juan Guaid ó accused President Nicolas Maduro's regime yesterday of “dismantling” Parliament after three lawmakers sought diplomatic refuge while another was arrested for treason. “If we can talk about a coup d'etat in Venezuela, here it is: the dismantling...

SKN Government Tables Cannabis Bill

May 09, 2019 in National

The government of St. Kitts and Nevis on Thursday tabled the Cannabis Bill, 2019 in the National Assembly which provides for the regulation and control of cannabis use in the federation. Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris, who introduced the bill, said it signaled a read letter...