November 2015

(ZIZ News/SKTA) -- St. Kitts was awarded Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication, last week, at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Media Awards Luncheon in Toronto. Having heard the news, Tourism Minister, Hon. Lindsay Grant said…

(ZIZ News) -- The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force has been in the headlines in the past few weeks for its numerous arrests, particularly where illegal drugs, firearms and ammunition seizure are concerned. Prime Minister and…

(ZIZ News) – ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation’s Clement O’Garro and Cherryl Ward were among the 28 media professionals in Antigua last week for a two-day exercise titled “Media Training Workshop on Responsible Coverage of Children’s and Youth…

(ZIZ News) -- National Security Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris continues to praise the work of the team from Bramshill Policing Advisors which had been involved in a wide range of activities that he says were “designed to enhance the…

(BBC) Russian President Vladimir Putin has bitterly condemned the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border. He described it as a "stab in the back" committed by "accomplices of terrorists". Turkey says its jets shot at the…

(BBC) Human error caused the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash in June that seriously injured five people, the Staffordshire theme park has said. Two women, Victoria Balch and Leah Washington - had legs amputated after the Smiler ride hit…

(BBC) A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times last year has been charged with first-degree murder, state lawyers have said. It comes a day ahead of the expected release of a police car dashcam video showing Jason…

(Antigua Observer) St. John’s Antigua - The payment of salaries for nurses at Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) has now been brought up to date. The hospital’s Chairman of the Board, Bernard Percival told OBSERVER media yesterday that…

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica – A repeat offender who pleaded guilty to stealing a malfunctioning iPhone he had sold to a student was slapped with a sentence of nine months in prison when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident…

(Carib Journal) LIAT has announced it will launch a new, nonstop service from Barbados to Trinidad early next year. Beginning Jan. 18, LIAT will offer daily flights from the Grantley Adams Airport to Piarco International Airport. The…

(ZIZ News) – The St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival Committee held a live press conference, on Monday afternoon, to address concerns raised by artistes competing in this year's Soca Monarch competition. Monday’s press conference…

(ZIZ NEWS) -- The Public Relations Department of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is singing its praises following a joint operation, conducted by officers of the Special Services Unit, the Anti-Narcotic Unit and other law…

(ZIZ News) – On Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted government officials from the Republic of Colombia for discussions on advancing the agenda of cooperation, trade and investment between both nations. During the meeting at…

(ZIZ News) -- Residents of St. Kitts will soon feel relief as the island’s Minister of State within the Ministry of Health, Hon. Wendy Phipps, has announced plans to purchase Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI equipment for the island.…

(ZIZ News) -- Laughton “Two Cack” Mills of Brick Kiln was killed at approximately 7:15am on Monday at a construction job site near the Nevis Wind Farm at Maddens. An official from the local police force confirmed, via phone to ZIZ News,…