February 4, 2015

NIA CHARLESTOWN -- The following is an address delivered on February 04, 2015, by Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration Hon. Mark Brantley, on the occasion of World Cancer Day 2015. World Cancer Day is commemorated on the…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Health Ministry on Nevis continues to make strides to improve health care delivery on the island. The Alexandra Hospital began the first of a two-phase hospital system upgrade on Friday 30 January, 2015.…

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Donelle Jacobs of Lower Monkey Hill was formally arrested and charged for five (5) counts of Receiving, which were committed on 19th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th November 2014. Quinton Connor of St. Paul…

(ZIZ News) -- On 30th January at 4:00 pm, The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force hosted a graduation ceremony at Police Training School Complex for Island Constables; 1 of 2015. In attendance at this ceremony were, Commissioner…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ franchise in the 2015 Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament will be coached by South African Eric Simons. Simons, was a genuine all-rounder during his playing days for…

Atlanta (AP) -- An attorney representing Bobby Brown says the entertainer's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, isn't and never has been married. Brown's attorney Christopher Brown released a statement Tuesday disputing reports that Bobbi…

Pittsburgh (AP) -- An Ohio man who sold fake urine and other products meant to help people pass workplace drug tests has pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Pennsylvania. David Neal, 61 of Middletown, Ohio, pleaded guilty Monday to…

Taipei, Taiwan (AP) -- A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people banked sharply onto its side, clipped a highway bridge and careened into a shallow river Wednesday shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing at least 23 people and leaving 20…

St John’s, Antigua -- A cadre of public and private sector officials from Antigua and Barbuda are scheduled to benefit from training aimed at equipping them to speak on matters related to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson on Monday defended the Bahamas government's handling of the investigation into Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bribery allegations. Maynard-Gibson urged Bahamians to be…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Education Minister Ronald Thwaites today said that the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) approved 90 per cent of its loan applications for the current academic year, and there was no need to grant preferential treatment based…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says cancers are the second leading cause of death in the region and even as it acknowledged that nearly one half of cancers are preventable or…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The ministry of health has disclosed that there has been a decline in the number of confirmed cases of chikungunya in Barbados in recent weeks. The levels of mosquito breeding have also fallen. In 2014, there…

Sports Page -- Almost five years after Nevis and the Leeward Islands’ first cricketer to make it to the West Indies team, Elquemedo Tonito Willet was honoured, with the former Grove Park named in his honour, two more Nevisian cricketers…

Sports Page -- As per usual, the road races at the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School, continue to attract much attention from parents, relatives of the student athletes and members of the general public. Such was the case on Friday 30th…