April 6, 2016

(ZIZ News) -- The Caribbean Examinations Council will not put any restrictions on the number of subjects that a student is allowed to sit. That’s the word from CXC Registrar, Glenroy Cumberbatch. He made the comment during an appearance…

ENGLISH HARBOUR, Antigua -- An impressive fleet of Oyster Yachts, flying the flags of Germany, Ireland, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States of America have gathered in Antigua for the 37th Oyster Regatta. Nelson's Dockyard…

A new study suggests there is a growing market in the illegal trade of guns and weapons in Libya via social media sites, in particular Facebook. The report covered 18 months and found sales of a wide range of items - from handguns to…

Syrian government forces have launched a counter-offensive to retake a village south of the city of Aleppo recently captured by jihadist militants. Troops and militiamen from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement began the assault on al-Eis…

The ongoing controversy over Puerto Rico’s insolvency and efforts to enlist congressional support for legal bankruptcy protection for the US territory have resulted in fingers being pointed at the local Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)…

Retired insurance executive Basil Christie said he contemplated jumping off the Paradise Island bridge when he learned that CLICO, the insurance company in which he invested $440,000, had gone into liquidation. On Thursday, Christie was…

(ZIZ News) — On Wednesday the contestants of the upcoming Miss Basseterre High Pageant were granted a tour of the Carnival Conquest cruise ship docked at Port Zante. The 7 contestants were accompanied by teacher and pageant coordinator…

(ZIZ News) — St. Kitts-Nevis has signed Memoranda of Understanding with two countries. The first was an M.O.U. between the governments of St. Kitts and Nevis and Morocco to establish a mechanism of political consultation between the two…

(ZIZ News) -- In continuing the observance of Diplomatic Week, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation hosted a symposium at the St. Kitts Marriott Ballroom on Tuesday April 5. The goal of the symposium was to provide a better…

(SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has reminded diplomats representing the federation that while their key duty is to promote their country’s national interest internationally, it has to be…

(SKNIS): The Department of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services is working toward sensitizing both males and females in order to achieve gender parity which lends toward the development…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts-Nevis will be strengthening its ties with Nigeria later this year with two initiatives. During a press conference on Monday, the Federation’s Honorary Consul to Nigeria Tessi Ekpunobi told the media that in about…

Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump has said he would stop cash sent home by Mexicans based in the US, until the country pays for a border wall. The prospect of losing a vital source of income would force Mexico into a "one-time…

The court ruled there was insufficient evidence, but it refused to acquit him. In a split ruling, one judge declared it a mistrial because of a "troubling incidence of witness interference and intolerable political meddling". Mr. Ruto…

Costas Takkas, the former secretary-general of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) and one time attaché to Jeffrey Webb when he was president of CONCACAF, has been extradited to the US ten months after he was arrested in Zürich…