June 2015

(ZIZ News) -- The Water Department says that West Basseterre is badly affected by the island’s current water shortage. Acting Manager of the Water Services Department, Denison Paul said, this week, that West Basseterre follows Saddlers in…

(ZIZ News) -- SKELEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Cartwright Farrell, was the featured speaker at Wednesday’s quarterly luncheon of the Manufacturers Division of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. CEO Farrell strongly recommended that…

(ZIZ News) -- The Eastern Caribbean Institute of Banking continues to help young people find employment, particularly in the financial services sector. This week, we spoke with the ECIB’s Chief Executive Officer Analdo Bailey, who gave an…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Medical Chief of Staff Dr. Cameron Wilkinson has placed on record the commendable job that the Royal St. Christopher Police Force (RSCPF) and the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) did in providing…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Thanks to the results of a recent survey, residents and visitors alike, will soon have access to more information about the Kalinago people, formerly known as Caribs, who once inhabited St. Kitts and Nevis.…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Restoration work commenced at the New River Estate, the last sugar plantation on Nevis to produce sugar. The $180,000 project which will take six weeks to complete is funded by the Nevis Island Administration…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nevis Cultural Development Foundation (NCDF) Keith Scarborough gave a commitment to Minister of Culture Hon. Mark Brantley, that his staff would care of a new Toyota bus in their…

New Jersey, United States (AP) -- Johnson & Johnson has begun a research partnership to find the root cause of Type 1 diabetes and stop the hormonal disorder in its tracks. It's the health care giant's first project under its ambitious…

Florida, United States (CMC) -- The United States Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) says agents at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport in Florida have intercepted a passenger who arrived on a flight from Jamaica with 54…

Geneva, Switzerlad (AP) -- FIFA's top spokesman left his job Thursday, hours after Sepp Blatter was urged to do the same by the European Parliament. FIFA communications director Walter De Gregorio, closely tied to the embattled FIFA…

Seattle (AP) -- Dozens of government officials and researchers from a half-dozen US states and a few countries that have legalized marijuana or are at least thinking about it are gathering in Washington state this week for meetings focused…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- In an attempt to settle the border dispute with Venezuela, the government of Guyana plans to ask the United Nations to intervene in the matter. Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge in a statement to the National…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The policeman who was arrested for possession of ganja along the Palisadoes main road on Sunday has been formally charged. Constable Robert Roach, 43, who is assigned to the Kingston Central Division, was yesterday…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner used US$10 million from football’s governing body to pay credit card debt, give himself personal loans, and also laundered some of the money, according to a BBC…

Nassau, The Bahamas -- The Bahamas government has taken what it described as a “significant stride” in strengthening tourism, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China that establishes a framework for passenger air service…