May 2015

Sports Page -- Heather Dyche, CONCACAF instructor appeared very enthused on Thursday 14th May as she prepared to commence a CONCACAF grass roots Football coaching course, geared specifically to females on the island of Nevis. Over twenty…

Sports Page -- Defending champions, CG Rebels were in dominant form as they engaged the Dynasty Ballers in the NABA league on Thursday night. The Rebels led in all quarters but were even more so, in the final half of the game when a…

Sports Page -- Even with a depleted team, due to the fact that some of the players are currently involved in exams, the CSS team comfortably took care of the SDA Jets team at the ET Willet Park on Thursday night. The CSS team won the toss…

St. John’s, Antigua -- The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board announced a 13-member squad on Thursday for a Tour Match against Australia from Wednesday, May 27, to Friday, May 29, at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here.…

(ZIZ News) -- History was made in St. Kitts and Nevis when the country witnessed the opening of the National Assembly under the Team Unity-led government. Dozens of people lined Church Street, on Thursday morning, eager to witness the…

(ZIZ News) - The Governor General's Deputy, Tapley Seaton Q.C. said Team Unity, during its first term in office, will focus on putting people first. While presenting the Throne Speech during the sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday…

(ZIZ News) - SKELEC, the main electricity company on St. Kitts, is expanding its service offerings to customers. This week, the company's Chief Executive Officer, Cartwright Farrell, announced that they now accept electronic bill payments.…

(ZIZ News) - Police Commissioners across the region have been offered access to a value of US$20 million in finance funding by Amalgamated Security Services. The offer was made by Chairman and C.E.O. of Amalgamated Security Services,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The importance of strengthening the family in relation to raising positive, productive young people rather than at-risk youth was highlighted as part of the strategy of addressing crime during the Throne…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- An EC$800,000 grant from the Republic of China (Taiwan) presented to the Ministry of Sports will be used to enhance and upgrade the lighting infrastructure at the Warner Park Football Stadium in St. Kitts.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Scores of spectators assembled outside of Government Headquarters while dignitaries filed into the National Assembly Chambers on Thursday (May 14) to witness the opening of the Federal Parliament of St.…

New York, USA -- As Haiti approaches presidential and municipal elections, adequate international support was needed to avoid a security vacuum and a loss of gains made towards democracy and development, the Fifth Committee (Administrative…

Miami, Florida (CMC) -- The United States Coast Guard on Wednesday repatriated 50 Cuban migrants who were interdicted in three separate incidents, to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. The Coast Guard said all three interdictions included…

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Lead poisoning has killed 28 children in central Nigeria's Niger state, the government has said, in the latest incident that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent years. "As at 12th May, 2015, 65 cases and 28…

St Augustine, Trinidad -- UWI academics from across the Caribbean comprised over 65 regional and international thought leaders, who for three days engaged in vigorous debate and discussion on challenges and solutions for the Caribbean…