October 2015

(ZIZ News) -- The important role of teachers is being put in the spotlight for the next seven days, as the Federation observes Teachers’ Week 2015. The week is being observed under the theme, “Empowering Teachers, Building Sustainable…

(ZIZ News) -- On Friday morning, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris addressed the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Dr. Harris’ address touched on a number of issues including…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris, who is leading a delegation in New York, has given an update on his trip so far. In an exclusive interview with ZIZ News, he described his schedule as hectic but said the entire…

(ZIZ News) -- 25 constables, one special constable and one sergeant of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, who participated in the Regional Security System Training Institute Crime Scene First Responders Course, were…

(ZIZ News) -- One of the most recognisable monuments in St. Kitts, the clock at the circus, known as the Berkeley Memorial, is now decorated with pink ribbons to remind residents and visitors that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.…

(ZIZ News) -- A rousing round of applause followed the Prime Minister’s address on Friday morning at the 9th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in New York. The St. Kitts and Nevis leader, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris, touched on a…

New York, USA -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers have welcomed Venezuela’s decision to receive a United Nations technical team that will provide recommendations to the UN secretary general on the way forward to a full and…

(CNN) -- The picturesque campus of Umpqua Community College sits on a hill in the logging community of Roseburg, Oregon, some 180 miles south of Portland. But the school, which prides itself on its website for providing "a peaceful, safe…

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- The National Emergency Management Organization, (NEMO) says sections of the island were rocked by an earthquake on Thursday afternoon. The Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St…

Nassau, Bahamas (AP) -- Powerful Hurricane Joaquin bore down Thursday on the lightly populated islands of the central and eastern Bahamas and forecasters said it could grow more intense while following a path that would near the US East…

St George’s, Grenada (CMC) -- The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) says the decision by the telecommunication company, FLOW, to increase its broadband services to customers from next month is not in keeping with the…

Sports Page -- ‘Hard work and discipline pays.’ Those were the words of Colin Lazarus as he was interviewed on Thursday. The outstanding muscle man, who recently returned to Nevis, after copping the heavyweight trophy in the just concluded…

Kingston, Jamaica -- West Indies Cricket Board President Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron completed the first round of the series of town-hall meetings in Trinidad last Friday, September 25th. Among the matters discussed were the Professional…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sports Page) -- Cricket's world governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), yesterday launched its official women's team rankings, with West Indies installed at number five in the table. The…

Charlestown, Nevis -- Seniors on the island of Nevis ushered in the International Month of Older Persons Thursday October 1st with adoration and thanksgiving following an announcement that arrangements have been made by the Nevis Island…