December 2014

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has told the nation that his December 9th Budget Day presentation will be tax-free. “I do not intend to steal my own thunder today.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- With the improvement in the St. Kitts and Nevis economy, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas announced to the nation Wednesday, the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) from what he called “A…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The following is a statement by Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Vance Amory on December 03, 2014, on the Administration’s 3rdquarter fiscal review for the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The improving economic environment and positive projected outlook has enabled the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis “to share the benefits of the new economy” with citizens and residents. At a press…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Plans to construct two new solar farms on St. Kitts will assist in the steadfast movement toward the establishment of a green economy and savings of millions of dollars in diesel purchases annually. Prime…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas has publicly addressed the recent development concerning Kittitian and Nevisian citizens requiring visas to enter Canada. Speaking on his “Ask the Prime Minister” radio…

(ZIZ News) -- Consumers across St. Kitts and Nevis will enjoy a 12 percent reduction in the Value Added Tax, or VAT, on two days this month; December 12th and 19th. Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, said this is being done,…

(ZIZ News) -- Christmas has come early for residents of St. Kitts and Nevis as the Federation’s Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, on Wednesday, revealed a long list of items that have been added to the Value Added Tax…

(ZIZ News) -- As the recruitment for soldiers continues, Public Affairs Officer for the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force, Captain Kayode Sutton, says there are incentives for applicants. He said among other things, the Defence Force promotes…

(ZIZ News) -- The McKnight Community Centre and the St. Kitts-Nevis Association for Persons with Disabilities have gotten a helping hand from telecommunications company Digicel. On Tuesday the company presented five thousand dollars to…

(CNN) -- Yet another woman has come forward accusing comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Judy Huth filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress during an incident at the…

New York, USA -- JetBlue Airways has launched twice-weekly flights to its latest Caribbean destination, Curacao. The airline now offers up to 121 daily flights from the US to the Caribbean, of which up to 56 daily flights are nonstop from…

Washington, USA -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, and the permanent representative of Dominica to the hemispheric Organization, Ambassador Hubert Charles, on Tuesday signed an…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Seven-week-old Ackeem Karram of Retreat, St Mary who was reported stolen on Monday, November 24, was found and reunited with his mother yesterday Tuesday, December 2. Information received is that the baby was handed…

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- Telecommunications ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will meet in St Lucia on Thursday to discuss ramifications of the planned merger of the British telecommunications company,…