Yearly Archives

2014

Photos: Royal tour JDF

ST ANDREW, Jamaica — His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex on Tuesday visited the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) headquarters at Up Park Camp in St Andrew. The tour formed part…

Opposition walks out of Parliament

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition today walked out of the House of Representatives after the Government refused to give a commitment to remove attorney-at-law Velma Hylton from the Commission selected to inquire into the Tivoli Gardens…

Los Angeles bans e-cigarettes in public places

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles is to ban e-cigarette use in public places where tobacco smoking is prohibited, including workplaces, restaurants and bars, following a vote Tuesday. The LA City Council voted by 14-0 to…

Oscar Pistorius lawyer pokes hole in defense testimony

Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius's defense team poked holes Wednesday in the testimony of yet another witness who said he heard shouts and shooting from the Olympian's home the night his girlfriend was killed. Prosecutors…

Commissioner supports judge’s decision

(ZIZ)-- Commissioner of police, Celvin Walwyn says he agrees with the judge’s decision to throw out a recent court case where a police officer allegedly tampered with witness testimony. Walwyn called the officer’s actions embarrassing.…

Educators participate in Child-Friendly School Workshop

(ZIZ)-- Key individuals in the education sector came together last week to participate in a Child-Friendly School Workshop which focused on evaluating and monitoring schools and classrooms. Education officers, staff of the Curriculum…

International Women’s Day celebrations

(ZIZ)-- International Women's Day, celebrated annually on March 8th, will be commemorated this year under the theme “Inspiring Our Women”. Director of Gender Affairs, Etsu Bradshaw Caines, says International Women's Day, which was started…

JNF staff attends leadership seminar

(ZIZ)-- Staff members of the Joseph N. France General Hospital received some tips of how to better leaders. A successful entrepreneur and missionary from Wichita Falls, Texas concluded a two-day leadership seminar at the hospital on…

Caribbean Journal features St. Kitts’ Southeast Peninsula

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – St. Kitts’ Southeast Peninsula is being featured on the Caribbean Journal’s Meet the Caribbean. Seven photos introduce the Southeast Peninsula of the island of St Kitts as “a show-stopping stretch of green…

Youth Department Celebrates Success Stories

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The recent 38th Graduation Ceremony of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force was a memorable moment for the agency, friends and family of the graduands, but also the staff at the Department of…

Nevis Island Assembly to hold first sitting for 2014

Nia Charlestown Nevis -- The Nevis Island Assembly will meet for the first time in 2014, with a sitting at Hamilton House on Samuel Hunkins Drive on March 05, 2014. According to the circulated Order Paper, dated February 27, 2014 from…