July 2016

Usain Bolt will defend both his Olympic 100m and 200m titles and the 4x100m relay title after being named in the Jamaica team for Rio 2016. There had been worries over his participation after he injured a hamstring at the national trials.…

Rio de Janeiro has overcome setbacks and is "ready to welcome the world" to the 2016 Olympics, says the International Olympic Committee. Nawal El Moutawakel, who heads the IOC group monitoring the preparations, has made her final visit to…

The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas was "changed" by his experience in the US military, his mother has said. Micah Johnson went from being an extrovert to a "hermit", Delphine Johnson told The Blaze website. Read more:…

Syrian rebel fighters have launched an assault on government-held districts of Aleppo, after troops cut their only route into the divided northern city. The rebel operation began at dawn on several fronts, with hundreds of shells being…

The life of former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Patrick Manning was honoured on Saturday in a State funeral at which hundreds shed tears, but also smiled and even laughed, as family and close friends shared their memories and spoke…

Jannet Almeida, a local representative of the Panamanian law firm of Mossack Fonseca, which is at the center of the Panama Papers offshore scandal, has been arrested by Venezuelan authorities in Caracas. "The woman was in charge of seeking…

(PRESS SEC) – The 63rd Meeting of the OECS Authority is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 12th, via videoconference from 9:00am. The meeting will be held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the…

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a report of an armed robbery at Chirianella Bar, a business on Government Road, Nevis at about 11.15pm on Friday. According to reports two unknown armed masked men, dressed in all black clothing…

(ZIZ News) -- The groundbreaking ceremony for the Royal St. Kitts Hotel’s Royal Plaza is scheduled to take place on Tuesday at 11 am where Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris is expected to make an address. The Royal Plaza, an extension…

(ZIZ News) — Prostate health will be the focus of discussion on Tuesday at an information session to be hosted by The Rotary Club of St. Kitts in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Open Campus and the Walnut Foundation of…

The man who shot dead five police officers in Dallas and wounded seven more was planning an even larger attack, the city's police chief says. Micah Johnson, 25, was angry with the recent killings of black men by police and wanted to kill…

(SKNIS) -- For the second year in a row, the Department Of Culture will be hosting “Pan In Splendour,” giving residents a chance to learn the art of playing the steel pan in. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Stanley Knight…

(ZIZ News) -- A young man from St. Johnson’s Village has been found guilty of a 2011 murder after the jury delivered its verdict this past week. According to a police report, 23 year old Jahari Bart was indicted for killing Laustin Jamie…

(ZIZ New) -- The Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) is currently investigating a shooting incident where two persons sustained gunshot injuries in Sandy Point on Friday July 8. Reports indicate that the shooting occurred at around 6:30 pm. Initial…

(ZIZ News) — The Solid Waste Management Corporation received words of advice in moving forward as a corporation during its annual general assembly commemorating its 20th anniversary. No stranger to the SWMC, ‎director at Basel Convention…