March 2016

NIA -- St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Education held its first consultation session on strategies for the Education Sector Plan at the Red Cross Conference Room in Nevis on March 23, 2016. The Plan is expected to be completed by…

(SKNIS)—St. Kitts and Nevis’ Leader of the Opposition, Member for St. Christopher 6, and Former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, has written to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Jose Lloyd, to have…

The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple's help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. A court order issued last month required Apple to write new software to allow officials to…

A large fire has hit a residential tower in the United Arab Emirates, police say, in the third such incident in a little more than a year. The fire struck the tower in the emirate of Ajman, north of Dubai, the region's police said on…

The March 15, 2016, indictment in Massachusetts of Mark A. Jones, former chairman and VP of Global Gateway Solutions Inc., on charges of defrauding retirees on a “bridge loan” Ponzi scheme based in Jamaica has raised questions as to what…

A November 2015 report compiled by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), was critical of the state of civil aviation in Guyana, and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) came under heavy criticism for controlling both technical…

(ZIZ News) — Prime Minister and Minister Of Finance Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris has commended the St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank for its performance during the last financial year. He said “It is really to record appreciation and…

(ZIZ News) -- Dozens of people gathered at the Basseterre Ferry Terminal on Monday for the Annual Basil Henderson Easter Monday Aquatic Sports Meet. The annual event is organised by cultural preservationist Winston “Zack” Nisbett and his…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts is pushing ahead with plans to develop geothermal energy. During the handing over ceremony of a solar farm near the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Hon Ian Liburd said early…

(ZIZ News) -- Kittitian athlete Jermaine Francis is the new CARIFTA under-20 male high jump champion. According to the St. Kitts Nevis Amateur Athletic Association on Saturday Francis won with a leap of 2.11m. He is the only gold medal…

(ZIZ News) -- A young woman from Sandy Point and former intern at ZIZ has won the 2016 Miss University of the Virgin Islands Ambassadorial Competition. On Saturday night Che-Raina Warner beat out six other young ladies to take the crown,…

Belgian prosecutors have charged a man with terrorist offences, in connection with the deadly attacks in Brussels. The horrific attack left 31 dead and hundreds injured. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35903368

A high-ranking US Navy captain has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail for passing classified information to a Malaysian defence contractor. Daniel Dusek reportedly provided information in exchange for luxury hotel stays and the…

A JetBlue airplane made a rough landing as it touched down in Nassau, Friday afternoon. According to officials, JetBlue flight 29 reported a front-end landing gear malfunction before landing, at around 4:30 p.m READ MORE:…

It was second time lucky for interim President Jocelerme Privert after Parliament yesterday approved his choice for prime minister less than a week after rejecting United States-trained economist Fritz Jean. Lawmakers in this…