PM Douglas named to new expert group on governance
The first female PM of Trinidad and Tobago, the Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar is being greeted by CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. Orette Bruce…
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July 2010
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park has a new Manager
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park ZIZ News...July 9, 2010 - The Council of the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society is pleased…
UK Travel Media Enthused About St. Kitts as Success of New British Airways Route Celebrated
Senator Skerrit London, July 9 2010: The success of the twice-weekly British Airways Gatwick service to St. Kitts was a cause for…
CCCU welcomes OECS Economic Union
JULY 9, 2010 (CUOPM) - A regional financial institution has lauded the recent signing of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre to establish an OECS Economic Union and is urging concrete…
Nevis Wind Energy Project draws positive review
Nevisian born Businessman and founding member of St. Kitts Nevis Trading Development Company (TDC) Mr. Jackie Cramer NEVIS (July 08, 2010)…
UWI gets support from PM Douglas
UWI's Nigel Harris ST. KITTS, JULY 8, 2010 (CUOPM) - The University of the West Indies is getting support from St. Kitts and Nevis' Prime…
The ECCU Commemorates the 34th Anniversary of the EC Dollar Peg to the US dollar
ZIZ News...July 8, 2010 - Wednesday July 7, 2010 marked 34 years since the EC dollar was pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of EC$2.70 to US$1.00 on 7 July 1976. According to a release from…
Crime still a grave concern for CARICOM
Honourable Bruce Golding (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The security of the region is still a matter of…
Youth benefit from financial sector workshop
ZIZ News...July 7, 2010 - Young persons in St. Kitts are participating in a two week workshop to ready themselves for the Banking and Financial Services sector. Twenty-one young persons have…
Call made for regional collective action and policies to tackle economic crisis
St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas (Photo by Erasmus Williams) ST. KITTS, JULY 7, 2010 (CUOPM) - St. Kitts and…
Draft VAT Bill now available for public scrutiny
ZIZ News...July 7, 2010 - The Value Added Tax (VAT) bill, which had its first reading in the National Assembly is now available for the public to examine. The draft legislation is available at www.cuopm.com and www.sknvat.com. The VAT…
PM Douglas celebrates 15 years as Prime Minister
Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas (right) takes the Oath of Office as Prime Minister for a fourth consecutive time on January 26th 2010. The oath is administered by Resident…
Police officer fired over Government Headquarters shooting
ZIZ News...July 7, 2010 - The Police Force has fired an officer after he falsely reported a shooting incident at government headquarters. According to a police statement, on April 30, the officer on duty at Government Headquarters reported…
Caribbean States commended by UN Secretary General
U N Secretary General His Excellency Ban Ki-moon ST. KITTS, JULY 6, 2010 (CUOPM) - United Nations Secretary General, His Excellency Ban…
Renaming of Sandy Point High School
Sandy Point High School ZIZ News...July 6, 2010 - The Sandy Point High School will soon have a new name. At its meeting held on 31st May,…