June 2016

Russia will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble, says European governing body Uefa. The Russians have also been fined 150,000 euro (£119,000) following violent scenes at the game against England in Marseille on…

The man who killed a French police couple at their home near Paris was acting on an order from so-called Islamic State (IS) to "kill infidels", officials say. Larossi Abballa, who was killed in a shootout with police, was loyal to IS…

A survivor of the Orlando attack who was shot three times has described playing dead while Omar Mateen fired relentlessly at people on the floor. Angel Colon told reporters Mateen had continued to shoot at club-goers who already appeared…

On the heels of United Airlines’ December 2015 launch of non-stop service from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to St. Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport, visitor arrivals from the United States Midwest region have increased by a…

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) has apprehended 199 Haitians off the west coast of the Bahamian island of Andros. The BDF was on routine patrol near north Andros last Friday when it was diverted to investigate the sighting, which…

(ZIZ News) — A man has been detained by the police after attempting to leave the island on a private plane with a rifle in his luggage. ZIZ understands that the man, an American citizen, was stopped and searched last night before…

NIA -- The Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) launched its third edition of the Nevis Mango and Food Festival at the Montpelier Plantation and Beach on June 09, 2016. This year, nine local chefs will join two international celebrity chefs for…

(ZIZ News) -- As part of an ongoing project to monitor and correct water wastage across the region the Water Services Department will begin leak detection exercises in the near future. The staff is currently undergoing training in water…

(SKNIS): The Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and CARIFORUM, embarked upon a training exercise on competition law and policy on June 13. Director of…

(ZIZ News) -- An OECS project on water conservation is continuing this week with training of water department staff focusing on water auditing and pressure management. The week-long course is part of a larger initiative being undertaken in…

(ZIZ News) -- Nineteen year old Trevis Belle who was nominated as a Queen’s Young Leader for St. Kitts and Nevis is preparing for travel as he expects to be honoured with the Queen’s Young Leader Award by Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.…

(SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and recently-appointed Chairman of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has hailed the organization on its 35th anniversary as “as a beacon on…

(SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) have strengthened their long standing diplomatic ties with the signing of an Agreement of Bilateral Cooperation on Friday June 10, 2016.…

(PRESS SEC) – On July 15th, 2015, the Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, unveiled details of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force’s Six-Point Plan. The plan hinges on i) Crime…

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to bring an end to a wave of targeted killings of minorities and secular citizens in the country. Prime Minister Hasina said her government would do whatever it takes to stop the attacks.…