April 2015

(ZIZ News) This week, during a televised address, Acting Commissioner of Police Stafford Liburd listed a number of initiatives that the Police Force had taken to combat crime in St. Kitts and Nevis. Among those initiatives is increased…

(ZIZ News) Members of the fisheries sector and related departments in St. Kitts and Nevis have been participating in a three-day consultation to shape laws which will guide the sector forward. On Tuesday, the Department of Marine…

(ZIZ News) An ongoing workshop on crop quality continued on Wednesday with sessions to update farmers on the progress of several components of the Vegetable, Fruit, and Upland Crop Quality and Safety Improvement Project. Both the workshop…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Hon. Shawn Richards, described the recent ground breaking for the US$20 million HTRIP Candy Villa Resort Development at Liburd Hill on Nevis by a Chinese investor Jian…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism on Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley said ground-breaking for the US$20 million HTRIP Candy Resort Villa Development at Liburd Hill, marked the delivery of another project that would…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Newly appointed General Manager of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority Andrew Hendrickson, during a recent interview with the Department of Information pledged his dedication, along with his management team,…

Castries, St Lucia -- The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) said it fully supports the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, in his remarks to the meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government and US…

Belize City, Belize -- The full bench of the Caribbean Court of Justice is in Belize this week for the first time for itinerant sittings from 20-23 April, 2015. The sittings are being held in Courtroom 1, Supreme Court of Belize. This is…

Bogota, Colombia (AFP) -- A court ordered a Cuba-bound Chinese ship loaded with undeclared weapons to sail for Havana on Tuesday, saying the arms could not be unloaded and might pose a safety threat. Da Dan Xia, which has been held since…

Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) -- A Turkish student was handed a suspended one-year prison sentence for "insulting" a local governor by retweeting a satirical article, as concerns grow over the state of freedom of expression in Turkey, reports said…

Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe -- A 29-member delegation from Antigua and Barbuda, led by Chet Greene, minister of trade, commerce, industry, sport, culture, consumer affairs and national festivals, arrived in Guadeloupe on Sunday. The visit to…

St John’s, Antigua -- High level discussions concerning energy and tourism were held on Tuesday in Antigua between Asot Michael, minister of tourism, economic development, investment and energy and Ambassador Ken Shimanouchi, special envoy…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The new international airport currently under construction at Argyle in St Vincent and the Grenadines is expected to play a critical role in enhancing the viability of the local fishing industry. Minister of…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Amid a growing firestorm over the Bahamas government’s decision to wait more than a year before releasing a report on a Rubis gasoline spill that occurred more than two years ago, local MP Jerome Fitzgerald said on Monday…

Sports Page -- Emmanuel Jeffers, originally of Stoney Grove in Nevis but who currently works and lives in Anguilla, is not only back in training as a Body builder, but competing as well. The muscle man that previously competed in body…