August 2015

(ZIZ News) - Tropical Storm Danny has upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane, the first of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Maximum winds are at 75mph and Danny continues on a westward track at 10mph. Denel Dixon, Met Officer at the St. Kitts…

Sports Page -- The St. Kitts-Nevis under 17 Football squad arrived at the Charlestown pier at about 1.50 pm on Wednesday 19th August. The local team arrived ahead of the other teams which will be competing in the under 17 women’s group…

Sports Page -- South Africa's bowling plans were made public when a hotel guest mistakenly received a strategy sheet meant for Dale Steyn and posted it on social media. Yet it was New Zealand's attack that struggled to adapt to the same…

Sports Page -- The sanctions against Pakistan's Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt will expire on September 1, the ICC has confirmed. That means the trio, who were banned for their role in spot-fixing on Pakistan's tour to England…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Water Services Department (WSD) in St. Kitts has issued a new advisory for consumers to implement water saving and storage measures including the purchasing of cisterns where possible, as water levels…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Hon. Shawn Richards, said the new Government of National Unity will not move the students and teachers back to the old Basseterre High School (BHS) campus that…

(ZIZ News) – The police have identified Tuesday’s drowning victim as 50-year old Jeffery Stehle of Texas, USA. Police at the Frigate Bay Police Station are continuing their investigations into Stehle’s death, which occurred at Banana Bay…

(ZIZ News) – Minister of Education, the Hon Shawn Richards said students of the Basseterre High School will not be returning to the campus this September and alternative accommodations have been arranged. In a statement issued on Wednesday…

(ZIZ News) – Residents of Sandy Point and the surrounding communities will, on Thursday, meet the police high command to express their views and concerns about safety and security. According the Police Public Relations Officer Inspector…

(ZIZ News) – The children at Operation Future’s Creative Youth Academy Summer Camp got a chance to meet the Queen’s Representative to the Federation when they paid a visit to Government House on Wednesday morning. The campers toured the…

(ZIZ News) – As a show of sympathy, messages of condolences continue to flow from public figures, following the death of Head of the Civil Service, Elvis Newton. On Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Mark Brantley expressed…

(ZIZ News) – The first Disaster Mitigation Council Meeting got underway at NEMA Headquarters on Wednesday, as heads of department, statutory bodies and representatives from the Meteorological Office gathered in an emergency meeting to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Investigators at the Frigate Bay Police station is conducting investigations into the drowning of a visitor to the Federation at Banana Bay on Monday 17th August 2015 sometime after 10:00 AM. Initial investigations…

Pretoria, South Africa (AFP) -- Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee sprinter who shot dead his girlfriend more than two years ago, is set to be freed on parole on Friday, 10 months into a five-year sentence. Here is a…

Beijing, China -- Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) President Dr Warren Blake missed out on claiming a spot on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council by four votes, at the IAAF Congress in…