August 2014

ZIZ News -- The government of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced some good news for workers in the private sector following a decision to make a change to the Protection of Employment Act. During National Assembly, parliament voted to…

ZIZ News -- Following the Sunday night disclosure of the reach programme, Minister of Education, Hon. Senator Nigel Carty, is continuing to enumerate the many benefits the initiative will bring to the nation’s youth. Speaking in the…

ZIZ News -- The National Assembly of St. Kitts And Nevis has passes a very progressive piece of legislation which will give criminal offenders a second chance. The Criminal Records Rehabilitation of Offenders Bill 2014 will provide a means…

ZIZ News -- It was an evening of music, food, culture and history as the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society hosted its Second Annual Emancipation Festival Concert on Sunday. The event was held under the theme “Striving to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Monday’s lack of decorum and unruly behaviour by the Unity members on the opposition benches of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly is getting the attention of the local media. The St. Kitts-Nevis…

Nia Charlestown Nevis -- Crime and security remain high on the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) agenda and Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory said they were matters that were actively being dealt with at the highest level. Mr. Amory who…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Laniqua Williams of the Verchild’s High School stood out from among competitors in the ECLAC Caribbean Essay and Poster Competition to gain top prize in the essay division. The Economic Commission for…

Arrests Kevin Williams alias "Lebo" of Sandy Point and Alister Welsh of Challengers Village were formally arrested and charged for Disorderly Conduct by Fighting, which was committed on 16th August 2014 at Warner Park Cricket Stadium.…

Ross Powell the son of Ronald Powell, former Leeward Islands off spinning allrounder and Joan Powell, is a young man who knows where his head and his heart are. He has set himself some really high goals which he has every intention to…

President of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, Mr. Auckland Hector, has offered heartiest congratulations to Leeward Islands Under 17 player – Zubin DEYAL – who was successful in passing an astounding 16 subjects at the Caribbean…

The Management of the Guyana Amazon Warriors Team has taken a decision to contest the outcome of the second Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final played between the Amazon Warriors and the Barbados Tridents on August 16 at Warner Park, St…

Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt won his first 100m of 2014 on Sunday in an exhibition race run on Rio's iconic Copacabana beach, two years out from the 2016 Olympics. The Jamaican superstar won in a time of 10.6sec…

Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Ukrainian soldiers have recovered the bodies of 15 civilians from Monday's attack on a refugee convoy in the eastern Luhansk region, a spokesman for Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said Tuesday. Col.…

(CNN) -- More violence. More tear gas. No answers. Stun grenades and tear gas canisters arced through the night sky and into crowds of protesters overnight in Ferguson, Missouri, after police said they had been targeted with rocks, Molotov…

(CNN) -- The number of deaths from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has climbed to 1,229, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, but it cited "encouraging signs" from Nigeria and Guinea that positive action can rein in the deadly…