July 2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- An improved quality of economic citizens who will contribute more to their adopted homeland is the goal, as the government of St. Kitts and Nevis pushes ahead with reforms to strengthen the 30-year-old…

(ZIZ News) - Attorneys, private sector personnel, representatives of financial institutions, and related government agencies participated in a consultation on the highly publicized Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Program. Held at the Ocean…

(ZIZ News) - On Wednesday night, Parliament passed an amendment to the St. Christopher and Nevis Citizenship Act which would exclude persons from registering as citizens under specific conditions. In presenting the amendment, Prime…

(ZIZ News) - The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has outlined the strategies it will implement to enact the new powers granted by the recently passed Banking Act 2015. In Tuesday's sitting of the National Assembly, Prime Minister the Hon.…

(ZIZ News) - Parliamentary Representative for Constituency 10, the Hon. Vance Amory used Wednesday's sitting of the National Assembly to invite Kittitians to Culturama. Amory, Nevis' Premier, was at the time speaking on behalf of that…

(ZIZ News) - The St. Kitts and Nevis Special Olympics team continues to represent the Federation proudly, as more athletes attained medals at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Following up on the silver medal performance by…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Past Combermere School students paid homage to their Alma Mater and in the process, gave back to the Combermere community at a handing over ceremony at the Franklyn Browne Community Centre, on July 29, 2015. The…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Following the passing of the Saint Christopher and Nevis Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in Federal Parliament on July 29, the government has organized the first National Consultation on the Citizenship…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) -- FIFA's problems will not end with the election of a new president as football's scandal-tainted world body needs drastic reform, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach told AFP on Thursday.…

Ankara, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's deputy prime minister on Wednesday ignited a new row over discrimination against women in Turkish politics when he told a female deputy who tried to interrupt his speech to "as a woman, be quiet!". Deputy…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- A couple yesterday appeared in court charged with a robbery at their home. Valerie Law, 25 and welder Anil Seepersad, 30 were ordered to leave the house. It was alleged against the two that…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Talks involving bankrupt Bahamas megaresort Baha Mar, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of China and the government ended in Beijing on Tuesday without the parties…

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations on Wednesday urged Pakistan to reinstate its moratorium on the death penalty, condemning a recent surge in executions. The plea came as the number of people executed in Pakistan rose to 182…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will on Thursday address a special United Nations Security Council Open debate on peace and security challenges facing small island developing states (SIDS) at the UN…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Senior Minister in the Federal Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis and Premier of Nevis the Honourable Vance Amory, has welcomed the passage of the Banking Bill 2015, noting that it increases protection for hard…