June 2015

St. John’s, Antigua -- The West Indies Cricket Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Dodridge Miller to its Corporate Governance & Nominations Committee. Miller has been the President and Chief Executive Officer at the…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The West Indies Retired Players Foundation has expressed great delight with Sunday’s charity golf event, which was staged at Sandy Lane Country Club. The event was jointly hosted by the West Indies Cricket Board…

(ZIZ News) -- Production Manager, Adrian Lam says plans are on schedule and everything is falling into position for the 19th annual St. Kitts Music Festival. ZIZ caught up with Lam at Warner Park, where he confirmed that sound checks for…

(ZIZ News) -- The first Music Development Workshop was facilitated by Thursday night performer, Roy Cape on Wednesday at 10am at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. In its 11th installment, the programme has shown growth with an increase in…

(ZIZ News) -- Minister Responsible for Human Settlement, Hon. Eugene Hamilton has promised the residents of Constituency #6 that the Team Unity Government is addressing their housing needs as a top priority. During a recent town hall…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Paul’s resident, Joleen "Ansou" Mason has won ZIZ’s “Sing Your Way to the Music Festival” contest and has secured two season V.I.P. passes to the three-night event. Mason says she was in bed when she learnt she had won.…

(ZIZ News) -- On Tuesday 23rd June sometime after 2:00 pm a report of Larceny from the Person was made at the Sandy Point Police Station in which a tourist had her hand bag and contents stolen from her while run along a road in Sandy Point.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Department of Physical Planning and Environment on St. Kitts has pledged to continue the campaign to educate locals about climate change and how it impacts their lives and livelihoods. The promise was…

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Ariel Peguero of Herbert Street, Newtown was formally arrested and charged for Battery of Police, which was committed on 14th March 2015. Detoia Byron of Conaree was formally arrested and charged for possession of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) continues to chart the way for good governance for its member states, as it serves to develop, promote and support parliamentarians and their staff. In a…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The Flamboyant Nursing Home and the St. George’s and St. John’s Senior Citizens Home were recipients of food items, toiletries and cleaning supplies from the Cuban Alumni Association on June 20, 2015. The 10-year…

(ZIZ News) -- Attorney General, Hon. Vincent Byron wants all cricket lovers in St. Kitts and Nevis to rally behind the local franchise, the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, in this year's Caribbean Premier League. Byron made the call on…

Karachi, Pakistan (AFP) -- The death toll from a heatwave in southern Pakistan rose to 750 on Wednesday, but the scorching weather showed signs of easing, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi. Temperatures in the city,…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Major General Stewart Saunders, former chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), on Tuesday testified that Christopher 'Dudus' Coke was a threat to national security and that he had been under…

Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP) -- Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has suffered a fresh outbreak of Ebola, dashing hopes that health authorities in the densely-populated city of 1.2 million had beaten the deadly epidemic. The government's…