September 2015

(ZIZ News) – Since the Rotary Year began on July 1st, several major projects have been put in motion while others are still in the pipeline. Club President, Tuffida Stewart said they had already trained 30 young leaders in the area of…

(ZIZ News) – While residents of St. Kitts continue to experience water shortage as a result of low rainfall, the island’s Minister with responsibility for Natural Resources, Hon. Ian Liburd, said relief may be coming soon. Minister Liburd…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Greater cooperation in Health Services between St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China (Taiwan) has manifested with the visit of 24 medical professionals from the Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Caribbean Region Operation Manager for US-based Omni Global Steve Hammond says the rest of the world will recognise Nevis for its green environment. He said the joint venture between Omni Global and the Nevis Island…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority received keys to two state-of-the-art fully-automated garbage collection trucks, from Omni Global, the parent company of Omni Alpha, at a handing over ceremony at the…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The following is an address delivered by Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Health Hon. Mark Brantley on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day observed on Monday September 21st, 2015 World Alzheimer’s Day is…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The Nevisian public witnessed the Ceremonial Opening of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court New Law Term 2015-2016 at a Special Sitting of the Charlestown High Court and a commemorative service at Taylor’s Memorial…

(ZIZ News) -- In what was described as a fun filled, patriotic weekend, the Embassy of Saint Christopher and Nevis in the Republic of China Taiwan hosted a bike riding activity, Dinner and Church Service for Students and Nationals residing…

Moscow (AP) -- A radio engineer who once worked for the Russian military intelligence has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sending a job cover letter to a Swedish company. Gennady Kravtsov worked for Russia's GRU from 1990 to 2005…

Tangiers, Morocco (AFP) -- No European country can get out of taking in refugees who have the right to asylum, French President Francois Hollande said Saturday, amid a growing row over how to fairly distribute a massive influx of migrants…

Athens, Greece (AFP) -- Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said his government and the country faced "hard work and struggle" after winning a new mandate in a general election. "The road of hard work and struggle lies ahead,"…

Jacksonvile, USA -- US Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine (OAM) agents provided critical real-time surveillance capabilities as part of an interagency operation in the Caribbean Sea leading to the interdiction of a…

Castries, St Lucia (GIS) -- Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs, Planning and Social Security, Dr Kenny Anthony, has said that the island’s economy is on the rebound. At a recent press conference,…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The persistent problem of crime against visiting yachts in Canouan, St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), and the apparent failure on the part of local authorities to address the situation, has been taken up by local…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Barbados-based CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has a new chief executive officer (CEO), who will lead that organisation through its Second Funding Cycle, 2015-2020. He is Rodinald Soomer, an economist, who was…