April 2016

Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The three families, including six children, are all Muslim and had their homes bombed during the Syrian war. Read…

Rescuers are in a "race against time" to find survivors of a powerful earthquake amid forecasts of heavy rain and cold overnight, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned. At least 32 people have been killed and hundreds injured, with…

A man who called in false bomb threats at St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport last November will spend the next year behind bars in the Caribbean island. Trinidadian-born Bryan Andrew Rymer, 42, was sentenced after being…

The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon and the USS Shamal successfully interdicted more than 1,110 kilograms of cocaine and detained four suspected smugglers in international waters in the Caribbean Sea on April 7. The suspected…

(ZIZ News) -- The Water Services Department culminated its month of activities with a field trip to the Wingfield water intake on Saturday. Acting Manager and Water Engineer Dennison Paul in explaining the reason for the hike, said the…

(ZIZ News) -- Four contestants competed in the first ever Iron Chef Competition at The Fisherman’s Wharf earlier this week. The four competitors were: Craig Rouse, Sahina Williams, Laudine Liburd And Kertley Liburd. The chefs were divided…

(ZIZ News) -- Earth Week SKN officially opened on Friday with a tree-planting ceremony. In recognition of the theme for Earth Day International 2016 “Trees for the Earth”, government officials, Earth Week SKN representatives and supporters…

(ZIZ News) -- Restaurateurs, Food & Beverage Directors, Food Vendors and Chefs, were among those present at the Department of Agriculture’s Agro Processor Showcase on Thursday leading up to Restaurant Week 2016. While at the…

(SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Federative Republic of Brazil signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement on Friday, April 15. The agreement was signed by the Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs and His…

(SKNIS): Chief Operating Officer of the St. Kitts-Nevis (SKN) Patriots, Richard Berridge, has revealed that several marketing initiatives will be rolled out very shortly in preparation for St. Kitts and Nevis’ hosting of several matches of…

(ZIZ News) -- On Thursday students at the Charles E. Mills Secondary School participated in a diabetes screening exercise hosted by the St. Kitts Diabetes Association. According to the association’s public relations officer Dr. Reginald…

(SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sport, Honourable Shawn Richards, has revealed that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is reviewing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) that would…

(SKNIS): An E-diplomacy workshop conducted on Friday, April 08, at the Ocean Terrace Inn (OTI), was an important feature of the recently concluded Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Diplomatic Week 2016, which saw some 30 officials from the…

(ZIZ News) -- Dubbed “the Caribbean’s most exciting new festival”, the Nevis Blues Festival is set to offer three nights of music featuring artists from the UK, USA, Ireland and Netherlands. Featured artist Denise Gordon whose parents are…

England's Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow have been named as two of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. All-rounder Stokes, 24, was named following a "string of match-changing performances", including his 198-ball 258 against South Africa…