October 2014

(ZIZ News) -- The St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board has once again acknowledged the hard work of students within the federation. On Wednesday, the institution awarded the Annual Susanna Lee High School Scholarship Award to 15…

(ZIZ News) -- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and local support groups are staging several activities in commemoration. ZIZ News spoke with Pamela Armstrong, the Founder of Essence of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation about the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas told the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Damion Hobson, that his Government supports the Speaker of the National Assembly, the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) continues to be a positive driving force to the economy of St. Kitts and Nevis and is committed to seeing greater improvement. At the 17th Annual Consultation of the Economy on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The economy of St. Kitts and Nevis which registered a 3.8 percent growth in real GDP has outperformed several of its Caribbean counterparts and has emerged as a leader in terms of economic growth in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Economic growth in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is on the right path, having registered positive numbers in 2013 and is projected to average about 3 percent and possibly over this up to 2017.”…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS --The Inland Revenue Department on Nevis will embark on an educational drive: “Know your Taxes.” The event will take place at the department’s Charlestown office at the R.G. Solomon Arcade from October 06-31, 2014. The…

(CNN) -- Ebola has orphaned thousands of children in West Africa, and relatives are terrified of taking them in for fear of infection, the United Nations said. About 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have lost one or both…

(CNN) -- Michel Platini has broken his silence over FIFA's refusal to publish the long-awaited report into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. "As long as the regulations of the FIFA code of ethics regarding the actual…

New York, USA -- Noting that small island developing nations must speak with one voice at the global level, representatives of those countries on Tuesday pressed for international economic partnerships and efforts to combat climate change,…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is recovering in Canada following a bout of influenza, according to an official statement issued here on Wednesday. It said that Stuart was scheduled here last Monday “after a…

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is responding well to treatment being administered for a muscle injury. Communication Consultant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Elson Crick, told the Caribbean Media…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Suspected cases of the chikungunya virus has postponed an expected showdown on the buggery legislation in Parliament Wednesday. The Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS), a prominent church group leading…

San Juan, Puerto Rico (CMC) -- Over US$2 million was seized by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency on Monday when officers searched a ferry en route to the Dominican Republic. The money that was hidden in…

Sports Page -- The St. James’ Primary School started their campaign in the 2014 Giant Malt Primary School Football league with a win over the VOJN Primary School, on their home ground. The match was played on Tuesday 1st October. It was a…