March 2015

Sports Page -- The Combermere preschool held its second annual sports meet at the VOJN Primary School’s grounds on Wednesday 18th March. The two houses, Blue and Green, marched impressively as they went past the joint patrons, in Mr. and…

London -- The England selectors today announced a 16-man squad captained by Alastair Cook for the three-match Test series in the West Indies which starts next month. The Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott, who captained England Lions on…

National Bank Premier League At St. Pauls Playing Field Harris Paint St. Peters 1 vs S. L. Horsford St. Pauls United 1                                   (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Harris Paint St. Peters Shaquille Barzey 23rd minute…

Sports Page -- The Nevis Amateur Basketball Association will be having a meeting with the clubs and past and present referees, on Monday March 23rd 2015 at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Sports Department, which is located…

Damasak, Nigeria (AP) -- Waving a captured black and white militant flag, soldiers from Niger and Chad on Wednesday celebrated their liberation of a Nigerian town from Boko Haram extremists. It is another victory in a regional campaign to…

Dakar, Senegal (AP) -- Senegal's president wants to shorten his term in office to "set an example" for other African countries. The move stands in marked contrast to those of African leaders who have pushed to eliminate term limits or…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Inadequate or outdated data have hindered the fight against poverty in some Caribbean countries, including those of the Eastern Caribbean. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), along with partners, will be working…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas ministry of tourism has announced that preliminary tourism statistics show double digit increases in air arrivals and hotel performance for the month of January. Nassau/Paradise Island welcomed 74,361…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced that US President Barack Obama will pay a state visit to Jamaica on April 9, 2015. Obama and Simpson Miller will hold bilateral discussions on a range of issues of…

Carson City, Nevada (AP) -- Pets might soon be able to use pot under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Nevada Legislature. Democratic Sen Tick Segerblom is sponsoring the measure that would allow animal owners to get marijuana for their pet…

(ZIZ News) -- Foreign Affairs Minister, the Hon. Mark Brantley says the government is taking a “two pronged” approach to restoring the international community’s confidence in the Federation’s Citizenship by Investment Programme. Prior to…

(ZIZ News) -- As part of Consumer Rights Awareness Week 2015, Health and Consumer Rights officials discussed ways of helping persons choose healthy diets on Monday’s edition of ZIZ’s “The Round Table”. Director of Consumer Affairs, Paul…

(ZIZ News) -- The Ministry of Education has clarified the circumstances surrounding a video of a fight between primary school students that has been circulating on social media. Education Officer Stanley Knight told ZIZ News that…

(ZIZ News) -- Five small businesses in St. Kitts and Nevis got a boost to help their business grow after receiving equipment through the Financial Information Month Business Equipment Mini-Grant. During a presentation on ZIZ TV on Tuesday…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- James Galloway gave a powerful performance entitled “Try to Understand” to earn the top spot at the “Brainstorm” – Spoken Word Slam finals on March 14. Galloway was among ten persons, who creatively…