June 24, 2015

(ZIZ News) -- On Tuesday 23rd June sometime after 2:00 pm a report of Larceny from the Person was made at the Sandy Point Police Station in which a tourist had her hand bag and contents stolen from her while run along a road in Sandy Point.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Department of Physical Planning and Environment on St. Kitts has pledged to continue the campaign to educate locals about climate change and how it impacts their lives and livelihoods. The promise was…

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Ariel Peguero of Herbert Street, Newtown was formally arrested and charged for Battery of Police, which was committed on 14th March 2015. Detoia Byron of Conaree was formally arrested and charged for possession of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) continues to chart the way for good governance for its member states, as it serves to develop, promote and support parliamentarians and their staff. In a…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The Flamboyant Nursing Home and the St. George’s and St. John’s Senior Citizens Home were recipients of food items, toiletries and cleaning supplies from the Cuban Alumni Association on June 20, 2015. The 10-year…

(ZIZ News) -- Attorney General, Hon. Vincent Byron wants all cricket lovers in St. Kitts and Nevis to rally behind the local franchise, the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, in this year's Caribbean Premier League. Byron made the call on…

Karachi, Pakistan (AFP) -- The death toll from a heatwave in southern Pakistan rose to 750 on Wednesday, but the scorching weather showed signs of easing, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi. Temperatures in the city,…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Major General Stewart Saunders, former chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), on Tuesday testified that Christopher 'Dudus' Coke was a threat to national security and that he had been under…

Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP) -- Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has suffered a fresh outbreak of Ebola, dashing hopes that health authorities in the densely-populated city of 1.2 million had beaten the deadly epidemic. The government's…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The United States has begun to fix a hardware problem that crashed its visa processing system, issuing 45,000 permits in the past day as it works through a big backlog. Some 33 embassies and consulates…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- The Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping Tuesday called on the Dominican Republic to halt its policy of deporting people of Haitian descent and “avoid creating a humanitarian crisis in region”. The Dominican…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday condemned the decision by the Dominican Republic to deport people of Haitian descent, describing the situation as a “major human rights issues”. The Dominican Republic gave…

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda -- Antigua and Barbuda has written to the European Union’s representative in the Caribbean, strongly objecting to the twin-island nation being named a tax haven and calling on the EU to apologize and withdraw…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The single market component of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy is “on the march”, says Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, while the single economy element has been a little more challenging because…

Sports Page -- The finals of the Kiddies Cricket Program sponsored by Scotia Bank, culminated at the ET Willet Park on Friday 19th June. The matches were preceded by a brief ceremony which was ably chaired by Nevis Cricket Association…