August 28, 2015

Washington, USA -- Antigua and Barbuda diplomat and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University, Sir Ronald Sanders, has called on the Commonwealth Secretariat, the European Union Commission and international…

(CNN) -- Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Erika has caused devastation on the Caribbean island of Dominica, leaving at least 12 people dead and more than 20 missing, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Friday. Erika's center was headed…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Billionaire Donald Trump extended his lead yet again atop the Republican presidential field, with front-running Democrat Hillary Clinton slipping and Vice President Joe Biden faring better than her against…

New York, (AFP) -- Walmart, the world's largest retailer, said Thursday it would no longer stock the AR-15 and other semi-automatic weapons because of flagging demand, focusing instead on shot guns and rifles. A spokesman confirmed the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica says a trough induced by Tropical Storm Erika is expected to dump heavy rain on Jamaica starting Saturday into Sunday morning. The Met Service said Erika is currently 280 km…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A sod-turning ceremony was held earlier this month for the Unicomer facility in Freeport, Trinidad, which will include a distribution centre, technical service centre, business offices and a retail branch; and…

Nassau, Bahamas -- International ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) on Wednesday downgraded The Bahamas’ credit rating and placed the country’s economy on a negative outlook. The action was taken due to the short-term “economic…

Dominica -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that the immediate focus of the government following the devastating passage of Tropical Storm Erika, is on search and rescue efforts in the Petite Savanne area. “All efforts are being…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- One month after a media visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan), Grell Browne of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service still speaks passionately about the experience and in particular his visit to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has expressed solidarity on behalf of the nation to the government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica as the country mourns the…

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris called Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit earlier today and extended sympathies to the Government and people of Dominica after Tropical Storm…

(ZIZ News)...Please be advised that all tropical storm warnings and watches have been DISCONTINUED for St. Kitts-Nevis as of 8:00pm Thursday 27th August 2015. That doesn't mean Erika -- the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane…

(ZIZ News) - It was a rainy afternoon for residents of St. Kitts and Nevis as they felt the effects of Tropical Storm Erika. Unlike other countries across the region, St. Kitts-Nevis did not experience heavy flooding. The ghaut at…

(ZIZ News) - Kittitians and Nevisians living in Miami, Florida will, this weekend get an opportunity to hear, first-hand, from Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris and Minister of Public Infrastructure, Posts, Urban Development,…