Daily Archives

July 30, 2014

South Africa block their way to No. 1

(Sports Page)— After a riveting, un-Youtubeable day of cricket, South Africa are back at the top of the Test rankings. The settings were dramatic - leaden skies for most of the day, four or more men poised round the bat, the indefatigable…

Anderson and Broad give England control

(Sports Page)— For almost two whole days India's bowlers had laboured on a surface that appeared docile. On the third,James Anderson showed them how it's done. He ran in with verve, hitting the pitch hard, swinging and seaming deliveries in…

Nevis CUT Team returns home

(Sports Page)— The team that represented Nevis in the recently held CUT games returned home on Monday night at the Sea Bridge ferry terminal. Head Coach Tricia Williams and Asst Coach Shermon Caines indicated that Nevis had not received a…

‘Die Hard’ actor James Shigeta dies

(CNN) -- James Shigeta, a prolific and pioneering Asian-American actor whose 50-year career includes the movies "Die Hard" and "Flower Drum Song," died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Monday, his agent said. He was 81. "It is with great…

Official: Landslides trap 150 people or more in western India

New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains may have trapped 150 people or more in a village in western India, a senior official said Wednesday. "There are reports that up to 30 to 40 houses have been affected," said…

Enough is enough on child abuse, says Hanna

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna says that providing shelter, food and education is not enough when it comes to protecting the nation’s children in state care. “A lot of kids suffer in silence,” said Hanna who…

ZIZ and Chico hailed for KSS

(ZIZ)-- The 2014 ZIZ/LIME sponsored Kittitian Superstar will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. ZIZ News spoke with past winner and the reigning National Carnival Queen, Kaeve Armstrong, who gave her support to ZIZ and creator,…

Support for HIV-AIDS Programmes

(ZIZ)-- As international donor agencies continue to pull support from HIV-AIDS programmes in certain regions, St. Kitts and Nevis has joined other Caribbean countries in the call for continued funding. Minister of Health, Hon. Marcella…

Crop Quality Improvement Project

(ZIZ)-- The Ministry of Agriculture is teaming up with the Republic of China - Taiwan in a project aimed at improving the quality and safety of local crops. On Tuesday 29th July farmers and agriculture officials came together at the…

Calypso King in Uproar on Facebook

(ZIZ)-- Saturday's revelation of the finalists in this year's Culturama Senior Kaiso Contest has created quite a stir and people are expressing disappointment in the reigning calypso king, Carlisle “Binghi” Pemberton. Pemberton was one of…

SCASPA launches safety awareness programme

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) has embarked on a comprehensive approach and journey that will put safety first in everything done in its day to day operations. Delivering remarks at…

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