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May 2015

IMF appoints new mission chief for Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed one of its top advisors, Dr Uma Ramakrishnan, as its new Mission Chief for Jamaica. Dr Ramakrishnan, who served in a similar capacity in El Salvador, prior to her…

SKNABA matches postponed

Sports Page -- Disappointment for Nevisian Basketball fans on Wednesday night as the much anticipated clashes between St. Kitts and Nevis Basketball teams, did not materialize. President of the Nevis Amateur Basketball Association, Wanda…

Responsible Dottin guides Windies to Win

Colombo, Sri Lanka, CMC -- Stroke-maker Deandra Dottin carved out a controlled, unbeaten half-century to haul West Indies Women out of trouble and guide them to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Women in the opening One-Day International…

India, New Zealand move up Test rankings

Sports Page -- South Africa has stretched its lead at the top of the ICC Test Team Rankings, while India and New Zealand both moved upwards to occupy three of the top four positions in the table after the latest annual update. With the…

Opposition Boycotts opening of Parliament

(ZIZ News) -- Members of the Opposition boycotted the opening of the National Assembly, citing three reasons for their collective decision. On Thursday morning, Leader of the opposing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party and Former Prime Minister,…

Opening of National Assembly

(ZIZ News) -- It was a historic occasion today as St. Kitts and Nevis witnessed the opening of National Assembly under the Team UNITY-led government. The event began with a Guard of Honour made up of members of the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence…

Revamping the Electoral System

(ZIZ News) The government is currently reviewing and revamping the internal networking systems that connect to the electoral office as part of investigations into what have been called "serious infractions". During a press conference on…

Opposition Names Senator Nominee

(ZIZ News) The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, Leader of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party, has named Nigel Alexis Carty as his party's nominee to serve as a Nominated Member/Senator in the National Assembly. The announcement of Mr. Carty's…

Green Valley Festival Gearing Up

(ZIZ News) The Green Valley Festival, which is in its 19th year, is again gearing up to present a wide range of activities. Chairperson of the 2015 Green Valley Organizing Committee, Jerome Isaac, said the Festival, which will be held…

Police making Inroads into Cases with Public help

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Law enforcement in St. Kitts and Nevis has made inroads into several cases due to an increase in police vigilance, intelligence and public information. On Tuesday, Acting Commissioner of Police Stafford…