Yearly Archives

2014

World Cup: Neymar inspires Brazil to victory

CNN -- Was there ever any doubt? When it mattered most, the man which this Brazilian team's quest may depend on, delivered once again. Neymar, the face of this World Cup, scored his fourth goal in three games to book his country a date…

Lara the star in MCC win over Herts

London, England -- Brian Lara made a sparkling 56 as MCC cantered to a seven wicket win over Hertfordshire in their Lord's Bicentenary Anniversary Day clash at the Home of Cricket. Lara, batting at number three, was part of a fine…

Mathews, Prasad set up Sri Lanka for famous win

Sports Page –- Sri Lanka have never won a Test series in England, but they are closing in on a magnificent achievement after their captain, Angelo Mathews, with a brilliant domineering hundred, followed by a scarcely credible spell from…

Pennyless all stars not a part of weekend Cricket Festival

Sports Page -- An official from the Pennyless All Stars team has sought to clarify a recent report on the Cricket festival played last weekend at Cotton Ground which involved visiting teams out of St.Maarten. The official indicated that…

Maude Cross Prep secures historic win

Sports Page -- The Maude Cross Preparatory School sounded the battle cry loud and long on Friday 20th June as they made their historic entrance into the annual TDC sponsored Primary School Cricket league. The youthful cricketers at the…

Scotia Bank Robbed in Broad Daylight

ZIZ News -- Nevis' Capital City of Charlestown was the hub of much activity on Monday 23rd June, when the Bank of Nova Scotia was bombarded by gunmen who robbed the bank of an undisclosed sum of money. According to information reaching ZIZ…

Eat Local Day coming this Friday

ZIZ News -- Residents of St. Kitts will again be asked to put aside imported foods in favour of consuming only locally produced goods. On Friday 26th June, the Department of Agriculture will again host the ‘Eat Local Day’ initiative at…

Digicel expands its Cashback Promotion

ZIZ News -- Over the last few months, Telecommunications Company, Digicel, has been giving back to its customers as part of its ‘Cashback’ promotion. On Monday, the company took its promotion one step further and will now give away $10,000…

The Federation Joins in the Observation of Olympic Day

ZIZ News -- St. Kitts and Nevis celebrated the active lifestyle of youth around the world with the international sporting community and observed Olympic values in commemoration of Olympic Day on Monday 23rd June. Minister of Sports,…

Awards Ceremony honours Early Childhood Practitioners

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Child Month, an awards ceremony and dinner was held last Saturday (June 21) to recognise the hard work and dedication of 42 past and present contributors to the…

2014 Natta Scholars Honoured

Basseterre, St. Kitts - The William Marcus Natta Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded its 2014 scholarship to two ambitious and accomplished students at the Tucker-Clarke Primary School. This year’s recipients are 11 year-old Ms Aamira…