February 20, 2016

The UK will vote on whether to remain in the EU on Thursday 23 June, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. The prime minister made his historic announcement in Downing Street after briefing the cabinet. Read more at:…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a fifth term as president, extending his 30 years in office. The 71-year-old won 60.75% of the vote while his nearest rival Kizza Besigye took 35%, the election commission said. Read more at:…

Media personnel from across the region are scheduled to attend a media law workshop hosted by the Canadian government-funded project Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice). IMPACT Justice, which is a regional justice…

Over 900 entries from 93 countries have been received for the KingstOOn Emerging Animators Content Competition (KEACC) and the KingstOOn International Animation Film Festival (KIACC). “This is an amazing achievement when you consider that…

(ZIZ News) -- Several local artists and government officials came out on Friday night to raises their voices in a unified plea to end crime and violence. The Sounds Of Peace Concert was held at The Circus and featured performers including…

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of State with responsibility for health Hon. Wendy Phipps has revealed that gang affiliation is a major problem in the Federation’s public health system. Addressing a sanitation issue at a Town Hall Meeting earlier…

David Cameron says a deal struck with EU leaders will give the UK "special status" and he will campaign with his "heart and soul" to stay in the union. The PM said the agreement, reached late on Friday after two days of talks in Brussels,…

Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89. The book remains a towering presence in American literature, telling the tale of a white lawyer defending a black man accused of rape in the Deep South. Read more…

Petrus Private Bank has opened its doors in St. Lucia, becoming the 15th licensed international bank operating from the Eastern Caribbean island. It officially began doing business on Tuesday. Read more:…

Desnoes and Geddes Limited has announced that it will resume production of Red Stripe from Jamaica for export to the North American market in September, just over three years after production shifted to the United States. The move is…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister Dr. The Hon Timothy Harris says during their first year in office his government has made progress in almost every area of endeavour. He made the comments in Friday’s sitting of National Assembly. The prime…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris is thanking the people of the federation for confidence in the government of National Unity since its inception. Speaking at a town hall meeting in observance of the government’s first…

(SKNIS): Minister of State, Honourable Senator Wendy Phipps, who has responsibility for Health, has confirmed that presently there are no suspected cases or lab confirmed cases of the Zika virus in St. Kitts and Nevis. She said this during…

(ZIZ News) -- The government is taking measures to ensure that the monkey population in the Federation does not continue to be a menace to farmers and crops. That’s according to Minister Of Agriculture Hon. Eugene Hamilton who outlined the…

(ZIZ News) -- During the launch of the Information and Communication Technologies Governance Board, government officials and the members of the new ICT Governance Board addressed and explained the process of this new policy. ZIZ…