August 2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris stressed how critically important peace, safety and security is to the wealth of our nation and the implementation of the ‘Prosperity Agenda’ that his Team Unity…

(ZIZ News) -- Taziomi Dickenson of Main Street, St. Paul Village was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Cannabis With Intent to Supply, which were committed on 3rd August 2015 at St. Paul Village.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The importance of corporate social responsibility was emphasized by Minister of State with responsibility for Health Honourable Wendy Phipps, at a recent handing over of medical equipment by Windsor…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia's prime minister says experts in France have determined that a barnacle-encrusted airplane wing fragment came from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared more than a year ago with 239 people…

Moscow (AP) -- Russian police have arrested a man suspected of killing and dismembering his six young children along with his wife and mother. The suspect, Oleg Belov, was wounded by police gunfire while resisting arrest and was in stable…

Statesville, USA -- An Ohio man was convicted on Tuesday after a two-day jury trial in the Western District of North Carolina for his role in a Costa Rican telemarketing scheme. Paul Ronald Toth, 40, of Wintersville, Ohio, was convicted of…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Dismissing media reports of 100 per cent salary hikes for top government officials as “amusing and ludicrous”, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman has sought to clear the air on the issue, saying not only ministers…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A former minister who now leads the regional chapter of the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) is calling on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to step aside as the twin-island…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The head of environmental group Save The Bays (STB) Vanessa Haley-Benjamin has accused government of displaying poor judgment and giving false hope to residents by releasing incomplete findings on the health risks…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The number of Barbadians employed during the first three months of this year totalled 127,900 according to the latest figures released by the Barbados Statistical Service (BSS). It said that the unemployment…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- The Antigua and Barbuda says it is moving towards joining the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), as the island’s final court. Cabinet has accepted a recommendation from Attorney General and…

Sports Page -- Nevis will shortly be hosting a major Football tournament. This was revealed at a press conference held at the conference room of the Youth and Sports Department on Wednesday 5th August. Coordinator of the Youth Department,…

Sports Page -- England won the toss and chose to bowl on an overcast morning at the start of the fourth Investec Test at Trent Bridge. Alastair Cook had called for England's players to "etch their names in history" by claiming a win that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- “Operation Vigilance” a public safety operation conducted over the weekend in St. Kitts and Nevis, met its objectives, according to Acting Police Commissioner Stafford Liburd. The operation which ran from…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- An expert in international citizenship and foreign direct investment said the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme remains the oldest, most trusted and most popular of its kind in…