June 2015

South Friars Bay, St. Kitts -- On Saturday June 20, 2015, members of the Rotary Club of Liamuiga journeyed to South Friars Bay for the Club’s third annual coastal clean-up project. Partnering with the Club for the third consecutive year…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris recently called on students and residents of Cayon to report any criminal activity in an effort to make the area even safer for all. At a recent ceremony to hand…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Cayon High School class of 1982 recently donated a state-of-the-art Public Address (PA) system to their alma mater as a way of showing gratitude for shaping their lives and providing a sound education to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The realities of climate change, its current impact on the region, and ways to effectively share the message with the public were explored last week at a two-day symposium for private media and communication…

(ZIZ News) -- On Saturday 20th June 2015 about 10:10 am Forensic Pathologist Dr. Valery Alexandrou performed an autopsy on the body of the late Everette Henry Battice 25 years old of Keys Village at the Joseph N France General Hospital…

London, England -- Landmark events taking place this year have the potential to reshape the future of Commonwealth trade. Officials and experts will meet in South Africa to consider how international trade can be made more inclusive to…

Madrid (AP) -- Spanish police have arrested a Venezuelan veterinarian wanted by the US for allegedly trafficking heroin by implanting it in puppies. A Civil Guard spokeswoman on Tuesday said 33-year-old Andres Lopez Elorza was arrested…

New York, United States (CMC) -- Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke is warning of a “humanitarian crisis” if the Dominican Republic goes ahead with its plans to deport thousands of Haitians and people of Haitian descent.…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in April, celebrated 10 years of existence as the regional court for the Caribbean. President of the CCJ, Sir Dennis Byron, in a statement issued to mark the milestone,…

St George’s, Grenada -- Anti-corruption commissions from across the Caribbean are gathering in Grenada this week for a Commonwealth conference aimed at boosting regional cooperation and sharing innovations in the fight against graft. The…

Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia joins the rest of the Caribbean in celebrating increases in visitor arrivals in 2015. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) announced that visitor arrivals to the region were up 6% at the end of the…

Sports Page -- Nevisian all rounder Adelvin Phillip, continues to excel in the Theakston Niderdale league in Yorkshire, England as he turns out for his team, Pannal CC. His team maintained its current position at the top of the points…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The installment of a new president is one of the items on the agenda for the International Cricket Council’s annual conference which got underway here Monday. Bangladeshi Mustafa Kamal controversially quit the post…

Sports Page -- Four Nevisian Archers recently returned to the Federation after participating in a prestigious Archery contest in Trinidad. The four Archers: Dane Sandiford; Pam Barry; Edmund Blackett and Catherine Joseph, all expressed…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St. Kitts and Nevis continues to receive full support from the Commonwealth, as Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma recently paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. “I…