2015

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Christmas packages ordered prior to December 31st 2014, will still benefit from the duty free allowance, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has announced. “There are persons who have not yet…

(ZIZ News) -- The numerous development projects that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to be praised for would not have been possible without good governance. That is the view of Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis has congratulated the new Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, the Hon. Kenneth E. Mapp on his recent inauguration as the territory’s 29th Governor. Mr. Mapp received 65% of the…

(ZIZ News) -- By the end of the first half of 2015, St. Kitts and Nevis should be seeing results from the Partial Scope Agreement with Brazil and Guyana. That’s the word from Chairman of the Manufacturing Council of the Chamber of Industry…

(ZIZ News) -- The officers at Her Majesty’s Prison continue to find new and innovative ways of rehabilitating inmates. One such way is the through the formation of a prison band. Nine inmates collaborated to form the first prison band,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- A St. Peter’s youth is among 60 young people from across the Commonwealth being recognised as exceptional leaders in their community and will receive a youth leadership award from Her Majesty The Queen…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Fire Officers in the Federation were awarded for their exemplary work on Friday January 9. The awards ceremony was a part of the week long activities held by the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The National Integrity Party (NIP) has strongly condemned the statement made on WINN FM Radio’s “Voices” programme by an apparent supporter of the Unity Concoction that called for Nigerian students residing…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Justice Lorraine Williams is the new Resident High Court Judge for Nevis. She was sworn in by Deputy Governor General His Honour Eustace John, at his Bath Plain office on January 12, 2015. At the end of the brief…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- The take home pay of public servants in St. Kitts and Nevis will go up when they get their next pay check. The three percent hike, is part of a ten percent increase – spread over three years - announced in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Chairperson of the governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), the Hon. Marcella Liburd has condemned a statement by a pro-Unity supporter on WINNFM which called for the brutal assassination of Nigerians…

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia (AP) -- Divers retrieved one black box Monday and located the other from the AirAsia plane that crashed more than two weeks ago, key developments that should help investigators unravel what caused the aircraft to…

Paramaribo, Suriname (CMC) -- The Suriname government says while Guyanese bus drivers have the right to operate in the country, they must first apply for the necessary license to do so. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Tourism…

Peshawar, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani children returned on Monday to the school where Taliban gunmen killed 150 of their classmates and teachers last month, clutching their parents' hands tightly in a poignant symbol of perseverance despite…

Paris (CNN) -- "Thank you," said the man. I was standing outside of the offices of Charlie Hebdo covering the aftermath of the terrorist attacks for CNN. He was thanking me just for being here, just for covering the event and its aftermath,…