February 2016

Chocolate maker Mars has ordered a recall of chocolate products in 55 countries. In the UK the products affected include funsize Mars and Milky Way bars and boxes of Celebrations. In the Netherlands Mars and Snickers bars were also…

The White House has presented to Congress a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, one of the president's long-standing goals. He wants to transfer the remaining 91 detainees to their home countries or to US military or…

A prominent attorney said on Sunday he will seek to have Bahamas foreign affairs and immigration minister Fred Mitchell committed to prison for contempt of court over his statements on the court-ordered release of two Cuban nationals. Fred…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mounting an electoral observer mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Jamaica on Thursday. The mission is headed by Josephine Tamai, chief elections officer, Elections and Boundaries…

(ZIZ Newsroom) -- The Department of Agriculture hosted its 21st annual Review and Planning Meeting on Tuesday at the Department of Agriculture Conference Room. Minister of Agriculture, The Honourable Eugene Hamilton said the meeting…

(ZIZ Newsroom) -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mounting an Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the General Elections to be held in Jamaica on Thursday. St. Kitts and Nevis’ Supervisor of Elections, Elvin Bailey left the…

(ZIZ News) -- Inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison are being given the opportunity to participate in rehabilitation programmes offered by the prison. Remedial Educator attached to Her Majesty’s Prison, Vince Gumbs spoke with ZIZ News about one…

(ZIZ News) -- Global Faith Alliance in partnership with the Ministry Of Health is hosting its fifth annual Basic Life Support Training for the local medical staff. The sessions have been held at the Joseph N. France General Hospital and…

(ZIZ News) -- Tourism ministry officials and other stakeholders came together at the Ocean Terrace Inn on Tuesday for the official launch of the Heart of St. Kitts Sustainability Charter and the Heart of St. Kitts Foundation. The Charter…

(ZIZ Sports) -- Local golfers came together on Friday for a tournament to raise money for a the daughter of a deceased friend. Last June Kishorna Challenger a worker at the Frigate Bay Golf Course passed away in an accident. According to…

The IAAF has provisionally suspended the chief executive of Athletics Kenya amid allegations he asked athletes for bribes to reduce doping bans. The governing body for athletics said it took the decision concerning Isaac Mwangi "in the…

More than 10 million people in India's capital, Delhi, are without water after protesters sabotaged a key canal which supplies much of the city. The army took control of the Munak canal after Jat community protesters, angry at caste job…

The number of people killed in the cyclone that hit Fiji at the weekend has risen to 29, with officials warning the clear-up could take months. About 8,500 people are still sheltering in evacuation centres. Read more:…

The director general of the United States office of the Cuban ministry of foreign affairs, Josefina Vidal, said US President Barak Obama will be welcomed by the government and people of Cuba, with their characteristic hospitality, during…

The government of Dominica is currently in discussion with an international firm for the construction of a new community for Petite Savanne residents who lost their homes during Tropical Storm Erika in August 2015. Some 823 residents were…