Monthly Archives

July 2015

Geothermal Plans For St. Kitts

(ZIZ News) -- Minister Responsible for Energy, the Hon Ian Liburd says the government is taking steps to explore tapping into geothermal energy for St. Kitts. Minister Liburd noted that geothermal energy exploration is already underway on…

Thinkers Wanted

(ZIZ News) -- The organizers of a unique problem-solving event are calling on everyone to join the discussions. Monday night's edition of ZIZ's "The Round Table" focused on the OECS Business Solutions Think Tank and Hackathon which is…

13th Annual Summer Safety Program Underway

(ZIZ News) -- The St. Kitts-Nevis Fire and Rescue Services' 13th Annual Summer Safety Program got underway on Wednesday morning at the Basseterre Fire Station with an official opening ceremony. Education Official, Dr. Michael Blake advised…

Culturama Opens On Thursday

(ZIZ News) -- The activities for Culturama 41 get into high gear this weekend following the official opening ceremony on Thursday. The event will be held at the Charlestown Waterfront and will feature appearances by the Mr and Miss Talented…

Grievances persist despite start of new era in US-Cuba ties

Washington (AP) -- The Cuban national flag fluttered in the Washington sun Monday as the US and Cuba formally ended more than a half-century of estrangement, formally re-establishing relations severed at the height of the Cold War. But the…

Greece wants final bailout deal by August 20

Athens, Greece -- The Greek government said Tuesday that it wants to see a final deal on its international bailout hammered out by August 20, as it presented parliament with more draft legislation on the cash-for-reforms agreement.…

St Vincent geothermal project on track to start-up in 2018

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The geothermal energy project in St Vincent is on track to start-up in 2018, according to Peter Williams, a representative of Emera Caribbean Limited, one of the companies that is partnering with the government of…

4 J’cans arrested for overstaying in the Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- The Bahamas Immigration Department says it has successfully prosecuted four Jamaicans who were residing in the country illegally. The department said it was reminding companies and employers that only Bahamian…

CCJ rules against Guyana telephone company in VoIP case

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) breached its contract in disconnecting a customer’s internet service because of his…

CDB to fund water improvement project in St Lucia

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is providing US$14.8 million to support St Lucia’s efforts to deliver a reliable, climate resilient supply of potable water to the northern districts of the…

LICA, ECCB closing Sponsorship Agreement

St John's, Antigua -- The Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) is close to finalising a deal with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), that could see the regional financial institution funding the board’s youth cricket…

Local coach upset over selection policy

Sports Page -- Nevisian Cricket coach, Gerard TRINI Charles, is not a happy trooper. On Tuesday 21st July, an irate Charles spoke to NTV Sports News and expressed his disgust at the selection policy used to select young cricketers to the…