August 2014

(ZIZ)-- Kaeve Armstrong returned home on Sunday following her successful campaign at the 53rd staging of the Miss Jaycees Caribbean Queen Pageant on Friday. A welcome home reception, attended by the Minister of Culture, the Hon. Marcella…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Constables in the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF), members of the civilian staff and traffic wardens were saluted by Prime Minister the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas for enforcing…

ZIZ News -- The St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party Chairperson has weighed in on the Court Ruling of Justice Darshan Ramdhani on the Boundaries Commission Case. Speaking on the radio programme “Good Morning St. Kitts-Nevis”, Hon. Marcella…

ZIZ News -- Weather officials predict St. Kitts and Nevis will be feeling the effects of Tropical Storm Bertha in less than 24 hours. Senior Meteorological Officer, Elmo Burke told ZIZ that while the storm will pass about 100 miles south…

ZIZ News -- Twenty seven teen mothers completed a gender, governance and empowerment workshop on Thursday at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. This workshop was organised by the departments of constituency empowerment and gender affairs.…

Sports Page -- A significant donation of one hundred footballs was made at the Youth and Sports Department earlier this week. Coordinator of the Youth Department, Ms Zahnela Claxton explained that the owners of the popular local restaurant…

Sports Page -- There was a grand closing ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort on Thursday 31st July which effectively brought to an end the 2014 edition of the summer camp for Tennis and Golf, hosted by the Department of Youth and Sports.…

Sports Page -- Manager of the Titans track club on Nevis, Timothy Caines has indicated that the general public on the island is in for a rare treat today-Friday August 1st as the A1Technology/Titans C-40 Track and field meet is hosted at…

Chicago (AP) -- A demoted executive shot and critically wounded his company's CEO before fatally shooting himself Thursday inside a high-rise office building in downtown Chicago's bustling financial district, police said. The worker pulled…

Glasgow, Scotland (AP) -- Reacting to sensationalistic headlines such as "Ebola Terror at Commonwealth Games" in a British newspaper, officials said on Friday that a Sierra Leone cyclist passed tests for the Ebola virus and competed.…

New York, USA (CMC) -- A Jamaican national faces federal narcotics smuggling charges after she was detained at the John F Kennedy International Airport with cocaine worth a street value of more than US$30,000 last month. The United States…

Roseau, Dominica -- The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in Dominica continues to fight for electoral reform and is asking the people of the island to stand with it. The UWP held a media briefing on Wednesday morning to update the…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Tropical Storm Bertha was moving towards Barbados on Friday as several Caribbean countries issued tropical storm warnings for their nationals. The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said that 5.00 am…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The curriculum for nearly 2,000 students enrolled at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston is to be expanded, come September, with the introduction of a Chinese language training programme. The…

ZIZ News -- Justice Darshan Ramdahni, in a summary of his 74-page ruling on the case brought against the Boundaries Commission by Hon. Shawn Richards and others, announced that the Boundaries Commission Report is null and void and cannot be…