Yearly Archives

2015

Hitters Team Searches For Answers

(ZIZ News) - 19-time Premier Division Champions, the Rams Hitters will have to make some adjustments if it hopes to avoid falling in a 2-0 hole in the 2015 SKNABA Premier Division Finals. Hitters was out-rebounded and outplayed for the…

Relief Supplies Arrive in Dominica

(ZIZ News) - The vessel carrying relief supplies from St. Kitts-Nevis to Dominica arrived there safely on Sunday. MV Miss Abigail arrived in Portsmouth, Dominica at 5:30pm on Sunday and was scheduled to be in Roseau at midday on Monday.…

Ministry of Education’s Summer Workshop for Teachers

(ZIZ News) - Tradition was kept alive on Monday as the Ministry of Education's Annual Summer Workshop kicked off, signalling the start of the new school term. Speaking for the first time at the workshop in his capacity as Minister of…

Registration Officers Sworn In

(ZIZ News) - Registration Officers were sworn in on Monday afternoon at the St. Christopher Electoral Office, in the presence of Supervisor of Elections, Elvin Bailey and Acting Manager of the Electoral Office, Amicia Mussenden. The four…

Post Harvest Losses Workshop Underway

(ZIZ News) - The Department of Agriculture has teamed up with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to help farmers mitigate losses to their crops, post harvest. This is being done through a five-day training workshop dubbed Post…

St. Paul’s Draws First Blood in Premier Division Finals

(ZIZ News) - The Kittitian Hill St. Paul's Tuff Knots Basketball Team completely outplayed Rams Hitters in game one of the St. Kitts and Nevis Amateur Basketball Association (SKNABA) finals on Sunday evening. The St. Paul's team came out…

Investigation into Rakeem Hanley’s Murder moving forward

Basseterre, St. Kitts (RSCNPF) -- The ongoing investigation in to the murder of Rakeem Hanley is moving forward. On Saturday (August 29th) two suspects were taken in police custody. Rakeem Hanley was shot on the evening of Tuesday (August…

Independence State Service to be held in Nevis for first time

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The State Service for the anniversary celebrations of Independence in St. Kitts and Nevis will be held in the sister-island of Nevis for the first time. The Charlestown Methodist Church will host the event…

Volunteers needed for Best Village Competition

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- With the Best Village Competition fast approaching the Ministry of Tourism is encouraging support from volunteers to assist in the Independence project. The ministry is appealing to heavy equipment…

St. Kitts Nevis pledges EC $1 Million to Dominica

Basseterre, St. Kitts, SKNIS -- St. Kitts and Nevis has allocated an EC 1 million dollar humanitarian relief package to assist the Commonwealth of Dominica in its recovery from damages suffered by the passage of Tropical Storm Erika. This…

Nelson Mandela rape-accused grandson in fresh trouble

Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) -- A grandson of South African icon Nelson Mandela, who was freed on bail in a child sex case, is being investigated for assaulting a woman, police said Sunday. "A case of assault has been opened and (the)…

Erica evaporates; Fred forms

Miami, USA -- Tropical Storm Erika dissipated early Sunday, as its remnants brought heavy rain to parts of eastern Cuba and heavy showers and thunderstorms to the northwest Caribbean. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Fred formed just off the coast…