August 2015

Here is an updated list of CLOSURES and ADVISORIES for Thursday August 27 due to the passage of Tropical Storm Erika: Government Offices remain closed until further notice All of RAMS is currently closed until further notice Harowe…

Government Offices will remain closed today as Tropical Storm Erika approaches the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The St. Kitts and Nevis Meteorological Office and the National Emergency Management Agency advise all residents to stay…

WHCA31 TAPA TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WARNING STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 5:00 AM ECT THU AUG 27 2015 THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVIS ...ERIKA A LITTLE STRONGER, CENTER PASSING BETWEEN GUADELOUPE AND ANTIGUA.......…

(ZIZ News) In September, the day-care and nursery teachers will be engaged in training in the High Scope Curriculum for a three-month period. Jacqueline Morris, Director of the Early Childhood Unit said, High Scope is a curriculum that was…

(ZIZ) --The Kittitian Hill St. Paul's Tuff Knots and the Rams Hitters are gearing up for their showdown at the St. Kitts-Nevis Amateur Basketball Association's Premier Division Finals. The five-game series kicks off on Sunday. On…

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052015 800 PM AST WED AUG 26 2015 ...POORLY ORGANIZED ERIKA EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS OVERNIGHT... SUMMARY OF 800 PM…

(ZIZ News) -- One person is currently being sought by local police for the shooting death of a 19-year-old male. The police have confirmed that at 8:45 pm on Tuesday, Rakeim Hanley of Upper Shaw Avenue was shot on Fort Thomas Road, east of…

(ZIZ News) -- A significant quantity of compressed marijuana and a semi- automatic pistol with a magazine of 19 rounds of ammunition were seized by local police on Tuesday. According to a release from the Press and Public Relations Office…

(ZIZ News) - The inmates at Her Majesty's Prison and the residents at the New Horizon Rehabilitation Centre performed above average for the 2014-2015 CXC Examinations. During the National CXC Report, Minister of Education, Honourable Shawn…

(ZIZ News) -- Two projects regarding conserving biodiversity and climate change adaptation were in focus on Tuesday at the National Environment Project Launch. The first project titled "Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Habitat…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education Hon. Vance Amory met with California based two-time Olympian Marilyn King at the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) conference room at Bath Hotel on August 25, 2015, to…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The following is the full text of a notice from the Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Ministry Wakely Daniel, to all Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Department in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). The…

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052015 200 PM AST WED AUG 26 2015 ...ERIKA CONTINUES WESTWARD... ...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ON ITS WAY TO INVESTIGATE THE STORM...…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Two journalists for a local CBS affiliate in Virginia were shot dead Wednesday during a live broadcast, according to television footage and their network. Shots are heard in footage taken by the WDBJ…

Paramaribo, Suriname -- The newly installed Bouterse-Adhin administration plans to diversify the economy of Suriname and intends to place an emphasis on tourism. This was disclosed by President Desi Bouterse during his inauguration last…