2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Workplace safety and health/retirement benefits will come under greater scrutiny by officials from the Department of Labour as they seek to protect workers in St. Kitts and Nevis. During a sitting of the…

Washington, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $15 million grant for a sustainable artisan-fishing development project in southern Haiti. Fishing is a key socioeconomic sector in Haiti, generating some 77,000…

Pretoria, South Africa -- South Africa's deputy minister of international relations and cooperation, Luwellyn Landers, began a high level official visit to five Caribbean nations on Monday. The visit will underscore the cordial relations…

Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico has dropped out of the Miss Universe pageant over co-owner and US presidential candidate Donald Trump's "racist" remarks about Mexican migrants, as Latino anger toward the outspoken tycoon boils over.…

Medan, Indonesia (AFP) -- The number of people killed when an Indonesian air force plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood rose to 142 on Wednesday, as families said their relatives had paid to be on the aircraft, in violation of…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Corruption accused Former embattled FIFA Vice President Jack Warner declared last night that he is not going anywhere and if the United States sends for him, he's ready to battle them. The…

Nassau, Bahamas -- After months of uncertainty, Bahamas megaresort Baha Mar announced on Monday that it had filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US district of Delaware and warned that it would have to cut jobs if it does not resolve the…

St George's, Grenada (GIS) -- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) heads on Monday expressed their concern over the expulsion of Dominicans of Haitian descent from the Dominican Republic, either through state-initiated actions or…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- With increases in crime being recorded across the region, especially involving the use of firearms, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments are being urged to pay closer attention to the crime and security…

Castries, St Lucia -- Chief prosecutors from Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean region have gathered for the first time to discuss recurrent issues that interfere with the prosecution of corruption and money laundering and the recovery…

Sports Page -- The climax of another year in the history of the little league Baseball program on Nevis occurred on Friday 26th June. The action took place at the Ramsbury playing field where chief coordinator of the league, Frank Nisbett…

Sports Page -- A bumper crowd showed up at the Warner Park cricket stadium on Tuesday 30th June to witness the local team, St.Kitts-Nevis patriots, take on the Jamaica Tallawahs. A few boatloads of individuals also made the journey from…

(ZIZ News) -- For members of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party, the government’s decision to facilitate deeper consultation on two important bills was a surprise, but for the governing Team Unity administration, it showed their…

(ZIZ News) -- The Parliament of St. Kitts and Nevis convened on Tuesday morning at 10am in National Assembly Chambers at Government Headquarters. Among the items addressed by the country’s leader, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris, were the state of…

(ZIZ News) -- Effective Wednesday July 1st, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) will no longer produce and issue the 1¢ and 2¢ coins to commercial banks in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. The banks will no longer issue the…