2015

(ZIZ News) -- Xtreme Nation has kicked Carnival celebrations into high gear with Saturday's launch of the Xtreme J’ouvert Troupe, at Wigley Avenue. The event allowed persons to register and receive giveaways and it featured performances by…

Four police officers and an unknown number of civilians have been hurt in an "active shooter" incident in the US city of Colorado Springs, police say. Officers were exchanging fire with a gunman inside a Planned Parenthood clinic, Police…

A 27-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder over the killing of a nine-year-old boy earlier this month, Chicago police say. Tyshawn Lee was lured into an alley in the city's South Side and shot dead because of his father's…

On Friday, high school students put their organisational skills to the test as they took part in the CXC SBA Sports Day. It’s a practical test for the fifth form students’ Physical Education CXC Exam that demonstrates their capabilities in…

Yusef Saunders of St. Kitts and Nevis helped to get the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Allstar U-19 a flying start on Thursday, as his team defeated RSA Rayados from San Antonio 4-3 in penalties. This came after being deadlocked nil-all at…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris has hailed the recently elected Commonwealth Secretary-General, Her Excellency Baroness Patricia Scotland, as a woman with strong attachments to the Caribbean. Dr.…

(ZIZ News) -- The National Carnival Committee has launched an investigation into the originality of one of the songs entered into this year’s Soca Monarch Competition. The artiste, who has not been named by the Carnival committee, is one…

(ZIZ News) -- Three representatives of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, one employee of Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise Department and a handful of officers of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force received…

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, on Thursday, condemned the killing in Venezuela of the Secretary General of Acción Democrática Guarico, Juan Manuel Diaz, and called for an immediate end to…

Baroness Patricia Scotland was unveiled, today (Nov. 27) as the Commonwealth Secretary-General Designate, at the Commonwealth Summit in Malta, a release from the Commonwealth said. Her election today at the meeting of the Heads of…

(ZIZ News) -- When Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris delivered the keynote address at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Malta, he highlighted the opportunities available in St. Kitts and Nevis for investors in the key economic…

(ZIZ News) --The Ministry of Culture is taking steps to launch programmes that will revive traditional food production. Director of Culture, Troy Mills told ZIZ News that his department is planning training courses for next year, to help…

(ZIZ News) -- Steadroy “Smash” Walwyn, Levi Aliah Archibald aka Marley, and Elaine Hyacinth Cooper have been charged in connection with Sunday’s drug seizure in the Buckley's Site area. According to reports, the seizure came following a…

(ZIZ News) -- The country’s Education Minister has praised the work of one of the leading academic institutions, the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College . Speaking at the 27th Commencement Ceremony this week, the Hon. Shawn Richards said CFBC…

(ZIZ News) -- Commander of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force, Colonel Patrick Wallace, has called on parents, in particular, to do their part to prevent deviant behaviour among the youth. He was at the time addressing residents at a…