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November 2014

Bus Drivers want to meet with Government Officials

(ZIZ News) -- Dozens of bus drivers hosted what they called a “Stand Out” on Monday to honour the late Kevin “Broadie” Newman who was shot and killed late Saturday night. The 70 plus bus drivers present were adamant that the stand out at…

Young Man shot in Newtown

(ZIZ News) -- A young man in his late twenties is currently at the Joseph N. France General Hospital nursing wounds after he was shot on Monday at around 12:30pm. ZIZ News spoke with Public Relations Officer for the Royal St. Christopher…

SKTU attacks ZIZ News

(ZIZ News) -- The St. Kitts Teachers’ Union has attacked ZIZ News in a three page press release accusing it of misrepresenting the Basseterre High School issue. According to a lengthy statement put out by the St. Kitts Teachers' Union,…

Norwegian Gem makes Inaugural Call

(ZIZ News) -- The second of eleven new cruise ships scheduled to visit St. Kitts during the 2014/2015 Cruise Ship Season docked at Port Zante on Monday. The 2,846-passenger capacity Norwegian Gem Cruise Ship made its inaugural call to the…

Brazilian President congratulated on re-election victory

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis has congratulated Brazil’s President Her Excellency Dilma Rouseff on her re-election victory following presidential elections on Sunday. “This victory clearly indicates resonance of the…

Inaugural Charity Art Event Raises $30,000.00

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- More than $30,000.00 was committed to the differently abled and shut-ins in the Sandy Point community as a result of a successful charity art event. All twenty-five acrylic and oil paintings that were…

Dominica celebrates 36 years of political independence

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Dominica is observing the 36th anniversary of its political independence from Britain with the traditional military parade, honour of nationals and a message from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit that the…

Bahamas government bails out local bank

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas government has established a government corporation that has absorbed $100 million worth of Bank of The Bahamas' "troubled" commercial loans and will hire an accounting firm to go after those overdue…

Caricom heads meet on Ebola, chikungunya tomorrow

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will convene a special meeting in Trinidad tomorrow to discuss the Ebola virus, a global concern, and the chikungunya disease, a mostly non-fatal but debilitating illness that is…

World Trade Center reopens for business

New York (AP) -- Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is again opening for business — marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation. Conde Nast will start moving Monday…

Air carrier and tour operator team up to re-enter Guyana

Greensboro, USA -- Dynamic Airways, which had a rocky start on its Guyana service earlier this year, and tour operator Travelspan, which also pulled out of Guyana, have teamed up to re-enter the Guyana market on November 22 after the US…