December 2015

(ZIZ News) -- Parents and guardians are being asked to pay extra attention to their children, particularly when attending Carnival events. That call was made by Child Protection Officer, Naren Maynard during a recent interview with ZIZ…

(ZIZ News) -- The Acting Manager of the Water Department, Denison Paul says while St. Kitts-Nevis has been struggling with the effects of the drought this year, there is some hope for 2016. Paul said they are currently preparing for a deep…

(ZIZ News) – Just days before the staging of the annual Junior Carnival Parade, that event’s organising committee is calling on parents and guardians of registered children to collect their costumes as soon as possible. During a recent…

(ZIZ News) – The country’s Prime Minister, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris, has called on nationals and all people to put aside differences this Christmas season, to adhere to the golden rule and come together in unity by demonstrating…

(ZIZ News) -- It was a big night for the Basseterre High on Saturday as the school captured two crowns at the National Talented Teen Pageant and the Teenage Calypso Monarch Competition. Parents, teachers, and schoolmates turned out at the…

(ZIZ News) -- The country’s Prime Minister is urging nationals and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. In his first Christmas Message to the Nation as Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris…

(ZIZ News) -- The Essence of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation started off Christmas Day giving back to persons deemed less fortunate. ZIZ’s cameras were at the Cardin Home to witness the foundation’s Chief Executive Officer, Pamela Armstrong,…

(ZIZ News) -- The Carnival activities continued on Thursday evening with the national Carnival Steel Band Competition and Primary School Calypso Competition. Held at Twilyte, on Port Zante, that event saw performances from four steel bands…

(ZIZ News) – The Water Services Department has expressed concern at the staging of the Wet Down” as part of Sugar Mas 44. Normally, street jams such as J’ouvert, end with a “Wet Down” where revellers are drenched with a fire hose.…

(ZIZ News) – The Mary Charles Hospital was among the Christmas stops of the country’s Prime Minister who, on Wednesday, accompanied his colleagues Hon. Eugene Hamilton, who is the Minister of Health; and Senator Hon. Wendy Phipps to the…

(ZIZ News) – The Inland Revenue Department is cautioning businesses against operating without valid liquor licenses. During a visit to the Inland Revenue Department in Basseterre, on Thursday morning, Senior Official Eric Haynes said…

(ZIZ News) – On Thursday, Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris took time from his usual busy schedule to sit and even serve lunch to members of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force. Dr. Harris said that was one way of showing…

(Antigua Observer) A Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death on Thursday after convicting them of the 2014 murders of two young British tourists on a holiday island in a case mired in controversy and a dispute over DNA…

(Antigua Observer) Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, said on Thursday Russia had identified groups behind the explosion of a Russian plane in Egypt, which killed all 224 passengers on board in October,…

(Antigua Observer) A fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia killed 25 people and injured more than 100 others as it ripped through the intensive care unit and the maternity ward before dawn, the Saudi civil defense agency said. Details of the…