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July 2014

Liburd and Astaphan Square Off on Music Festival Feedback

ZIZ News -- On Saturday, Jamaican-born reggae artist Freddie McGregor spoke highly of St. Kitts, saying that the island had undergone significant development since his last visit. Another music festival artist who spoke highly of his time…

NRP still echoing 2011 Slogan “Performance Matters”

ZIZ News -- “Performance Matters.” That was the phrase being repeated on Tuesday night when the Nevis Reformation Party hosted the second in a series of town hall meetings on Nevis. The island’s Former Deputy Premier, who is also a senior…

Liburd on Chikungunya Media Reports

ZIZ News -- Minister of Health, the Honourable Marcella Liburd has refuted media reports that claim that her ministry has conflicting views on Chikungunya cases in St. Kitts and Nevis. Minister Liburd told ZIZ News that while Chief Medical…

SMI Apologizes to Naeemah Hazel

ZIZ News -- Local hip hop artist, St Kitts' Most Incredible, also known as SMI, has issued a public apology for the negative remarks about Naeemah Hazel that he made on his Facebook page, last weekend. SMI performed on Saturday night for…

St. Kitts – Nevis Police taps into new Community Programme

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS) -- Police officers in St. Kitts and Nevis are embracing a new programme to bridge the gap between themselves and at-risk youth as part of their community policing initiative. The Teens and Police Services…

Colorado woman accused of trying to help ISIS

(CNN) -- A Colorado woman was arrested at the Denver airport in April and charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, according to court documents that were unsealed Wednesday. Shannon Maureen Conley, 19, allegedly…

Did Oscar Pistorius have time to think?

Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Did Oscar Pistorius have time to think before he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year? That's the question that state prosecutor Gerrie Nel dug into Thursday with a doctor who has spent…

Leaders extend Ramadan greetings in the Caribbean

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Leaders in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago greeted Muslims at the onset of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting from sunrise to sunset, which began on Sunday in the Caribbean. Ramadan coverage in Muslim…