Yearly Archives

2015

President unsure of Champions Trophy

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron said there was a 90 per cent chance that the regional side would not qualify for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England. Speaking to the local…

Jamaica’s bocce gold pleases Bell

Los Angeles, United States -- Special Olympic Jamaica Executive Director Lorna Bell was pleased after the bocce team won gold for the country on Monday at the World Summer Games here. The team, coached by Patricia Perry and Sylvan Wilson,…

Ministers outline the Significance of the Banking Bill 2015

(ZIZ News) - Three bills were taken before parliament for their first reading on Tuesday. Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, the Hon. Vance Amory introduced the Shiloh Baptist Church Nevis Incorporation Bill, which had its first reading.…

St. Paul’s United Wins Back to Back Titles

(ZIZ News) - The S.L. Horsford St. Paul's United football team became the third team in St. Kitts and Nevis history to win back to back SKNFA Premier Division titles after topping Sol Island Auto Conaree FC 1-0 in game two of the National…

Hodge: UVI Has Endless Opportunities

(ZIZ News) - President of the St. Kitts Chapter of the University of the Virgin Islands Alumni Association, St. Clair Hodge says UVI has endless opportunities. He said, "With UVI, it is a unique feel because you're in the Caribbean, you're…

B.H.S. Shift System Nearing an End

(ZIZ News) - Students and teachers at the Basseterre High School (BHS) can soon breathe a sigh of relief as Education Minister, the Hon. Shawn Richards has announced that the shift system is nearing its end. During Tuesday's sitting of the…

Depositors to recover losses after Bank Collapse 30 Years Ago

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Clients who lost money when the Bank of Commerce closed some 30 years ago were put on alert by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris that a legal settlement had been arrived at, that allowed for…

NIOSH report to be reviewed by Stakeholders

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- After review by the federal cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) report was released to various stakeholders on July 27. The contents of the…

Public Confidence rising with Implementation of Security Plan

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Two illegal gun seizures in a two week span and the removal of derelict vehicles around the island are some of the results of the Six-Point Security Plan being pursued by law enforcement in St. Kitts and…

UK priest who fled after fleecing flock jailed in England

London (AP) -- A British judge has jailed a runaway priest for two years and eight months for pocketing church funds. Simon Reynolds had fled to Germany last week while he was in the process of being convicted but returned to England and…