March 2015

St. John’s, Antigua -- It was with a sense of sorrow that the West Indies Cricket Board learnt of the death of former director Alloy Lequay. The former Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board president passed away on Sunday. He was 90. “On…

Sports Page -- As the date for the 34th edition of the much anticipated Gulf Insurance Primary schools’ championships, looms closer, the organizers hosted the now annual press conference on Tuesday 17th March. The press conference was held…

(ZIZ News) -- Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Mark Brantley is putting St. Kitts and Nevis’ overseas friends and allies at ease as he says there will be no drastic change in the new administration’s approach to Foreign Policy. While a…

(ZIZ News) -- The Department of Child Protection Services is investigating a case of bullying that was caught on video and uploaded to social media sites. The video shows a group of boys from the Tyrell Williams Primary School pushing and…

(ZIZ News) -- A series of workshops on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) continued on Tuesday with sessions focusing on media workers. Media practitioners based in st. Kitts and Nevis were invited to review and re-think the…

(ZIZ News) -- Next month, hundreds of athletes from 26 different territories will gather in St. Kitts and Nevis for the 2015 Carifta Games. Public Relations Officer for the St. Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA), Evris…

(ZIZ News) -- President of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, Dr. Kelvin Daly has issued a call to everyone to seriously consider tertiary education. Dr. Daley noted that 12 percent of the population has accessed higher education,…

Lagos, Nigeria -- Nigeria's military said it had cleared Boko Haram from the northeastern state of Yobe on Monday, while also claiming victory over the militants in the strategic town of Bama in neighbouring Borno state. In a Twitter post…

Mumbai, India -- Emerging markets must prepare for the impact of US interest rate rises, whose timing could surprise markets, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned in India on Tuesday. Speaking alongside India's…

London, United Kingdom -- New York oil prices approached six-year lows Tuesday on worries over growing US stockpiles and after OPEC warned of a stubborn global supply glut, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The annual budget debate resumes at Gordon House this afternoon, with Opposition spokesman on finance and planning, Audley Shaw, responding to last week's opening presentation by the minister, Dr Peter Phillips. Shaw…

Havana, Cuba -- Cuba's Fidel Castro warned Tuesday that Venezuela was prepared to confront US "threats and impositions," and said Washington could no longer count on the Venezuelan military to do its bidding. Venezuela "will never allow a…

Bridgetown, Barbados CMC -- The Barbados government says the economy is showing signs of growth and that the sacrifices made by nationals over the past months have not been in vain. Finance Minister Chris Sinckler delivering the 2015-16…

Southampton, United Kingdom CMC -- Britain’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) says tsunamis triggered by the partial collapse of the Montserrat volcano 13,000 years ago would have been much smaller than previously thought. This is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Over 100 new St. Kitts and Nevis Citizen by Investment (CBI) Certificates of Registration have been signed by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, recently, after due diligence reports confirmed…