February 2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, was among eight Heads of Government and Ministers of Finance who attended the 81st Meeting of the Monetary…

(ZIZ News) -- Finance Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris used Wednesday’s meeting of the St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce to provide an update on his recent meeting with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s Monetary…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris has responded to concerns of information not being assigned a Minister of Government during Sunday’s Swearing-In Ceremony of the Federal Cabinet. Dr. Harris said while it was not…

(ZIZ News) – The 2015 Leeward Islands Debating Competition got underway Thursday when students of the British Virgin Islands competed against St. Maarten. The students debated the moot “The CARICOM Region’s Failure to Legalize Marijuana is…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis is scheduled to host the 2015 Carifta Games in April and local organisers are anticipating an influx of visitors to the country's shores for the event. ZIZ News spoke with the Chief Administrative Officer…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Nevis 6th Form College’s Literary and Debating Society is scheduled to participate in the annual Leeward Island Debating Competition. The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) Literary and Debating Society will…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority Colin James praised the people of Nevis for their efforts at preserving historic Charlestown. James who was hosted by the Nevis Tourism Authority…

Sports Page -- The Nevis Academy Primary school hosted its annual road races on Monday 23rd February. The younger children ran from close to the Deputy Governor’s residence; down to the main road and returning to the school, while the…

Sports Page -- The VOJN Primary school hosted its annual cross country events on Tuesday 24th February. The younger children ran to the back of the school, through the housing project area and back to the school, while the older children…

Sports Page -- The Charlestown Primary school held its annual sports meet on Wednesday 25th February under the distinguished patronage of past champion athletes, Alex STRAIGHT Percival and Venetia VENUS Richardson. A sizeable crowd was on…

Berlin (AP) -- A court in Germany has sentenced a male nurse to life in prison for killing patients with overdoses of heart medication. News agency dpa reported that the Oldenburg regional court found the 38-year-old guilty of charges…

New Jersey, United States (AP) -- A man who fled to Jamaica after pleading guilty to child sex assault charges seven years ago has been extradited back to New Jersey. The Record reports that Homer Bishop is being held in the Bergen County…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Barbados’s tourism sector has begun to show signs of growth. In 2014, long stay visitor arrivals increased for the first time in two years by 2.2 percent to 519,638 visitors, compared to the previous year. Chairman…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- Member of Parliament for South St Catherine, Fitz Jackson, has said that Portmore residents have not shunned the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) petition seeking 6,480 signatures to go ahead with the redrawing of…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- President Donald Ramotar announced on Tuesday that he has signed the proclamation to dissolve parliament in Guyana on February 28, and the ten regional democratic councils. This announcement follows Ramotar’s…