March 2014

(ZIZ)--Women around the world were celebrated on Saturday during International Women's Day and the women in St. Kitts were no exception. The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs held a Breakfast and Awards Ceremony…

(ZIZ)--Members of the St. Kitts Basseterre lions club were in independence square today (Saturday 8th march) to raise funds for the visually impaired. Funds donated by the public will be used to purchase items including white canes and…

(ZIZ)--All of the hard work and investment by the local government is paying off so far. One of the main objectives behind investing in the multi-million dollar Warner Park Lighting Project was to attract more international cricket matches…

(ZIZ)--Hundreds of women, joined by dozens of men, marched through the streets of Basseterre advocating equal rights for women and a number of other issues affecting them. The march was held in observation of International Women's Day…

Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia celebrated its 35th year of independence with a bold step toward improving the quality of Internet services for its citizens. On February 28, the island joined the growing list of Caribbean Community…

A US Army captain who accuses a general of sexually assaulting her has wept as she told a court he threatened to kill her family. The unidentified accuser spoke after opening arguments in a military trial at Fort Bragg, North Carolina,…

--A multinational team is searching the sea off South Vietnam, in the hope of finding a Malaysia Airlines flight that has been missing for 24 hours. A Vietnamese search plane saw two possible oil slicks in the area, although there was no…

--A delegation made up of various tourism stakeholders will be taking part in an International Cruise Shipping Conference in Miami next week. Public Relations Manager of the St. Christopher Air and Seaport Authority (SCASPA), Marva…

--Earlier today, the ramparts of Brimstone Hill came alive with the sounds of musket and cannon fire. A group of professional re-enactors called the British Brigade are in St. Kitts recreating the Siege of Brimstone Hill. The group…

--Last night at the unveiling of the new multi-million dollar lighting and visual media facilities at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium, Chief Executive Officer of Prahaba International Inc, Raj Walia, spoke of the vision of the St.…

--In recognising the importance of diabetes, hypertension and obesity in the community, the Methodist Church is holding a Health Fair on Saturday. Superintendant Minister of the Church, Rev. Joyce Rohan explained why they are hosting such…

--Today, Saturday March 8th saw the end of a weeklong Voluntary Counseling and Testing Workshop that was sponsored by the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Alliance and held at Manhattan Gardens in Lime Kiln. The HIV/AIDS workshop has heard presentations…

(EMU) St. Kitts -- A Choral Speaking Competition, the final activity in a series (February 19 to 26) organized by the Learning Support Department (LSD) of the Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) produced a sense of accomplishment in…

Nia Charlestown Nevis -- A young entrepreneur got a visit from Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism Hon. Mark Brantley on March 05, 2014, who was at the time on a field trip to a number of tourism-related construction sites on the island.…

ZIZ News -- March 6th 2014 will forever be known as an historic day in the sporting history of St. Kitts - Nevis as an US$4 million lighting and visual media system was commissioned during an impressive ceremony at Warner Park. The event…