November 2015

(ZIZ News) – On Tuesday afternoon, government officials, staff at Christophe Harbour, representatives of the Customs and Excise Department and general well-wishers gathered under a tent on the South East Peninsula for the ground breaking…

(ZIZ News) – Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris says his government is taking steps to make Agriculture a more prominent part of the nation’s economy. During a recent press conference, Dr. Harris said he does not believe enough is…

(ZIZ News) – The country’s Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris has made it clear that his government has been engaged in quiet diplomacy to ensure that St. Kitts and Nevis does not receive further sanctions, particularly as it relates…

(Mail Online) A young woman has been stoned to death in a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan after eloping with a man. A 30-second video shows the woman, known only as Rokhsahana and believed to be aged between 19 and 21, lying in a…

(BBC) Forensic experts have been sent to the Mexican town of Carrizalillo to examine human remains found in a number of mass graves. The location was disclosed by a member of a drugs gang who was attacked by residents of Carrizalillo. The…

(BBC) A cargo plane has crashed on take-off near the international airport in South Sudan's capital Juba, killing at least 36 people. South Sudan's transport minister says two people were found alive, but one of them later died. Earlier an…

(Dominica News Online) A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in Dominica on Tuesday, November 3, the US Geological Survey is reporting. The quake occurred at 1:32 pm about four kilometers east of Roseau at a depth 143.4 kilometers. There…

(Antigua Observer) Antigua & Barbuda - Former Principal of State College Peecheta Spencer is championing the calls for the Five Island secondary school to remain as the intended purpose — a school for students in the neighbouring…

(Caribbean 360) Every time someone showers, shampoos, applies moisturizers or sunscreens, they expose themselves to dozens of controversial, possibly harmful chemicals. Called parabens, these chemicals may be more dangerous at low doses…

The Minister of National Security, Edmund Dillon, has strongly condemned the recent increase in homicides in Trinidad and Tobago, especially the spate of attacks on the lives of National Security officers. Dillon expressed concern that…

The Colombian Coast Guard rescued 20 Cuban migrants, on Sunday, who were on a boat that had been abandoned by human traffickers in the Gulf of Uraba, the Navy said. The migrants, 15 men and five women, were found aboard the boat adrift in…

(ZIZ News) -- Individuals who attain St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship, through the Citizenship By Investment Programme, must add value to the country. Those were the words of Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris, during his…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris says he is pleased with the results of the Fresh Start Programme that is targeting entrepreneurs. During his monthly Press Conference on Tuesday morning, the Prime Minister noted…

(ZIZ News) -- The Ministry of Tourism is working to develop the yachting sector. On Tuesday morning, stakeholders in the tourism industry came together for the St. Kitts and Nevis Yachting Development Forum where they discussed…

(ZIZ News) -- Diabetes awareness is one of the many observances during the month of November and the St. Kitts Diabetes Association is pulling out all the stops for next week’s promotion of World Diabetes Day. The organisation’s Public…