January 30, 2016

(ZIZ News) – The recently installed executive of the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club will be promoting the development of junior golf in St. Kitts, as one of its main priorities for 2016. That’s according to Club Secretary, Dr. Leighton Naraine,…

(ZIZ News) – Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, is calling for an end to the senseless killings taking place in the country. Dr. Harris made the plea in the wake of the recent shootings of…

(ZIZ News) – The Violent Crimes Unit and the Nevis Division of the Police Force are investigating two separate shooting incidents that have left two individuals dead. A press release issued by the Public Relations Department of the Police…

(ZIZ News) – Fire Station Officer, Lennox Griffin believes the commissioning of the two new fire trucks, in St. Kitts, will significantly boost the capabilities of the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services, as it seeks to ensure the…

(ZIZ News) – With most experts predicting drought conditions in the Caribbean to continue throughout the first half of 2016, the Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Hon. Ian Liburd says his government is continuing its efforts to find…

(ZIZ News) – According to Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris when fairly judged, the government’s performance to date has had the commendation of people far and near. Dr. Harris referred to the September 2015 Don Anderson Poll which…

Four Chinese miners who had been trapped underground for 36 days have been rescued, Chinese state media say. The men were trapped by a cave-in at a gypsum mine in eastern Shandong province on 25 December. China's CCTV showed dramatic…

The key Syrian opposition group has said it will join peace talks that have opened in Geneva. The Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee (HNC) earlier said it would only join if Syrian government forces ended their air strikes and…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an emergency meeting for Monday on the “dramatic” rise in Zika virus infection – strongly suspected of causing birth malformations – warning that its “explosive” spread could eventually infect…

The government of Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the US$15 million Japan-Caribbean climate change partnership (J-CCCP) on Thursday, in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, to keep global…

(ZIZ Sports) – Former Trinidad and Tobago football star, Dwight Yorke has endorsed UEFA General Secretary, Gianni Infantino, for the post of FIFA president. Yorke was part on Infantino’s delegation that visited St. Kitts and Nevis on…

(ZIZ News) – Genelle Lake, Michelle Demming, Brenda Allen and Shanicia Dyer are in Ocho Rios, Jamaica where they will represent St. Kitts and Nevis in the Women’s Beach Volleyball 2nd Round North, Central America And Caribbean Volleyball…

(ZIZ News) -- Members of government met with officials of Range Developments and Park Hyatt on Friday to receive a progress update on a hotel construction project at the South East Peninsular. Range Developments is overseeing the…

(ZIZ News) – The health sector in St. Kitts and Nevis will be taking a significant step forward with the expansion of the ongoing Health Smart Card Project. According a news release, the smart cards is being expanded to cover all public…

(ZIZ News) – St. Kitts and Nevis is “doing excellently at a macroeconomic level”. This is according to the federation’s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris who said the country is moving on in a way that makes it…