Monthly Archives

May 2015

First National Assembly under Team Unity set for May 14th

(ZIZ News) -- The first sitting of the National Assembly under the Team Unity-led Government of St. Kitts and Nevis will be held on Thursday 14th May at 10am at National Assembly Chambers on Church Street. On Wednesday, Attorney General…

Commissioners’ Conference to benefit the Community

(ZIZ News) -- A conference for Caribbean police commissioners is expected to focus on strengthening community policing and adopting best practices for use within the region. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ian Queeley told ZIZ that the…

Junior Achievement Trade Fair

(ZIZ News) -- The participants of the 2014-2015 Junior Achievement Programme will be taking part in a trade fair this week to display their companies’ goods and services. Executive Director of Junior Achievement St. Kitts and Nevis, Tracey…

Attorney General announces date for New Parliament

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Thursday, May 14 is the date that has been set for the opening session of parliament under the government of national unity. This was announced by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Honourable…

Labour Department holds successful Week of Activities

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- A week of activities to promote Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) officially concluded last Friday (May 01) and employees, employers and students have been promised that attention to the subject remains…

Saudi beheads 79th convict this year

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded one of its nationals convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 79 the number of executions this year. According to AFP tallies, that figure compares with 87 for all of last…

Netanyahu races to form government ahead of deadline

Jerusalem (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Wednesday locked in a last-ditch effort to piece together a ruling coalition with a working majority ahead of a midnight deadline. With less than 12 hours left, talks with…

Cuba’s Castro starts Russian visit

Moscow, Russia (AFP) -- Cuban President Raul Castro has arrived in Moscow and was to hold meetings Wednesday on a visit that will see him participate in the Victory Day military parade May 9. "He arrived yesterday," the Kremlin's press…

Another Jamaican arrested at JFK smuggling cocaine

New York, USA -- On April 19, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) stopped Gyan Damian Morgan, a Jamaican citizen, who was arriving on a flight from Kingston, Jamaica. During the…

US Navy hospital ship to offer medical services in Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaicans are to benefit from medical services offered by the United States Navy hospital ship ‘Comfort’, which docked at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) on Monday. The medical personnel on board will carry…

OAS deploys electoral observation mission in Guyana

Georgetown, Guyana -- The electoral observation mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) to the general and regional elections in Guyana on May 11 began its final deployment in Georgetown on Tuesday. The delegation, headed…

Barbados working towards robust economic growth, says PM

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados is working its way back to robust growth in its economy, says Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. Giving the assurance that Barbados would continue to work through the difficult situation, Stuart made…