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April 2015

JLPS and EPPS take Championship Honours

Sports Page -- The 34th edition of the prestigious Gulf Insurance Interprimary schools championships, took place at the ET Willet Park on Wednesday 1st April. As per usual, thousands of spectators took advantage of the public half holiday…

LICA welcomes mandatory selections

St John's, Antigua -- The Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA), during this year’s PCL draft to be held later this year, will be required to select at least two players from outside the sub-region while a third option will also be…

Results of SKNFA Matches Played on Wednesday 1st April, 2015

FA Cup Quarter Finals At Warner Park Stadium Lime 4G Cayon Rockets 2 vs S. L. Horsford St. Pauls United 1                                         (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Lime 4G Cayon Rockets Clyde Mitchum 38th minute Shaquille…

Police Updates (April 02, 2015)

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Davin Phipps of West Bourne Ghaut was formally arrested and charged for Possession of House Breaking Implement, which was committed on Tuesday 24th March 2015. Clifford Sutton of Upper Cayon was formally…

St. Kitts and Nevis to Benefit More from Petrocaribe

(ZIZ News) – The Venezuelan government, through its multilateral Petrocaribe subsidiary, has granted the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis $16 million to compensate former sugar workers. PDV Caribe President, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera said…

Health and Wellness Spa for St. Kitts

(ZIZ News) – With studies currently underway at the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation, St. Kitts and Nevis already attracts much international attention in terms of stem cell research. Plans are now in place to help draw further…

Domestic Violence Workshop Held in St. Kitts

(ZIZ News) – The topic of abuse was the centre of discussion on Wednesday morning as dozens of participants attended the Caribbean Women’s Association workshop on domestic violence. During the opening ceremony, Minister of State for Gender…

IMF approves US$39 million disbursement for Jamaica

Washington, USA -- The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the seventh review of Jamaica’s economic performance under the program supported by a four-year, SDR 615.38 million (about US$932 million at the…

Peru PM sacked in spy scandal, president in crisis

Lima, Peru (AFP) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala was left scrambling to find a new prime minister Tuesday after Congress sacked the incumbent, Ana Jara, over allegations of domestic spying. Jara was deposed in a no-confidence vote…

Canadian high commissioner commends CARICOM Single Market

Kingston, Jamaica -- Canadian high commissioner to Jamaica, Robert Ready, has commended Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states on the significant advances made in the CARICOM Single Market, including the liberalization of the market…

Trade diplomacy training comes to Barbados

Cave Hill, Barbados -- In a globalized world, small states can find it hard to punch above their weight in global trade negotiation and diplomacy. In order to become a major player globally and secure a place at the international…