2015

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Health Minister John Boyce says cancer is the second leading cause of death in Barbados. He said the main cancers of public health concern are prostate, colon, breast and cervix, which account for more than 60…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Caribbean countries have been told that they would need to adopt a holistic approach in responding to and preventing violence against women and girls. Two senior United Nations officials who have visited…

Castries, St Lucia -- As the demand for coconut products skyrockets, the coconut industry has significant potential to contribute to economic development and poverty reduction in Caribbean countries. The Caribbean Agricultural Research and…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is in crisis mode and faces a worsening situation in the absence of urgent action on energy reform, BEC executive chairman Leslie Miller indicated on Monday. Miller’s latest…

Sports Page -- Mrs. Ivorcia Haley-Browne recently announced that the Wesleyan youths of Nevis will be hosting a grand Sports Fes’ and family day as a part of fund raising efforts to send some thirty-six youths from St.Kitts and Nevis to…

Sports Page -- The very exciting Giant Malt sponsored federation High schools Cricket competition concluded on Friday 24th April with the Charlestown Secondary and Gingerland Secondary Schools, facing off in the grand finals at the Warner…

St. John’s, Antigua -- The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Tuesday, a 14-member West Indies Women’s squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. The tour comprises four One-day Internationals, the last three of which…

(ZIZ News) – The country's Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme was the major agenda item of the Prime Minister's second monthly press conference. Held on Tuesday in the Parliamentary Lounge at Government Headquarters, the press…

(ZIZ News) – Tuesday 28th April was observed, globally, as World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Federal Minister of Labour, Hon. Vance Amory, in an address to the nation on the occasion, noted the importance of government, private…

(ZIZ News) - The safety of the nation's school children and staff is on the agenda of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, so says Police Press and Public Relations Officer, Inspector Lyndon David. Inspector David spoke with…

(ZIZ News) - Fifteen officers from different security agencies in St. Kitts and Nevis successfully completed an Instructor Development and Classroom Management Course on Monday. The course was designed to assist with the development of a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Amongst the crowd of proud parents and other family members sitting at the passing out ceremony for the Basic Military Course 16 of the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force was Veronica Martin – the mother of the…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Gender and Social Affairs Officer Shelly Liburd says that family is the foundation of lives and the Community Family Life Programme, devised by the Social Services Gender Affairs Division, would provide persons with…

Taiwan’s National Health Insurance system is globally renowned for providing citizens with easy access to high-quality medical services. Over 99 percent of the population is enrolled in the single-payer NHI, while around 93 percent of the…

Sports Page -- On Friday 24th April, the team members of the Gingerland Secondary School and the Charlestown Secondary School cricket teams, travelled to St.Kitts, to participate in the grand finals of the Federation’s High schools’ cricket…