Monthly Archives

November 2015

Academic Opportunities in Football

(ZIZ News) – The SKNFA’s Technical Development Director, Lenny Lake wants the Federation’s females to know there are academic opportunities available through the sport. “We want to make sure that it’s just now your play but we provide an…

Newtown United Trounces Rivers of Living Water

(ZIZ News) – The Winners Circle Newtown United Football Team showed no sign of slowing down on Tuesday evening, when it handed a 7-nil thrashing to Rivers of Living Water. After a two-nil first half performance, the Newtown players…

Soca Monarch Semi Finalists Announced

(ZIZ News) – The semi-finalists for this year’s Soca Monarch competition have been announced. A total of 30 artistes will be competing on December 11th, with 15 in the groovy segment and 15 in the power segment. The announcement was made…

Prime Minister Harris Begins Engagements in Malta

(ZIZ News) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris is in Malta for the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) which runs until November 26th and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled for…

Meteorologists and the Media

(ZIZ News) – Meteorologists and other officials from around the region are, this week, learning how to work with the media to spread useful information to the general public. BBC World News Anchor, David Eades has been training the…

Chicago police release dashcam video of fatal shooting

(BBC) US officials have released dashboard camera video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times in Chicago last year. Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder for killing Laquan McDonald,…

Fred West friends jailed for sexually abusing children

(BBC) A husband and wife who were friends of the serial killers Fred and Rose West have been jailed for sexually abusing 10 children over a 15-year period. David Williams, 57, was sentenced to life in prison and Pauline Williams, 53, was…

Pope Francis in Kenya at start of African tour

(BBC) Pope Francis has arrived in Kenya for a three-nation African tour - his first to the continent as pontiff. President Uhuru Kenyatta and ululating crowds welcomed him at the airport in the capital, Nairobi. The pope called for peace,…

IMF says St Lucia economy improving but debt still too high

(Caribbean360) Castries, St. Lucia – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the St. Lucia economy is recovering and the short-term growth outlook is positive. But it has warned that the Dr. Kenny Anthony administration still needs to…