Yearly Archives

2015

St. Kitts Prepares For Regional Tournament

(ZIZ News) – Next year, St. Kitts will play host to four regional teams as the Nagico Super50 Cricket Tournament bowls off on January 7th 2016. The four teams to compete in St. Kitts will be the Guyana Jaguars, Jamaica Scorpions, Windward…

Security Personnel to Get Financial Boost in 2016

(ZIZ News) – Safety and security received much attention when Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris delivered the 2016 Budget Address in National Assembly on Tuesday. In listing some of the safety and…

Companies Support Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant

(ZIZ News) – On Wednesday, several locally based institutions demonstrated their support for the 36th Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant by donating sponsorship cheques. Among them are the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank,…

Opposition Leader Douglas Weighs in on 2016 Budget

(ZIZ News) – The 2016 Budget Debate began on Wednesday morning with a presentation by Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas who, from the start, accused the government of trying to mislead the public. He noted that his…

Syria conflict: US and Russia signal new push at UN

The US and Russia say world powers will meet in New York on Friday to pass a UN resolution endorsing the Syria peace process. It follows talks in Moscow between US Secretary of State John Kerry, his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and…

2Ball Tournament a Success

The recently held First Annual St. Kitts 2Ball Invitational Golf Tournament has been described as a success. Golf teams from Ontario and their guests travelled to the Federation to take part in the competition. At the end it all, the St.…

Bolt at London Games

Jamaica's Usain Bolt will prepare for the Rio Olympics by competing at the 2016 London Anniversary Games. The six-time Olympic champion returns to the track where he won triple gold at the 2012 London Olympics to take part in the event…

Streaming Unites Nationals

(ZIZ News) -- As ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation continues to provide live streaming of Sugar Mas events on our website, residents living abroad say they feel more connected to the Federation during the Carnival season. ZIZ Radio Personality,…

Prime Minister Harris Delivers 2016 Budget Address

(ZIZ News) -- The country’s first Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt. Excellent Sir Kennedy Simmonds; Former Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas; and other notable past and present government officials were among the dignitaries in National…

ZIZ Partners With ECCO

(ZIZ News) -- ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation will be ensuring that artistes get proper compensation for their work, when the company signs up with the Eastern Caribbean Collection Organisation, or ECCO, next year. Starting in 2016, ZIZ will…

Cooler- Fete Replaces Lady Saw On Line-Up

(ZIZ News) — With social media abuzz with the news of Jamaican DJ Lady Saw’s newfound faith, fans of what is being described as “The Biggest Sugar Mas Privilege” Cooler Fete have been asking what will happen this Saturday. Lead Organiser…

Bill Cosby sues women who accused him of sexual assault

(BBC) Bill Cosby, accused by more than 40 women of sexual assault, has filed a lawsuit claiming that several of them lied about him for financial gain. Mr Cosby, 78, is seeking unspecified monetary damages and said the women inflicted…

Los Angeles schools shut over email threat to students

(BBC) Los Angeles schools have been closed as an unspecified threat emailed to the school district is being investigated. The threat against the second largest school system in the US led to 640,000 pupils being told to stay away, while…