April 2016

(SKNIS): The Department of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services is working toward sensitizing both males and females in order to achieve gender parity which lends toward the development…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts-Nevis will be strengthening its ties with Nigeria later this year with two initiatives. During a press conference on Monday, the Federation’s Honorary Consul to Nigeria Tessi Ekpunobi told the media that in about…

Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump has said he would stop cash sent home by Mexicans based in the US, until the country pays for a border wall. The prospect of losing a vital source of income would force Mexico into a "one-time…

The court ruled there was insufficient evidence, but it refused to acquit him. In a split ruling, one judge declared it a mistrial because of a "troubling incidence of witness interference and intolerable political meddling". Mr. Ruto…

Costas Takkas, the former secretary-general of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) and one time attaché to Jeffrey Webb when he was president of CONCACAF, has been extradited to the US ten months after he was arrested in Zürich…

Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dennis Moses says 12 Jamaicans were denied into the twin-island republic last month because they were deemed “likely to become charges on public funds”. The group of Jamaicans had accused…

Prime minister of Grenada and chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Sub-committee on Cricket Governance, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has reiterated that there are no personal issues between regional leaders and the West Indies Cricket Board…

An Italian prosecutor wants incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte to get a six-month suspended prison sentence and fine over his alleged role in a match-fixing case, according to his lawyer. Conte, who denies any wrongdoing, is accused by…

The opening ceremony was held this morning for the reinstated Diplomatic Week. Diplomatic Week is Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris’ brainchild dating back almost a decade when he served the country well as the Minister of…

(ZIZ News) -- Cabinet has taken further actions to enhance the services available on the E-Government Portal. Five new apps have been approved for development. ZIZ sat down with ICT Policy Advisor, Pierre Bowrin who said the approved apps…

(ZIZ NEWS) — Two cruise ships made inaugural calls to Porte Zante on Monday, bringing thousands of passengers to the island. Approximately 4,127 passengers were brought to St. Kitts when the Mein Schiff 3 of TUI Cruises and the Aida Diva…

NIA -- Minister responsible for Youth on Nevis Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams says the Nevis Island Administration is sticking to its mantra of fostering youth leadership and continues to expose youths on the island to as many international and…

(RSCNPF): Three juveniles in Nevis have been charged with armed robbery and assault with intent to commit armed robbery stemming from an investigation into two incidents last week in Hamilton, Nevis. The investigations began on March 29,…

At the UWI Cave Hill Campus in Barbados on Thursday night, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris delivered an inspiring speech at the Annual Prime Minister’s Lecture. It was organized by the University of the West Indies Students Today Alumni…

A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. Eleven million documents were leaked from one of the world's most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.…