September 2015

Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre -- The Governments of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United States of America (USA) on August 31, 2015, signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) that will facilitate compliance by…

Washington, USA -- Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, has written to the mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Brower, and several members of the US congress calling for the removal of Antigua and…

Panama City, Panama -- Ignacio Fábrega, the former director of the Superintendency of Securities (SMV), Panama's securities regulatory agency, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the Financial Pacific/Petaquilla…

Guatemala City, Guatemala -- The electoral observation mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) to the general elections in Guatemala, led by Juan Pablo Corlazzoli, has congratulated the country's voters and the Supreme…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Bonds between the Dominican Republic and Haitian business communities were strengthened when a cooperation agreement between The Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (FEDOCAMARAS) and the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A man accused of swindling more than J$100,000 from a woman seeking employment in Canada, was remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court recently. Charged with obtaining money by false…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has urged Dominicans to take precautionary measures even though Tropical Storm Grace is expected to weaken on Tuesday as it moves closer towards the Lesser Antilles. The…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Preliminary results in the Trinidad and Tobago general election held on Monday indicate that the opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) has defeated the ruling People’s Partnership coalition by 23 seats to…

Sports Page -- The representative crew of the popular race car from Nevis, King of Calle, returned triumphantly to home on Monday 7th September. According to owner of the vehicle, Gavin “Moon” Clarke, it was a small island invasion of…

On Saturday at Warner Park Cricket Stadium Finals - Newtown vs. Sandy Point Sandy Point won the toss and batted making 134 for 6 Off 20 Overs Dillin Liddie top scored with 61, Jason Peters 20, Shane Jeffers 11. Bowling for Newtown…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Outgoing West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin hopes the selectors give new Test captain Jason Holder better resources during his captaincy tenure starting with next month’s two-Test series against host Sri Lanka.…

(ZIZ News) – The Kittitian Hill St. Paul’s Tuff Knots team took a commanding 2-1 series lead over Rams Hitters in the finals of the St. Kitts and Nevis Amateur Basketball Association’s (SKNABA) Premier Division. St. Paul’s led the entire…

(ZIZ News) – The United Nations (U.N.), through its Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), has pledged its commitment to continue working with the local police force. This…

(ZIZ News) – Minister responsible for International Trade and Commerce, the Hon. Lindsay Grant has announced plans to conduct a complete audit of the Industrial Estates in St. Kitts. He said this became necessary as some new businesses…

(ZIZ News) – Thousands of students showed up at school, some starting out for the first time, on Monday after a long summer. Students from as early as day-care to the local high schools were seen sporting new haircuts, hairstyles, uniforms…