February 2016

Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming. Appearing at Bradford Crown Court, the Sunderland winger also denied two charges of sexual activity with a girl…

Republican Chris Christie has dropped out of the US presidential race after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire. The New Jersey governor spent heavily and campaigned the longest in the state but still finished in sixth place. Read…

One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus. Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), was testifying before politicians in…

Haiti's third consecutive year of drought, exacerbated by the global El Niño weather phenomenon, has driven people deeper into poverty and hunger, and doubled the severely food-insecure population, the United Nations World Food Programme…

As his old friend and business partner began settling into his new life in prison at the weekend, former Cayman Islands Football Association president and FIFA vice president, Jeffrey Webb, was enjoying a lavish party at his Georgia…

(ZIZ News) -- The conference room at the National Emergency Management Agency (nema) was the venue for Wednesday morning's meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris and members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police…

(ZIZ News) -- The recently appointed Director of People Empowerment within the Department of People Empowerment, Duncan “Big Lice” Wattley spoke to the nation on Wednesday on this week’s edition of “Working for You”. The department was…

(ZIZ News) -- Chief Environmental Health Officer, Alexander Riley is urging everyone to do all they can to get rid of potential mosquito breeding sites around the home. During this week’s edition of “The Round Table”, focusing on the Zika…

(ZIZ News) -- On Wednesday morning, students at the Tucker Clarke Primary School were the recipients of a vast amount of information on Black History during a lecture given by local businessman and Black History enthusiast, Clement “Junie”…

(SKNIS)—Former Assistant Commissioner with Responsibility for Crime, Mr. Ian Queeley, is the Federation’s new Commissioner of Police. In a radio and television national address on February 9, 2016, Prime Minister and Minister of National…

Combined Search Operations continued in several communities on St. Kitts and Nevis over the past weekend. Teams from the Special Services Unit (SSU), the Anti-Drug Unit, the Defence Force and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Department…

(ZIZ News) -- Representatives from the Ministry of Youth Empowerment and other government officials rallied together at the Ocean Terrace Inn, on Tuesday, to host an inter-ministerial review of the St. Kitts Nevis Federal Youth Policy under…

(ZIZ News) -- Supervisor of Elections, Elvin Bailey is urging the general public is to take advantage of the opportunity to make claims and objections to the recently published annual list of voters. Bailey says “They have until 4 pm on…

The Denver Broncos shocked the Carolina Panthers 24-10 as the Super Bowl closed out its first half-century on Sunday with an upset and a cliffhanger as Peyton Manning left everyone guessing about his future. As a glittering shower of…

Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma faces six months out because he needs surgery on the knee injury he suffered on Sunday. The 21-year-old landed awkwardly after contesting a high ball and was taken off on a stretcher in the 1-1 Premier League…