Monthly Archives

July 2015

Banking Bill 2015 to safeguard OECS Member States

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Government Senator Honourable Wendy Phipps, has described the Banking Bill 2015 as vital, as it seeks to update the provisions, safeguards operation policies and procedures governing the banking sector in…

Crews working to normalize Water Supply after Fire

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Residents serviced by the water pumps in the Basseterre Valley area have been thanked for their patience and understanding as repair crews work to normalize the supply of water. Minister responsible of…

Regional Judges explores Improved Access to Justice

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Members of the Judicial Education Institute (JEI) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) are presently in St. Kitts and Nevis, hosting its 2015 Judicial Conference. “It is an annual event where the…

Top Cop warns Young Footballers against Crime and Violence

Sports Page -- As part of the recently concluded Eddy Richards Football camp, several guest speakers were brought in to speak to the children in an effort to motivate them towards positive living and being of real value to the community.…

England in control after Anderson’s six

Sports Page -- Hackneyed though the phrase is, this truly was a good toss to lose for Alastair Cook. There was grass on the pitch and cloud overhead when the coin was flipped, but neither captain was prepared to send the other in to bat.…

Regional Women’s Tournament opens on August 6th

St. John’s, Antigua -- Holders Jamaica will face Barbados at Exchange in the central community of Couva, when the Regional Women’s Super50 Tournament opens on Thursday, August 6 in Trinidad. The Jamaicans captured the title for the fifth…

Guyana, Windwards score contrasting wins

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Hosts Guyana crushed Jamaica, while the Windward Islands produced a workman-like victory over Barbados in the fourth round of the Regional Under-15 Championship on Tuesday. Playing at Albion, Guyana bundled out…

Pesticides Residue and Soil Fertility Analysis Lab opened

(ZIZ News) -- The Ministry of Agriculture, on Wednesday morning, officially opened a new facility that will serve as a Pesticides Residue Detection and Soil Fertility Analysis Lab. As one of its primary objectives, the opening of the new…

SKTU Presents Scholarships

(ZIZ News) -- Kyrique Diamond, Shuwan Joseph, Gabriel Thomas Jr., Xhyaunjay Buchanan, Hailey Morris, Karyl Woods and Lyre Nakeda Williams are this year's recipients of the St. Kitts Teachers' Union's (SKTU) First Form Scholarship. The…

Police Question Man For Four Seasons Assault

(ZIZ News) Police have confirmed that one man has surrendered following last week’s assault at the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis. ZIZ News understands that the identities of the victim and the attacker cannot be revealed to the public since…

Parliamentarians Disagree on Timing of Banking Bill 2015

(ZIZ News) It was a back-and-forth discourse in National Assembly Chambers on Tuesday when parliamentarians, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas of the opposition and government MP, Hon. Mark Brantley disagreed on the formation of the Banking…

Antigua diplomat expresses concern about African EPAs with EU

Abuja, Nigeria -- Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, Sir Ronald Sanders, told a conference of more than 150 representatives from Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that there is a risk that Economic Partnership…