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February 2015

Police Updates (February 23, 2015)

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Victor Flemming of Five Ways Guest House was formally charged and cautioned for Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm, which was committed on 10th January 2015. He was later remanded to Her Majesty's Prison.…

Full Cabinet of Ministers Sworn-in

(ZIZ News) -- The full Federal Cabinet of ministers was revealed to the Nation and thousands of persons abroad during Sunday's swearing-in ceremony at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium. The Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris will, for the next five…

PM meets with Venezuelan Officials

(ZIZ News) -- The governments of St. Kitts-Nevis and Venezuela, on Sunday, strengthened ties as a visiting delegation paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris. The group was led by Venezuela’s Minister of External…

CMO warns against Over-Prescribing Antibiotics

(ZIZ News) -- Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin says the poor judgment of some health professionals is contributing to the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and viruses. He told ZIZ that some doctors over-prescribe…

Government’s Full Cabinet to be Sworn in on Sunday

The highly anticipated swearing-in of the Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis is set for Sunday . This comes four days after Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris was sworn in at Government House in the presence of political colleagues, family…

Oil exploration rig heading to Guyana

Georgetown, Guyana -- Exxon/Mobil’s Deepwater Champion oil exploration rig has departed from Louisiana to the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where it is expected to commence drilling in mid-March. According to minister of natural…

Trinidad union to mount protest against CWC/Flow merger

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) says it plans to step up action to prevent the Trinidad and Tobago government giving regulatory support to moves by the British telecommunications giant, Cable and…

Wigton Windfarm expansion underway

Mandeville, Manchester -- Wigton Windfarm Ltd launched a 24MW expansion plant with a ground breaking ceremony close to its existing 38.7MW windfarm complex at Rose Hill in south Manchester. The work on Wigton III will be carried out by…

Prime Minister Harris meets with ECCB Staff

(ZIZ News) -- On his second full day in office, Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris met with staff members of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). While there, the Prime Minister held discussions with the Governor of the…

Attorney General denies rumours

(ZIZ News) -- New Attorney General, the Hon. Vincent Byron denied rumours that civil servants were asked to leave Government Headquarters on Thursday. He made the statement during a report on the first day (Thursday) of government…

Digicel donates to Special Olympics Committee

(ZIZ News) -- On Friday morning, telecommunications company Digicel pledged its support of the island’s special olympians when Chief Executive Officer Johnny Ingle presented a cheque to the group. Ingle said his company is pleased to be…