June 2015

(ZIZ News) -- The talents of Kittitians and Nevisians will be on display between June 25th and 27th for the 19th annual St. Kitts Music Festival. On Friday, during the Music Festival Jump Off at Port Zante, the complete line-up was…

(ZIZ News) -- Government Headquarters in Basseterre is set for a major overhaul. This comes as the local government has secured funding for its renovation from the Republic of China on Taiwan. On Saturday (6th June), the Taiwanese…

(ZIZ News) -- With confirmed reports of outbreaks in other parts of the world, the ministries of health on both St. Kitts and Nevis are continuing to monitor for MERS and ZIKA viruses. A press release issued by the Office of the Minister…

(ZIZ News) -- 39-year-old Peter Oke, a Nigerian citizen who resides at Newtown, has been formally arrested and charged for the daylight robbery at RAMS Wholesale in Bird Rock. The May 22nd robbery had garnered much attention after a video…

(ZIZ News) -- Training in the Maritime Phase of Exercise Tradewinds 2015 continued on Friday at Porte Zante. ZIZ News was on board a Coast Guard vessel to witness a mock search that formed part of the training. We caught up with Petty…

(ZIZ News) -- As the Federation’s sole rights holder to broadcast the upcoming Caribbean Premier League matches, ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation is giving local businesses a chance to get on board and promote themselves through the…

(ZIZ News) -- Civil servants in various departments are now better equipped to write proposals for grants, following five days of training. The Proposal-Writing Workshops were held at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and wrapped up on…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Much of the recent successes by law enforcement in St. Kitts and Nevis can be attributed to collaboration - collaboration between the police and the defence force and also the public and the private sector.…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Ministry who is also responsible for Education Wakely Daniel, appealed to students who use the Department of Education’s School Bus Programme to stop vandalising the vehicle. His…

New York, United States (AFP) -- The FIFA corruption scandal escalated Thursday as one suspect told of World Cup bribes and another promised to reveal an "avalanche" of secrets, including about FIFA president Sepp Blatter. The storm spread…

Detroit (AP) -- Mazda is recalling nearly 540,000 older cars and pickup trucks in the US and Canada, adding to the growing list of models under recall for air bags that potentially can explode with too much force. The Japanese automaker…

Mingora, Pakistan (AP) -- The Pakistani police and the country's public prosecutor said Friday that eight out of 10 militants charged with involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist and later Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai were…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Former FIFA vice president and Trinidad Member of Parliament Jack Warner, in a paid political broadcast on Wednesday, threatened to reveal an “avalanche” of secrets compiled in a series of documents that he…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson confirmed on Wednesday night that US authorities have provided her with the name of the Bahamian who allegedly received a bribe from a French company over a decade ago to help that…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Chief executive officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Dr Raj Singh has been dismissed. GuySuCo has been suffering increased losses over the years. In 2014, the sugar corporation received a $6 billion (US$29…