October 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 16, 2014) -- The Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, which continues to support the Manufacturing Awareness Week celebrated by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, sees itself as an integral player in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Staff at the People Employment Programme (PEP) Secretariat in Dorset on Friday October 10 wore pink as they joined the rest of the world in observing Breast Cancer Awareness month, which is celebrated in the month…

Nia Charlestown Nevis -- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance on Nevis Collin Dore, publicly commended the Department of Statistics and Economic Planning for what he described as a bold step to build community awareness on the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- With the official opening of the new Post Office in Dieppe Bay, the residents of the Capisterre area in St. Kitts will soon be able to pay other bills. So said St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt.…

(ZIZ News) -- Talking Points and My Perfect Day are among the new radio programmes that St. Kitts and Nevis’ National Broadcasting Corporation, ZIZ, launched recently. The company’s General Manager Clement O’garro has welcomed the addition…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The construction and official opening of the new Dieppe Bay Post Office, is part of the ongoing upgrading and transformation of the Capisterre region. Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Social Assistance Programmes in St. Kitts and Nevis continue to positively impact the less fortunate in society, as Government reaffirms its commitment to the health and well-being of residents. Minster of…

(ZIZ News) -- When Nevis’ Premier and Labour Minister the Hon. Vance Amory described the persons recently terminated by his administration as “hangers on”, persons expressed disappointment and shock. Premier Amory’s comment came when he…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Seaweed has inundated the shoreline of Basseterre, following a similar situation in the Keys and other areas recently. Senior Maritime Officer in the Marine Division, James Greene said the recent weather…

New York, USA -- As calls for the United Nations to admit liability and compensate the victims of the Haitian cholera epidemic continue, attorneys for the victims in a proposed class action lawsuit filed in Brooklyn, New York, announced on…

Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hong Kong authorities have vowed to conduct an impartial investigation into a video which appears to show several plainclothes police officers beating up a detained pro-democracy demonstrator. The widely circulated video…

(CNN) -- It's a plot twist that even a thriller writer might have struggled to come up with during Serbia's European qualifying clash with Albania in Belgrade. A drone flying a flag depicting the "Greater Albania" over a major…

(CNN) -- The second Dallas health care worker with Ebola was on a flight from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday -- the day before she reported symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Because of the proximity in…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- A public-private partnership is underway in Guyana that will see the creation of 400 to 500 jobs and will take the country a step further on the green pathway. The Institute of Applied Science and Technology…

Roseau, Dominica -- Leader of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, has accused Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) of using state resources for vote buying in their political…