April 2015

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) -- More than half the population of rural areas worldwide do not have access to basic health care, with four in five rural Africans lacking services, the United Nations said Monday. In the first report of its…

Moscow (AP) -- A court in southern Russia has sentenced three young women to brief jail terms for making a video showing them twerking next to a World War II memorial. Russia celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Allies' victory in the…

Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepalis started fleeing their devastated capital on Monday after an earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and toppled entire streets, as the United Nations prepared a "massive" aid operation. With fears rising…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Barbados economy has begun to turn around, says the island’s minister of finance, Christopher Sinckler. He made the disclosure last evening, as he delivered the feature address at the official opening of…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is moving forward from the recent CARICOM-US summit with seed funding for a sustainable energy programme, a commitment to help fast-track ICT development, and continued support for…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The CHASE Fund has signed construction and renovation contracts amounting to J$103 million to build and upgrade five basic and infant schools in the parishes of Hanover, Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, Manchester, and…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Former St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell urged Trinidad and Tobago to think seriously about replacing the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as…

Sports Page -- A SKNABA BASKETBALL game was played on Saturday 25th April, at the Grell Hull Stevens Complex. The two local teams in the league in CG Rebels and PJ’s, faced off but the experienced CG Rebels , held their nerves in a close…

Sports Page -- Head coach, Kurvin Wallace and Nevis Teachers’ Union representative, Ercia Blake, are both convinced that the Nevisian Primary School athletes who will be competing against their kittitian counterparts on Saturday May 2nd…

On Friday 24th April Elvis Star Browne Women's Easter Cup Semi Finals At Newtown Playing Field * C.C.C. Bath United did not show up for their game against Winners Circle Newtown United * Officials were Walter James, Shatresha Ephraim,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- In front of a small but appreciative crowd, Development Bank Challengers Exodus Basketball Club signalled the fact that they intend to retain the SKNABA Premier League championship for a third year running when they…

(ZIZ News) -- On Sunday, the Rotary Club of St. Kitts continued fundraising efforts for autism awareness by facilitating a "Cruise for Charity". About 150 persons signed up to travel along the Caribbean coast of St. Kitts on the party boat…

(ZIZ News) -- A woman who was the victim of a shooting incident last year on “The Strip” at Frigate Bay is receiving medical treatment thanks to the Government of Venezuela. Eunella Henry left the country on Sunday morning to receive…

(ZIZ News) -- 35 professionals in various fields are now equipped to be better leaders having completed the CFBC Jenkins Limited Leadership Course. On Saturday night, the group hosted a Banquet and Auction Fundraiser to demonstrate its…

“For us the prison services are important services and we welcome and we value the work that all of you do each day, as part of the security framework of St. Kitts and Nevis”, said Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the…